Philadelphia’s Cooperative Chamber Chorus
Based in Center City, Chestnut Street Singers is a cooperative chamber choir committed to active engagement with musical traditions and their evolution.
We seek to illuminate commonalities linking the early Renaissance to contemporary practices, integrating canonical repertoire with lesser-known works and augmenting our musicality with creative and irreverent programming.
Welcome to our 16th season!
Behind the scenes and bad jokes from @chestnutstreetsingers
“Good a cappella choral music requires strong voices, good harmony, close coordination, and astute selections. The Chestnut Street Singers scored in all four categories.”
— Tom Purdom, Broad Street Review
“Listening to the Chestnut Street Singers' beautifully blended voices and tight formations in dynamic ebbs and flows in the music was a joy. Based on themes for past and future concerts, it appears that the excellent programming in this concert is not a fluke.”
— Sharon Torello, Local Arts Live
“The unaccompanied Chestnut Street Singers performed four selections from the set with a purity of tuning that defied comparison, an immaculacy of blend through the vocal range that was stunning, a scope of dynamics from soft to loud that was sweeping, an eloquence of phrasing that was ravishing and an intensity of textural commitment that was inspiring.”
— Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local
“The Chestnut Street Singers is a mightily impressive ensemble...I was instantly blown away by their rhythmic vitality, uniform diction, and clean distinct vocal lines.”
— Philly Life & Culture
