OUR MISSION

The William Ferris Chorale brings Chicago audiences new and unexpected choral music in programs highlighting music written by living composers. Exploring and experiencing new music with our artists and audience opens us all to new ideas, new sounds, and new voices; and this brings the 50-year long legacy of founder William Ferris to audiences throughout the region.

PRESS

"Firmly rooted in a musical sensitivity and intelligence, nuanced, soulful, clear, and expressive, your singing and conducting, allied to your superior ears for musical nuance and your vivid and powerful artistry, imbue the experience of hearing you with beauty, empathy, joy, creativity, and vitality."

- Augusta Read Thomas, composer

“The Ferris Chorale is one of the finest chorus­es of its kind in the nation.”

- The Chicago Tribune

“The William Ferris Chorale is one of Chicago's impor­tant cultural assets.”

- Chicago Sun Times

“Beautiful, Energetic, Filled with nuances, Delicious”

- Kile Smith, composer

“I don’t know of any other chorus in the city doing this kind of gutsy work”

- Emily Ellsworth, conductor