One of the major choral organizations of the Southeast, the North Carolina Master Chorale has been performing choral-orchestral masterworks for more than 75 years. The Master Chorale boasts two renowned ensembles: a 170-voice symphonic choir and a 22-voice professional chamber choir, with a diverse repertoire from Renaissance to contemporary music. Its singers, selected by audition, bring a collective wealth of training and experience.
    The Master Chorale is the resident chorus of the North Carolina Symphony, and regularly collaborates with symphony orchestras, opera and ballet companies, and touring productions. The organization received a Raleigh Medal of Arts in recognition of its rich heritage and numerous artistic contributions to the community. Music Director and conductor Dr. Alfred E. Sturgis holds multiple degrees in music and performed with Robert Shaw in the U.S. and Europe. In addition to the Master Chorale, Sturgis serves as Music Director for the Carolina Ballet and the Tar River Philharmonic Orchestra.
    Founded as the Raleigh Oratorio Society in 1942, the Master Chorale has evolved into a major regional performing arts group that works with more than 250 artist-musicians each season, reaching an annual audience of more than 10,000 choral arts enthusiasts.