“Choral music is not one of life’s frills. It’s something that goes to the very heart of our humanity, our sense of community, and our souls. You express, when you sing, your soul in song.”

-John Rutter: The Importance of Choir

Keeping Our Legacy Alive

Documenting past performances of the Knoxville Choral Society preserves our musical legacy and gives the community a way to reflect on shared experiences, artistic growth, and the cultural moments that shaped each season. Detailed records—program notes, high-quality audio and video, photographs, rehearsal journals, and audience feedback—capture the repertoire, interpretive choices, and collaborative efforts of singers, directors, and musicians. These archives allow longtime patrons to reminisce, newcomers to discover our history, and researchers to trace evolving traditions and community impact. Thoughtful curation and accessible presentation ensure these memories remain a living resource that informs future programming, deepens community connection, and honors the creative work of everyone involved.

2025-2026

Anglea: Jubilate Deo

Aspaas: I Wish I Could Remember

Beethoven: Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Cousins: Glorious Everlasting

Duncan: Images of Knoxville, Make a Joyful Noise to the Lord 

Forrest: Let Me Listen

Gjeilo: Tundra, Ubi Caritas

Hagenberg: My Song in the Night

Handel: Messiah, Zadok the Priest

Haydn: Achieved is the Glorious Work

Holst: Psalm 148

Miller: God's Got the Whole World

Mozart: Ave Verum Corpus, Regina Coeli KV 276

Narverud: A Joyful Noise

Pederson: Micah Blues, Soon We Will Be Done

Ramsey: Crowded Table

Shaw: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Todd: I Sing Because...

Wells: It is Well with My Soul

Whitacre: Glow

2024-2025

Alexander: Laudate!

Charpentier: Te Deum

Clausen: Set Me as a Seal

Gjeilo: The Lake Isle

Handel: Messiah

Haydn: Missa in Tempori Belli

Heruth: Joy

Kampen: Flood the Gold Earth

Orff: Carmina Burana

PINKZEBRA: It Feels New, Sing

Pummill: How Can I Keep from Singing

Zimmer: I'll Fly Away

2023-2024

Dale: Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel

Dietz: Empire of Blue

Hagenberg: Measure Me, Sky!

Handel: Messiah

Johnson: Let the River Run

Moore: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

Pederson: Does the World Say?

Powell: In Love with You

Rardin: Death Came A-Knockin', My Spirit is Uncaged

Shank: Where is Love

Tin: The Lost Birds, An Extinction Elegy

Verdi: Requiem

Whitacre: Hurt, Sing Gently