Our Mission

Orpheus Chamber Singers, a professional adult mixed choir, was founded with the express purpose of providing exceptional performances of traditional and innovative chamber choral music from the past six centuries. Since our first concert in 1995, Orpheus has presented a multi-concert subscription series each year to great critical acclaim. Orpheus has performed throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area at venues including the regional conference of the American Choral Directors Association, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Kimbell Museum of Art, UT-Southwestern Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center-Dallas, and numerous public schools. Collaborations over its 30 year history have included Ars Lyrica Houston, Gramophone Award-winning Baroque scholar John Butt, Texas Camerata, jazz pianist Eric Barnes, hand drummer and international percussionist Jamal Mohamed, tanpura player Vatsal Dave, and many other outstanding instrumentalists.

Founding Artistic Director Donald Krehbiel retired from Orpheus after 27 seasons with the choir. Following a national search, J.D. Burnett was named his successor in March 2021.

Orpheus Chamber Singers seeks to be a choir for all people in North Texas. Read our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policy here.

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