SING WITH US. AUDITIONS OPEN.
SING WITH US. AUDITIONS OPEN.
Upcoming Concerts
Friday, October 18, 2026
Wildcat Weekend
The Davidson College Chorale welcomes families to campus with an evening celebrating the musicians of our ensembles.
Free & Open to the Public
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin
Imprisoned in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, conductor Rafael Schächter taught Verdi's Requiem to fellow prisoners from a single smuggled score; they sang it sixteen times, once before senior SS officials from Berlin and a delegation from the International Red Cross. Murry Sidlin's concert-drama Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín surrounds a complete performance of the Requiem with video testimony from survivors of that original chorus and footage from the 1944 Nazi propaganda film about the camp.
Featuring Davidson College Chorale & Choral Arts Society of Davidson
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7:30 - 9:15 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Holiday Gala
The choirs, Dance Davidson, Jazz Ensemble, and Symphonic Orchestra pack the stage for an evening of carols, big-band swing, and seasonal spectacle.
Featuring Davidson College Chorale & Choral Arts Society of Davidson
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5:30 p.m. & 8:00 p.m. (65 minute program)
Duke Family Performance Hall
Sunday, December 6, 2026
Our annual Vespers service gathers our beloved community for song, scripture, and stillness at the close of the semester but the start of the season. Chorale sings, the congregation is warmly invited to join, and the season begins in earnest.
Featuring Davidson College Chorale & Chamber Singers
Free & Open to the Public
7:00 p.m. Prelude
7:30 p.m. Service
Davidson College Presbyterian Church
TBD 2027
Kein Schöner Land
Germany Tour: Chamber Singers Homecoming Concert
The Davidson College Chamber Singers return home with Kein schöner Land, their 2026 Germany tour program exploring unrest, beauty, Heimat, a German idea of belonging, rootedness, and home, and change. Through music spanning Poulenc, Hildegard, Dove, Bach, German folk song, Michael Gilbertson, and Bob Dylan, the concert asks how music can help us seek connection and shared humanity in a divided world.
Featuring Davidson College Chamber Singers
Free & Open to the Public
Davidson United Methodist Church Chapel
Saturday, April 10, 2027
Beethoven Celebration
The Music Department presents a program celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven in the Bicentennial of his death. The concert concludes with a performance of the last movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, featuring guest soloists, Davidson College Chorale, Davidson Choral Arts Society, and the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra.
Featuring Choral Arts Society Davidson & Davidson College Chorale
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7:30 p.m. Concert
Duke Family Performance Hall
Sunday, May 2, 2027
Choral Arts Society at Daniel Stowe Conservancy
Set against the breathtaking beauty of Daniel Stowe Conservancy, this special concert celebrates Choral Arts Society Davidson’s 20th anniversary and the vibrant community it has built through song. Inspired by the gardens, landscapes, and living beauty of this remarkable setting, the program will explore themes of nature, renewal, wonder, and connection.
Featuring Choral Arts Society Davidson
Free, but tickets required
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5:00 p.m. Pre-concert talk
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Concert
Daniel Stowe Conservancy
(Garden Pavillion: Great Hall)
Belmont, NC
Friday, February 26, 2027
InChoir Guest Artist: Tenebrae
The 2027 InChoir Series welcomes members of Tenebrae, the preeminent London vocal ensemble directed by Nigel Short. Internationally admired for the rare union of expressive intensity and immaculate ensemble, Tenebrae brings to Davidson the luminous sound, architectural clarity, and spiritual depth that have made it one of the defining choral ensembles of our time.
Featuring Davidson College Chamber Singers
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7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Concert
Davidson College Presbyterian Church
Saturday, May 15, 2027
Farewell to Seniors
Season Closer
Chorale closes the year with a concert for families: favorites from our season alongside pieces our seniors have carried with them since their first rehearsal. Come celebrate the graduates who have shaped this ensemble, and the music they've made together.
