Philadelphia’s cooperative chamber choir

Based in Center City, Chestnut Street Singers is a cooperative chamber choir committed to high quality artistry and collaborative music-making.

Our repertoire ranges from the early Renaissance to contemporary practices, linking choral canon, diverse global traditions, and new works through creative and irreverent programming.

About Us

2026-2027 Concert Season

  • close up of Statue of Liberty

    We Hold These Truths

    Saturday, November 14, 2026
    7:00pm

    Reflections on life and liberty in the face of injustice

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  • tall ship on a calm sea

    Beyond the Blue

    Saturday, May 8, 2027
    4:00pm

    A choral journey across the depths of the sea

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Past Concerts

“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

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Behind the scenes at @chestnutstreetsingers

When you’re soooooo in sync with your choir friends that you dress like your rehearsal venue. 💚❤️💙 [ID: A photo of three singers, each wearing a different-colored sweater: green, red, and blue. They are smiling and lying on a striped mat,
Altos coming in with the truth, as usual: we *are* just watching and waiting for spring . . . and for our “Birds Aren’t Real” concert on May 2, featuring this obsession-worthy arrangement of Kacey Musgraves’ “Cardinal&rd
We know just the choir for the job. 💪 Bird noises—sparingly!—and other beautiful, thought-provoking music currently taking flight as we prepare for “Birds Aren’t Real” on May 2, including the otherworldly “Under-
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