Find your voice in the Windy City.

The most comprehensive directory of Chicago’s choral ensembles, opera companies, and liturgical choirs. Curated for the dedicated artist.

60+
Active Ensembles
18
Professional Paid
12
Opera Companies
25
Liturgical Groups

Professional Ensembles

Paid Opportunities
Pro Contract Est. 1957

Chicago Symphony Chorus

Performing masterworks with the CSO at Symphony Center. Monday night rehearsals.

173 Singers
Loop
Website Audition
Pro Contract Est. 1962

Grant Park Chorus

The premier professional summer festival chorus. Auditions held annually in February.

166 Singers
Millennium Park
Website Audition
Paid Est. 1983

Bella Voce

Early music and modern masters. Virtuosic ensemble singing focused on historical traditions.

35 Singers
Evanston/Chi
Website

Opera Companies

Stage & Voice

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Professional AGMA chorus. Auditions for 2026/27 seasons posted regularly.

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Chicago Opera Theater

Focus on contemporary works and operatic rarities. Pro stipends.

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Haymarket Opera

Historically informed 17th and 18th-century masterpieces.

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Community & Volunteer

Passion & Excellence
Volunteer

Apollo Chorus of Chicago

Founded in 1872. Chicago’s oldest musical organization, performing choral masterpieces at the highest volunteer level.

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Volunteer

Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus

Celebrating diversity through choral cabaret and musical theater. Rehearsals on Sunday evenings in Lakeview.

Join the Chorus