Free & Open to the Public
7:15 - 8:15 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian Church
Thursday, March 18 &
Saturday, March 20, 2027
Before & Between Us:
Music for Two Choirs
The Davidson College Chorale and Johnson C. Smith University Concert Choir join together for a collaborative program reflecting on the bonds that shape us. Through music that places voices in dialogue across the performance space and brings the two choirs together as one, the concert evokes memory, belonging, care, inheritance, and connection. Expansive and inclusive in spirit, this program considers the many ways we are formed by those who come before us and by the communities we call family.
Featuring Davidson College Chorale
Free & Open to the Public
Thursday, March 18 at 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church at Johnson C. Smith University (100 Beatties Ford Road; Charlotte)
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Saturday, March 20 at 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian Church at Davidson College
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Wildcat Weekend Ensemble Showcase
Friday, October 10, 2025
6:30 P .M.
Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus CenterDavidson College Chorale, the college’s premiere student vocal ensemble, will perform as part of the annual Music Department showcase.
This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
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North Carolina ACDA Conducting Masterclass
Saturday, October 11, 2025
10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Queens University of CharlotteDavidson College Chorale, the college’s premiere student vocal ensemble, is honored to be invited as the choir for the 2026 North Carolina American Choral Director Association’s Conducting Masterclass.
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In Celebration of America250: We Hold These Truths
Sunday, October 26, 2025
3:00 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchIn honor of America’s 250th anniversary, We Hold These Truths explores the beauty, depth, and diversity of the American choral canon. This program reflects how composers have engaged with themes of community, resilience, and belonging, offering a rich and evolving portrait of the American experience through choral sound.
Performers: Davidson College ChoraleThis concert is free and open to the public. Free, advance tickets will be made available in the early fall.
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Peace at the Last: Evening Music
Sunday, November 2, 2025
5:00 p.m.*
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchJoin us for a meditative concert of choral works that invite stillness, comfort, and peace—an offering of music in memory of lives we carry with us. This program is presented in quiet tribute to Lisa Smith, whose spirit inspired its creation, and welcomes all who seek reflection, beauty, and rest at day’s end.
Performers: Choral Arts Society DavidsonThis event is free and open to the public. Free, advance tickets will be made available in the early fall.
**Please note daylight savings on 11/02/2025
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Mozart Requiem
Sunday, November 2, 2025
7:00 p.m.*
First Presbyterian Church of MooresvilleExperience the timeless power of Mozart’s Requiem as select members of the Davidson College choirs join local singers for a stirring community performance at First Presbyterian Church of Mooresville.
This concert is free and open to the public.
**Please note daylight savings on 11/02/2025
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2025 Holiday Gala
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
5:30 P .M. & 8:00 P .M.
Duke Family Performance Hall, Knobloch Campus CenterJoin us for our beloved annual holiday concert, featuring the choirs, Jazz Ensemble, Symphonic Orchestra, and dancers of the Dance Davidson Company.
We anticipate both performances will once more sell-out quickly, so please reserve tickets as soon as possible.
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Candlelit Christmas Vespers Service
Sunday, December 7, 2025
7:00 Prelude, 7:30 p.m. Service
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchThe Davidson College Vespers service is an intimate service of lessons and carols. In this time-honored tradition, we exchange light, song, and spirit of reflection in anticipation of the Christmas season.
This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Please arrive early to ensure seating as this event is extremely well attended. Please consider arriving ahead of the prelude for preferred seating.
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2026 InChoir Series Presents the acclaimed American Spiritual Ensemble
Friday, March 20, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchIn celebration of America250, Davidson College Choirs are deeply honored to join the acclaimed American Spiritual Ensemble of Lexington, Kentucky, led by Dr. Everett McCorvey, in a powerful concert of African American spirituals. Presented in tribute to the college’s memorial to honor the lives of enslaved and exploited persons who labored at Davidson, the program invites reflection through music that bears witness, uplifts, and endures. The InChoir Series, started in 2022, brings world class choral performances and experts to the Davidson community.
Ticketing information will be released in early fall.
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The Classics of Rodgers and Hammerstein: An Evening of Song in Celebration of America250
Saturday, April 18, 2026
7:30 p.m.
