Blair King, Artistic Director and Conductor

Mission

The Arts District Chorale celebrates choral excellence and seeks to heighten the awareness of vocal ensemble music in North Texas; through performances, outreach, and organizational partnerships. A vibrant community of auditioned singers from the DFW area, the Arts District Chorale challenges its musicians to reach the highest level of artistic quality through a broad and ever-changing repertoire.

History

Founded in 1989 as The Cathedral Chorale (in residence at Cathedral Guadalupe), the ensemble became The Arts District Chorale in 2002, receiving its non-profit 501(c)(3) status in 2004. Over the years, the ADC’s artistic success inspired collaborations with many Dallas cultural institutions including Arts District Friends, Booker T. Washington High School of the Performing Arts, Cathedral Guadalupe, Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas, City of Dallas/City Arts Fest, Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Opera Guild, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Episcopal Cathedral of St. Matthew, Festival Brass Quintet, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Highland Park United Methodist Church, Margaret and Trammell Crow Collection of Asian Art, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Nasher Sculpture Center, NorthPark Presbyterian Church, Preservation Dallas, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Southern Methodist University, Texas Baroque Ensemble, The Spanish Choirs at Cathedral Guadalupe, Union Gospel Choir, and the Waxahachie Symphony Association.

Performance venues vary to reflect and reach a diverse audience. Examples include Temple Emanu-El, Toyota Music Factory, Dallas City Hall, Klyde Warren Park, SAGU Hagee Center in Waxahachie, and the Moody Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District.