Ocala Symphony Chorus

The Ocala Symphony Chorus

Learn and perform together with other volunteer singers from the Ocala area this 2026-2027 season! Members of the symphony chorus are committed to the joy and challenges of choral art including the presentation of important musical works and the healthy camaraderie of their preparation. You are invited to join us! Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, and Basses are all welcome to register and audition.

Auditions (new members and singers returning from a leave of absence): July 26, 2026 | Click here to register  

Auditions consist of vocalization and sight-singing of a hymn or similar piece (with piano), followed by a call-back rehearsal with a small group of chorus members on the same day. Piano accompaniment provided. Upon registration, you will receive an email from Linda Meahl, Chorus Manager, at osochorus@gmail.com, to set up an audition time.

Deadline to register: July 22, 2026

Concert #1: A Choral Portrait of America

Details: A Choral Portrait of America offers a reflective and richly textured exploration of the American choral voice, tracing how landscape, community, faith, and longing have shaped a shared musical language. Featuring works by composers such as Copland, Randall Thompson, Whitacre, Paulus, and Stephen Foster, this program presents America not as a single story, but as a chorus of voices—plainspoken and soaring, intimate and expansive. Rooted in folk melody, hymnody, and modern lyricism, the music invites listeners to hear the nation anew: not as an idea, but as a living, breathing sound shaped by the people who sing it.
Concert Date: September 27, 2026 @ 3:00pm

Concert #2: Handel’s Messiah

Details: This concert presents the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah as a focused and radiant proclamation of hope, tracing the arc from prophetic longing to the joy of Christ’s birth. Beginning with the solemn promise of comfort and moving through moments of darkness, wonder, and exultant praise, these selected movements reveal the dramatic and theological clarity at the heart of Handel’s masterpiece. Heard in this distilled form, Messiah becomes both intimate and expansive—inviting listeners to linger in the mystery of the Incarnation before rising together in the triumphant acclamation of the Hallelujah Chorus.
Concert Date: November 22, 2026 @ 3:00pm

Concert #3: Mystical Songs

Details: Mystical Songs traces a spiritual journey shaped by intimacy, wonder, and proclamation. Schubert’s Mass in G opens the program with luminous restraint, offering prayer that is tender, human, and quietly assured. At the center, Vivaldi’s Magnificat in G gives voice to Mary’s song of awe and courage—faith spoken from the body and the heart, alive with rhythmic energy and joy. The program reaches its culmination in Vaughan Williams’s Five Mystical Songs, where inward devotion flowers into radiant affirmation, and private belief is transformed into song that dares to be sung aloud.
Concert Date: March 7, 2027 @ 3:00pm

Rehearsal Day and Time: Sundays, from 5:00pm – 7:30pm, beginning August 2.

Rehearsal Locations: Reilly Arts Center Mainstage or Black Box (500 NE 9th St.)

Dues: Dues to sing in the 2026-2027 season are $100 per singer and will be collected the first few weeks of rehearsal. Please bring a check payable to Ocala Symphony Orchestra or cash. It is expected that singers will participate in all concerts and the rehearsals that are affiliated with them.

About The Ocala Symphony Chorus

The Ocala Symphony Chorus is an auditioned volunteer chorus of about 80 singers committed to the pursuit of world class choral performances that shine with the loving care and preparation of folks living right here in the N. Florida area. Leading the chorus is Maestro Joshua L. Mazur, who has led the chorus since 2017. From Gainesville, Florida Mr. Mazur is the Director of Music Ministry at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church and the Director of Capella Nova, Gainesville.