Eric Whitacre's The Sacred Veil was written with his friend and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, who lost his wife to cancer. This 12-movement work tells the story of life, love, and loss.
Advance Tickets: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors, $15/Students
At the Door: $55/Adults, $45/Seniors, $15/Students
Eric Whitacre's The Sacred Veil was written with his friend and poet Charles Anthony Silvestri, who lost his wife to cancer. This 12-movement work tells the story of life, love, and loss.
Advance Tickets: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors, $15/Students
At the Door: $55/Adults, $45/Seniors, $15/Students
Experience an evening of extraordinary choral music with not one but two choirs! The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, one of the nation's foremost professional chamber choirs, will share the stage with Orpheus Chamber Singers in this unique, one-night-only event.
View the program here.
Advance Tickets: $75/Adults & Seniors, $15/Students
Balcony Seating (Limited): $20/Adults & Seniors, $10/Students
Balcony Seating sold out
At the Door: $80/Adults & Seniors, $20/Students
Free parking at Lovers Lane UMC is available on the north and east sides of the church, using driveway entrances from Northwest Highway or Inwood Road. Use Entrances A, B, or C, and follow signs to the Traditional Sanctuary. A campus map is available here.
View the program, texts/translations, and more by clicking here.
Orpheus will perform twice at the 2025 National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Dallas.
Friday, March 21
11:45 am
Meyerson Symphony Center
Friday, March 21
4:00 pm
Winspear Opera House
Orpheus Chamber Singers and Greater Dallas Choral Society will each make appearances at the American Choral Directors Association's national conference in March 2025. Join us for a joint preview concert as the ensembles prepare for their conference performances.
The Greater Dallas Choral Society (GDCS) is the premier choral ensemble for singers in grades 4–12 throughout Dallas-Fort Worth. Led by Artistic Director Kim Ahrens, GDCS is dedicated to giving children and youth an experience in choral artistry in a group that reflects the diversity of greater Dallas. The Dolce and Cantabile choruses will perform on Feb. 9.
Tickets required; suggested ticket price $20 but name your own price $0-$40. Ticket revenue goes to support both organizations.
Orpheus Chamber Singers and UNT’s A Cappella Choir will each appear at the American Choral Directors Association's national conference in March 2025. Join us for a joint preview concert as the ensembles prepare for their conference performances.
The University of North Texas A Cappella Choir is the premier ensemble in the UNT choral program. The A Cappella Choir has had a distinguished history of conductors that include Wilfred Bain, Frank McKinley, Hal Gibbons, Mel Ivey, and Jerry McCoy, and is currently conducted by Dr. Allen Hightower. In 1966, the choir participated in a three-month tour of Europe under the sponsorship of the US Department of State. The A Cappella Choir frequently performs at regional, national, and international conferences. Most recent engagements include National ACDA in 2024 and 2013 (Dallas), 2005 (Los Angeles), and 1999 (Chicago); TMEA in 2020; NCCO in 2008 (Cincinnati); and International Choral Festivals in 2012 (Daejeon, South Korea) and in 2009 (Taipei).
Tickets $5-$20
Ticketing handled through UNT’s box office; ticket revenue goes to support both choirs.
Orpheus’s annual holiday concert is a tradition for many families in DFW! Join us as the choir performs traditional carols from England, Norway, Russia, and Germany. View the complete program here.
Parking at Christ the King can be tricky, so please review this parking map in advance. Patrons with pre-purchased tickets can enter through either the north or east entrances. The box office will be located in the narthex on the east (Preston Road) side. Once the concert begins, late comers can only enter through the east entrance.
Advance Tickets: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors, $15/Students
At the Door: $55/Adults, $45/Seniors, $15/Students
Orpheus’s annual holiday concert is a tradition for many families in DFW! Join us as the choir performs traditional carols from England, Norway, Russia, and Germany. View the complete program here.
Advance Tickets: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors, $15/Students
At the Door: $55/Adults, $45/Seniors, $15/Students
Orpheus’s annual holiday concert is a tradition for many families in DFW! Join us as the choir performs traditional carols from England, Norway, Russia, and Germany. View the complete program here.
