Houston Chamber Choir
Founded in 1995 by Artistic Director Robert Simpson, the Houston Chamber Choir received the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Choral Performance for its recording of the complete choral works of Maurice Duruflé. Other honors include Chorus America’s Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence, and the American Prize. Dubbed by Jamie Bernstein as “the choral equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters,” the Houston Chamber Choir delights in singing a wide range of styles from early music to jazz. Eager to promote the music of our day, the Houston Chamber Choir regularly commissions and performs works from both local and international composers. It was among the 24 international ensembles selected to appear at the World Symposium on Choral Music in Auckland, New Zealand. The Choir’s latest CD, released by Signum Classics, features Circlesong, a major new work by British composer Bob Chilcott based on words and wisdom of indigenous peoples of North America. For this recording, the Houston Chamber Choir is joined by the Treble Choir of Houston directed by Marianna Parnas-Simpson.
HOUSTON CHAMBER CHOIR
Robert Simpson, Founder & Artistic Director
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts Artistic Director Chair
SOPRANOS
Mary & Rodney Koenig
Section Underwriters
Becky Armenta
Rebecca Castillo
Mariam Haider
Amy Kerswell
Melanie Piché Miller
Jade Pañares
Emily Wolfe
ALTOS
Sonja Bruzauskas & Houston Haymon
Section Underwriters
Natalie Broussard
Clipper Hamrick
Marianna Parnas-Simpson
Emily Premont
Ryan Stickney
Lauren Suchy
TENORS
Nancy Younger & Veet Kruka
Section Underwriters
L. Wayne Ashley
Jeffrey Ragsdale
Alphonso Seals
Justin Shen
Paul Steffan
Phillip Velarde
BASSES
Cece & Mack Fowler
Section Underwriters
Rameen Chaharbaghi
Greg Goedecke
Ben. Kerswell
Randy Murrow
Corey Swann
Joshua Wilson
Andreea Muţ, Accompanist
Franco Basili, Choral Conducting Intern
Houston Chamber Choir is a member of CHORUS AMERICA, an association of professional and volunteer vocal ensembles
