The North Carolina Master Chorale is the Resident Chorus of the North Carolina Symphony. Their most recent concerts with the Symphony featured Mozart’s Requiem in May, 2025. They will return in January for Orff’s Carmina burana, and in April they will perform Mozart’s “Great” Mass.

Founded in 1942 as the Raleigh Oratorio Society, the North Carolina Master Chorale has been performing for over 80 years. The Master Chorale includes a 175-voice Symphonic Choir, a professional Chamber Choir of 16-60 voices, and the North Carolina Master Chorale Youth Choir, which is a professionally directed honors choir for high school students. Singers in all of these choirs are selected through auditions. 

Named in 2014 as the resident choir of the North Carolina Symphony, the North Carolina Master Chorale provides choral support for the Symphony for major choral works in addition to their own performances. The Master Chorale’s season consists of five to six concerts for the adult choirs, and one Youth Choir performance. The Chorale also provides the choir for Carolina Ballet performances, regularly collaborates with other arts organizations, and provides choral music to North Carolina choirs through a newly created Music Lending Library. The organization has been awarded a Raleigh Medal of Arts, and has twice filmed their holiday concert for broadcast on PBS North Carolina. 

Music Director Dr. Alfred Sturgis has led the Master Chorale for more than 30 years. He is also Music Director of the Carolina Ballet and the Tar River Orchestra. In September 2023, Sturgis was awarded the Order of the Longleaf Pine.

Soprano
Brooke Adkins
Emily Arbour
Denise Berry
Milo Clements
Claire Diefenderfer
Katherine Eves
Zumanah Kamal
Lindsay Anne McCall
Susan Meador
Abby Nardo
Justine O'Connor Petts
Stacey Owen
Margaret Pate
Sara Richard
Rebekah Shamberger
Emily Sheffield
Toiya Williams

Alto
Jenny Anderson
Cathy Brawner
Martha Cecka
Randi Chalfant
Catie DeLiso
Gina Difino
Megan Gray
Kathy Hopkins
Paula Hostetter
Carol Ingbretsen
Abby Kolb
Evelyn McCauley
MaryRobert McGrath
Dawn Pearce
Kayla Pierce
Olivia Schwager

Tenor
Dan Gaugert
Anil Gehi
Kenneth Griffo
Philip Guadagno
Jeff Hensley
Eric Luke
Zachary Matteen
Joshua McCarthy
Jack Neely
Mark Rossnagel
Wesley Shearer
Caleb Waters
David Wiehle

Bass
Mason Beck
Francis Cianfrocca
Ryan Downey
Mike Gilliam
Phil Hanna
Hal Haygood
Michael Lawrence
Bradley Layton
Scott MacCracken
Kurt Marsden
Demar Neal
Samuel Pearce
Alex Ronke
Matt Sawchak
Jamie Taylor