The North Carolina Master Chorale is the Resident Chorus of the North Carolina Symphony. They performed Handel’s Messiah with the Symphony in December, 2025. They will return in April to 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
Katie Andress
Emily Arbour
Danielle Assessor
Amy Athavale
Nicole Baller
Tiffany Bartholomew
Allison Baumgartner
Denise Berry
Alyson Boswell
Rebecca Brock
Sarah Brooks
Hannah Burchard
Jen Coyle
Claire Diefenderfer
Amy Dowis
Erin Edgar
Allie Eidson
Margaret Escobar
Debra Lynn Etheridge
Katherine Eves
Kathryn Ferro
Janel Gates
Alexis Giannattasio
Leanne Glasgow
Kristen Gobetz
Erin Kate Grady
Olivia Haley
Abigale Hawkins
Leslie Heal
Sara Hepler
Amber Hitchcock
Rachel Holmes
Gail Jackson
Stephanie Johnson
Katy Kaltenbrun
Zumanah Kamal
Mallory Kinczyk
Alicia Kirwan
Ayn-Monique Klahre
Briana Lamet
Sarah Locke
Elizabeth Marks
Sarah Marks
Lindsay Anne McCall
Amanda McCollough
Tarron McCord
Susan Meador
Myra Michot
Jung Eun Moon
Meredith Mormann
Svetlana Mungalov
Tricia Neff
Danielle Owen
Lesley Page
Payton Parker
Veronica Passarelli
Cathy Poole
Sara Richard
Angela Santucci
Gates Schneider
Emily Sheffield
Martha Stallmann
Catherine Ta Stamey
Katherine Sweeney
Vickie Ta
Lauren Takitch
Sullivan Tant
Mariah Tarry
Leona Taylor
Cynthia Thomas
Sally Thomas
Fran Tracy-Walls
Taylor Troyer
Jeanine Wagner
Caroline Webster
Rachel Wilson
Elizabeth Winsor
Jessica Woodbury
Merranie Zellweger
Tonya Zucker

Alto
Pam Alachi
Jennifer Alkove
Alison Anderson
Jenny Anderson
Kay Birdwhistell
Cathy Brawner
Ruth Bromer
Ginger Calloway
Randi Chalfant
Mairead Colby
Catie DeLiso
Gina Difino
Jane Dunbar
Emily Eisenlohr
Frances Foner
Jennifer Fredette
Nadine Gershman
Veronica Gibson
Olivia Gilbert
Josenny Gonzalez
Megan Gray
Rebekah Haithcock
Jessica Hanson
Leslie Heavey
Claire Heins
Nancy Herje
Jenna Higgs
Kathy Hopkins
Paula Hostetter
Stacie Howard
Laura Jones
Karen Kletter
Abby Kolb
Barbara Lehenbauer
Olga Lobastova
Jacquelyne Lorson
Natalia Luckyanova
Judith Lyon-Mitchell
Heather Minchew
Winsome O'Neill
Kimberly Palgrave
Johanna Parker
Vanessa Patrick
Kayla Pierce
Deborah Radisch
Olivia Schwager
Sarai Schweers
Melissa Shaheen
Joy Snipes
Jen Summers
Elizabeth Vandergriff
Barbara Wanamaker
Katharine Woomer-Deters
Alexa Young

Tenor
John Adams
Richmond Agyapong
Steven Brooks
Dan Gaugert
Anil Gehi
Jerrod Godwin
Kenneth Griffo
Philip Guadagno
Joseph Guarascio
Jeff Hensley
Taylor Hoyt
Christopher Hunter
Antonio Jordan
Michael Kilbridge
Eduardo Magistrado
Steven Martin
Jack Neely
Randy Neighbarger
Wesley Shearer
Mike Taylor
Caleb Waters

Bass
Chris Anderson
Colin Anderson
Samuel Belgique
Paul Berry
Richard Best
Ben Byrom
Tim Champion
Francis Cianfrocca
Ryan Downey
Michael Glasgow
Phil Hanna
Dan Harrell
Lee Harrison
Philip Hartfiel
David Hasenauer
Hal Haygood
Eric Heidepriem
Bill Isler
Jeff Johnson
Chris King
Jack Krupicka
Michael Lawrence
Bradley Layton
Scott MacCracken
Brian McFeaters
Phil Menzies
Luke Meyer
Joshua Mizesko
DeMar Neal
Bob Nelson
Samuel Pearce
Adrian Powers
Adam Schreiner
Jamie Taylor
Joseph Walls
Jack Ward
Curtis Weispfenning