Duke Family Performance Hall
Knobloch Campus CenterFall in love all over again with the songs that made Broadway sing. From prairie sunsets to moonlit waltzes, this semi-staged gala brings together the Davidson College Choirs, voice studio, soloists, and the Davidson College Symphonic Orchestra for an evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein magic. With favorites from Oklahoma!, South Pacific, The King and I, Carousel, and The Sound of Music, the program sparkles with nostalgia, romance, and joy.
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Farewell to Seniors Commencement Concert
Saturday, May 16, 2026
7:15 - 8:00 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchWe bid farewell to our beloved seniors and our season. Davidson College Chorale presents songs from throughout our 25-26 season, and as per spirited tradition, we warmly invite alumni to join us in singing our beloved alma mater and the Davidson College Spirit Medley.
This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
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Wildcat Weekend: Ensemble Showcase
Friday, October 25, 2024
5:00 p.m.
Duke Family Performance HallDavidson College Chorale will perform as part of our annual departmental showcase.
This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required.
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Inimitable Hand: The Poet Sings
Sunday, November 10, 2024
5:00 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchDavidson College Choirs present music by one of the central figures of twentieth century music, Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), reknowned for his operas, vocal and choral output.
This event is free and open to the public; tickets can be reserved for guaranteed seaing at the link below.
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Holiday Gala
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
5:30 & 8:00 p.m. (Double Performance)
Duke Family Performance HallJoin us for our beloved annual holiday concert featuring the choirs, jazz ensemble, symphonic orchestra of Davidson College, with the breathtaking dancers of the Dance Davidson company.
We anticipate both performances will sell-out quickly, so please reserve your tickets when they are released this fall. Ticket prices vary based on seating and are available at the link below.
5:30 p.m. link: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/67981974/holiday-gala-davidson-duke-family-performance-hall-davidson-college
8:00 p.m. link:
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Candlelit Vespers Service
Sunday, December 8, 2024
7:00 p.m. prelude; 7:30 p.m. service
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchThe Davidson College Vespers service is an intimate service of lessons and carols. In this time-honored tradition, we exchange light, song, and spirit of reflection in anticipation of the Christmas season.
This event is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. Please arrive early to ensure seating as this event is extremely well attended. Please consider arriving ahead of the prelude.
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O, Ziemio Polska [O, Polish Land]: The Homecoming Concert
Thursday, January 30, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchDavidson College Chorale returns from their tri-city tour in Poland. We are honored to share Polish, American and Polish-American compositions at our homecoming concert, bringing the warmth, depth and spirit of Eastern Europe to the Davidson community.
This event is free and open to the public; tickets can be reserved for guaranteed seating at the link below.
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Choral Compline & Meditation
Tuesday, March 4
7:30 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchChoral Arts Society offers an hour long concert of night song, inspired by Compline. Silence and music create an atmosphere to be alone, together for spiritual reflection or renewal.
This event is free and open to the public; tickets can be reserved for guaranteed seating at the link below.
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Coffee Cantata [Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211]
Saturday, March 29, 2025
11:30 a.m.
The Congregation House at Davidson College Presbyterian Church
Davidson College Chamber Singers will perform in the Davidson Bach Festival with North Carolina Baroque Orchestra, delighting audience members with Bach’s hilarious, but very real, Coffee Cantata. Set like a miniature comedic opera, a young lady is due to be married, but is addicted to caffeine. No marriage will stand in the way of her only priority and true love…Kaffee.Free for Davidson College Faculty, Staff and Students with ID
$20 General / $15 Seniors
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Unrequited Love
Thursday, May 1, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchFreshly adapted for choir, baritone and piano, Franz Schubert’s masterful Winterreise D. 911 Op. 89 recounts the story of a wanderer’s heartbreak and despair as he travels through a frozen world.
This event is free and open to the pubic; ticketscan be reserved for guaranteed seating at the link below.
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Farewell to Seniors
Saturday, May 17, 2025
7:15 p.m.
Davidson College Presbyterian ChurchWe bid farewell to our beloved seniors and our season. Chorale presents songs from throughout our 24-25 concert, and as per tradition, invite alumni to join us in the singing of the Alma Mater and Davidson College Spirit Medley.
This event is free and open to the public; tickets are not required. Please note this concert ends at approximately 8:00 p.m.