For forty-nine years, the Mt. Lebanon-based, 90-voice South Hills Chorale has been entertaining thousands of persons and hundreds of organizations and facilities in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania. Each concert season the Chorale performs two major shows in December and May and ten to twenty community shows for meetings, conventions, religious, and social groups. The 40-voice South Hills Chorale Mixed Ensemble performs in space-restricted venues.
Their community mission includes on-site performances at facilities serving elderly and challenged persons and performances with high school and college choral and instrumental groups. Recently they have performed with the Slippery Rock University Men's and Women's Ensembles, the Keystone Oaks Steel Band, and the Mt. Lebanon High School Percussion Ensemble.
In 1966 Henry D. Monsch Jr. (Hank) became music director, and his innovative leadership has continued for forty-two years. During this time, the Chorale has shared the stage with many well-known Pittsburgh soloists and instrumental groups. Notable performances include being the guest chorus in a Civic Light Opera performance of KISMET; performing in an Andy Williams Christmas Show in Pittsburgh; and entertaining in Sharon, Brooksville, and Titusville as part as Pittsburgh Foundation's "Pittsburgh Arts on Tour."
The South Hills Chorale has introduced a scholarship program for high school juniors and seniors who show talent in choral music to give them an opportunity to rehearse and perform with us. The scholarship program offers memberships to students free of charge, the music is also free, but the costume charges are the students' responsibility. In addition to the scholarship program, the South Hills Chorale are participants with TIX FOR TEACHERS.
The Chorale's programming includes American classics, Broadway, pops, gospel, spirituals, old favorites, new compositions, sacred, and holiday works - there is a music style for everyone at a Chorale show.
A major factor contributing to the Chorale's success is the dedication of their professional staff, board, and singing members. More than half the members have been participating for ten or more years.
SOUTH HILLS CHORALE MISSION STATEMENT:
The South Hills Chorale is a not-for-profit organization that provides an opportunity for adults to develop and share their choral talents by performing professional-quality concerts throughout Western Pennsylvania for conventions, meetings, community events, and facilities serving seniors and infirm persons.
SOUTH HILLS CHORALE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY:
The South Hills Chorale is committed to equal opportunity for any person, group, or business and will not discriminate against applicants, staff, board members, audiences or businesses on the basis of veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, pregnancy, creed, or ancestry.