Advance Tickets: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors, $15/Students
At the Door: $55/Adults, $45/Seniors, $15/Students
Orpheus opens our 30th anniversary season with works written to mark specific occasions, large and small. The program includes works by Uģis Prauliņš, Johannes Brahms, Carlos Cordero, and Ayanna Woods, and will also feature a world premiere by the winner of our 30th anniversary student composition competition, Maxwell Kaye. View the complete program here.
Advance Tickets: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors, $15/Students
At the Door: $55/Adults, $45/Seniors, $15 Students
Orpheus opens our 30th anniversary season with works written to mark specific occasions, large and small. The program includes works by Uģis Prauliņš, Johannes Brahms, Carlos Cordero, and Ayanna Woods, and will also feature a world premiere by the winner of our 30th anniversary student composition competition, Maxwell Kaye. View the complete program here.
Advance Tickets: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors, $15/Students
At the Door: $55/Adults, $45/Seniors, $15 Students
Orpheus opens our 30th anniversary season with works written to mark specific occasions, large and small. The program includes works by Uģis Praulinš, Johannes Brahms, Carlos Cordero, and Ayanna Woods, and will also feature a world premiere by the winner of our 30th anniversary student composition competition, Maxwell Kaye.
This concert is presented by St. Martin’s Episcopal Church and is open to the public.
Orpheus is a featured choir for the 2024 TCDA Annual Convention. Join us on Friday, July 26 at Travis Park Church for a program of works by Ayanna Woods, Carlos Cordero, Uģis Prauliņš, and more.
Orpheus is a featured performer at the 2024 Texas Choral Director Association’s annual conference in San Antonio. Join us Thursday, July 25 for a preview concert and open rehearsal for our Orpheus family here in DFW!
No tickets necessary; $20 suggested donation.
Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil is a monumental work of the choral repertoire, beloved by audiences and performers alike. Orpheus will be joined by nationally-recognized artists as we expand to a 36-voice choir to perform this 75-minute masterpiece in its entirety.
Group discounts for 10+ are available by emailing boxoffice@orpheuschambersingers.org.
The All-Night Vigil will be performed without intermission at an expected performance time of 70-75 minutes.
Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil is a monumental work of the choral repertoire, beloved by audiences and performers alike. Orpheus will be joined by nationally-recognized artists as we expand to a 36-voice choir to perform this 75-minute masterpiece in its entirety.
Tickets still available for our Sunday performance in Fort Worth.
This work will be performed without intermission with an expected performance time of 70-75 minutes.
Orpheus’s annual holiday concert has won the hearts of DFW listeners for nearly 30 years. Celebrate the beauty and stillness of the season by sharing this tradition with Orpheus!
The program includes:
John Rutter ~ Hymn to the Creator of Light
Joel Martinson ~ In the Bleak Midwinter
Francis Poulenc ~ Un soir de neige
Traditional ~ Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Craig Hella Johnson ~ Will There Really Be a Morning?
and more, including audience singalongs. View the complete program here.
Group discounts (for 10+) available by emailing boxoffice@orpheuschambersingers.org.
Orpheus’s annual holiday concert has won the hearts of DFW listeners for nearly 30 years. Celebrate the beauty and stillness of the season by sharing this tradition with Orpheus!
The program includes:
John Rutter ~ Hymn to the Creator of Light
Joel Martinson ~ In the Bleak Midwinter
Francis Poulenc ~ Un soir de neige
Traditional ~ Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Craig Hella Johnson ~ Will There Really Be a Morning?
and more, including audience singalongs. View the complete program here.
Group discounts (for 10+) available by emailing boxoffice@orpheuschambersingers.org
Orpheus’s annual holiday concert has won the hearts of DFW listeners for nearly 30 years. Celebrate the beauty and stillness of the season by sharing this tradition with Orpheus!
The program includes:
John Rutter ~ Hymn to the Creator of Light
Joel Martinson ~ In the Bleak Midwinter
Francis Poulenc ~ Un soir de neige
Traditional ~ Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Craig Hella Johnson ~ Will There Really Be a Morning?
and more, including audience singalongs. View the complete program here.
Group discounts (for 10+) available by emailing boxoffice@orpheuschambersingers.org.
Sixteen exquisite Orpheus voices explore themes of home, expatriation, exile, and cultural diaspora.
