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Asheville Choral Society

  • Home
  • About
    • ACS History and Values
    • 2021-2022 Annual Report
    • Promoting Racial Equity and Inclusion
    • Singing Safely Through the COVID-19 Crisis
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Community
  • Sing
    • Basic Membership Information
    • Audition Information
    • Members-Only Page
  • Support
    • Secure Online Donations
    • Fermata
    • Business Supporter Levels
    • Planned Giving
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Donors, Supporters, Advertisers
  • Listen
    • Tempting Fate, Finding Fortune
    • A Sonic Diaspora
    • Tempus
    • Past Concerts
    • Tempus: Journey to the Blue Ridge
  • Contact

2021-2022 Annual Report

2021-2022: A season of transition

The Asheville Choral Society returned to rehearsals and performance in our 2021-2022 season, balancing safety and the drive to learn and perform. Explore highlights and learnings from our season in this annual review.

Returning to Rehearsals: COVID Safety protocols in action

After a fully virtual 2020-2021 season, ACS returned to rehearsals in the fall of 2021, with a vaccination and masking requirement. Following a rigorous 4-layered approach to singer-safety, we were all thrilled to return to learning and singing together.

Yuletide Candlelight 2021

While in-person performance still presented too much risk in our assessment, for both singers and audience-members, we were hard at work on our first-ever virtual Yuletide Candlelight. Keeping this annual holiday tradition alive for us was critical. We recorded audio for our project indoors, in masks, and recorded video outdoors as accompaniment. Together with local videographer, Elijah LaPlante, we shared Yuletide Candlelight with a livestreaming audience in December, 2021.

REaffirming our commitment to racial equity

The ARISE committee, a newly-established committee dedicated to our commitment to racial equity, launched a new series of Salons in our 2021-2022 season. These salons help us put our beliefs into action, highlighting Black and BIPOC composers, discussing how racism has impacted how we listen to choral music, and keeping ourselves accountable to preparing a diverse repertoire. 

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Asheville Choral Society 

P.O. Box 7112 | Asheville NC, 28802-7112
(828) 367-7350 | info@ashevillechoralsociety.org

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