Known first and foremost for The Singing Christmas Tree, Carolina Voices has grown from modest beginnings into a choral arts organization embracing four vocal ensembles including the MainStage Choir, Festival Singers, NoteAbility and Impromptu! which all perform a variety of music that is unequaled in the Charlotte community.   

Comprised of more than 110 volunteer singers in a given year, membership is by audition and interview.  During the season, the four Carolina Voices’ ensembles produce concerts, workshops, educational opportunities and special events which touch thousands of adults and children in the diverse Charlotte Metrolina area.  But what really sets Carolina Voices apart is the extraordinary spirit of its volunteer singers who provide their talent, time and energy to share their passion for music with others. 

The Art of Choral Singing

• 28.5 million adults and children regularly perform in choral groups in the United States — that’s more than any other art form.

  There are 250,000 choruses in the United States.

  More than 15 percent of adults (and 18 percent of adults and children) sing in a choir or chorus.

  Choral singing is popular because it offers individuals the opportunity to participate in an activity that involves them artistically, builds community, enhances and improves skills, and results in a product of great beauty.

  Studies found that choristers are very active in their communities, even apart from their chorus participation, and behave in ways that are important to community-building. Nearly 76 percent of choral singers report performing other volunteer activities. 

  Choral singers are “joiners-in” and major consumers of, the arts.

• Most choristers have had some level of professional training and take their singing very seriously—it is not merely a “spare time” hobby.