The program includes:
Sibelius - Finlanda
Barnwell - Would You Harbor Me
Palestrina - Super flumina Babylonis
Van Dijk - Horizons
Hogan - Walk Together Children
and more
View the complete program, including program notes, here.
Advance tickets: $45/Adults, $35/Seniors
At the door: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors
Student tickets $15
Season subscriptions available
Please contact us for information about group sales (10+)
Questions? Read our FAQs here, or contact us.
Sixteen exquisite Orpheus voices explore themes of home, expatriation, exile, and cultural diaspora.
The program includes:
Sibelius - Finlanda
Barnwell - Would You Harbor Me
Palestrina - Super flumina Babylonis
Van Dijk - Horizons
Hogan - Walk Together Children
and more
View the complete program, including program notes, here.
Advance tickets: $45/Adults, $35/Seniors
At the door: $50/Adults, $40/Seniors
Student tickets $15
Season subscriptions available
Please contact us for group discount purchases (10+)
Questions? Read our FAQs here, or contact us.
Orpheus will repeat our performance of “Great Inheritance,” a celebration of the great British choral tradition, at the Association of Anglican Musician’s national conference in June. The program includes Herbert Howells’ Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing, Cecilia McDowell’s The Lord is Good, Healey Willan’s An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Host and more. The performance is open to the public and tickets are available for purchase through the AAM conference website.
Orpheus closes the season with music from the great British choral tradition, including Howells' "Take Him Earth, For Cherishing" and Willan's "An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Host."
View the complete program here.
This concert will be presented free of charge as part of the concert series at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church. No tickets required.
Orpheus closes the season with music from the great British choral tradition, including Howells' "Take Him Earth, For Cherishing" and Willan's "An Apostrophe to the Heavenly Host."
View the complete program here.
Orpheus presents a program of folk music from around the world, including works from South Africa, Taiwan, Samoa, Latvia, and the U.S. Texts and translations are available here.
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Please note: This program is a change from our originally scheduled concert, which was to feature performances by area high schools. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the high school portion has had to be postponed, and this will now be an all-Orpheus performance. We look forward to partnering with area high schools in coming seasons.
Orpheus presents a program of folk music from around the world, including works from South Africa, Taiwan, Samoa, Latvia, and the U.S. Texts and translations are available here.
Parking information: park on the north side of Lovers Lane UMC and access the sanctuary through Entrance A, or park on the south side of the building and use Entrance C.
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Please note: This program is a change from our originally scheduled concert, which was to feature performances by area high schools. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the high school portion has had to be postponed, and this will now be an all-Orpheus performance. We look forward to partnering with area high schools in coming seasons.
Orpheus's holiday concerts have been a DFW tradition for over 25 years! Join Orpheus for seasonal favorites and our popular carol sing-along.
A campus map of the Episcopal School is available here. The concert will be held in the All Saints Chapel.
View a digital program here.
Orpheus's holiday concerts have been a DFW tradition for over 25 years! Join Orpheus for seasonal favorites and our popular carol sing-along.
View a digital program here.
Orpheus's holiday concerts have been a DFW tradition for over 25 years! Join Orpheus for seasonal favorites and our popular carol sing-along.
View a digital program here.
This season, we are pleased to partner with American Baroque Opera Company (ABOC) for a special presentation of Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans, featuring the women of Orpheus.
This concert is part of our season ticket package. Individual tickets can be purchased directly from ABOC. Complimentary valet parking is available; to access this please pull into the parking lot off Dickason. All patrons should enter through the doors at the rear of the church as the front doors will not be open.
Orpheus opens the season featuring music by American composers, including John Corigliano's "Fern Hill," Shawn Kirchner's "Heavenly Home," and Jeffrey Van's setting of Civil War poems, "A Procession Winding Around Me." Featuring pianist Steven Harlos and guitarist Kevin Manderville. View program.
Orpheus opens the season featuring music by American composers, including John Corigliano's "Fern Hill," Shawn Kirchner's "Heavenly Home," and Jeffrey Van's setting of Civil War poems, "A Procession Winding Around Me." Featuring pianist Steven Harlos and guitarist Kevin Manderville. View program.
