Mission and Purpose
There are currently two official choruses of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. Together, the Oratorio Main Chorus and Chamber Chorus comprise the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte (OSC). The OSC will perform great choral music to the highest standards. Through these efforts, the OSC seeks to foster appreciation of and support for choral music as an art form..

Main Chorus
The OSC Main Chorus is composed of approximately 130 singers, many of whom hold graduate degrees in music. Membership is by audition with the OSC Conducting Staff. The Main Chorus performs with the Charlotte Symphony several times a year in a variety of venues and occasionally a cappella.

Oratorio Chamber Chorus

The Oratorio Chamber Chorus, founded in 1981, is recognized as one of the premier chamber choruses in the Southeast. Members are selected through competitive auditions by the OSC Conducting Staff.

This select group of 24 of Charlotte’s finest singers has performed in a variety of venues including: Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC; Jazz Charlotte with Dave Brubeck at Spirit Square; and the Donald Plott Memorial Concert at Davidson College with Zubin Mehta conducting.

Auditions

Please contact the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte at oratorio@charlottesymphony.org for more information or to schedule an audition. Annual membership dues for the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte are $50.

Click here for full audition details and requirements.

Schedule 2010-2011

Rehearsals take place on Tuesday evenings at Covenant Presbyterian Chruch.

2010-2011 Performance Dates

HOLST The Planets (Women’s Chorus only) – October 22, 2010

HAYDN The Creation – November 19-20, 2010

Magic of Christmas – December 2-5, 2010

HANDEL Messiah – December 16 & 21, 2010

Oratorio-only concert – February 2011

BRAHMS Nänie and Schicksalslied – April 1-2, 2011

2009-2010 Oratorio Singers of Charlotte Board