AUDITIONS ARE NOW!!!! : The Houston Children’s Chorus is auditioning now. We are preparing for our 25th Season and we are looking for talented singers in 2nd through 8th grade, boys and girls, to join us. There is no audition for second and third Continue reading →

About Us

The Houston Children’s Chorus was founded in 1989 by Stephen Roddy.

HCCSteveRoddyThe Chorus involves more than 100 children in grades 2 through 8, by annual audition. More than 4,700 Houston children have been a part of the Houston Childrens Chorus since its inception. In its first year alone, the Chorus performed for more than 15,000 people in events including the 1990 World Economic Summit and the UNICEF Gala with Audrey Hepburn and Michael Tilson Thomas. Today, the annual audience numbers in the tens of thousands, not including televised performances!

The Chorus’ mission is to teach children to achieve high artistic standards through choral singing and performance and to provide the community with an outstanding children’s chorus. HCC consists of children from public school districts, private schools and home school environments in the Houston metropolitan area. They represent the city’s rich diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Membership in the Chorus fosters personal growth, teamwork, responsibility, discipline, self-control, and confidence, qualities that help students succeed not just in choral music but in life.

PresidentsThe Chorus has performed in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Carnegie Hall, Russia, England, Scotland, Italy, Japan, and Mexico. They have performed for former President and Mrs. Bush on more than 11 occasions, including the 1992 Republican Convention, the 1990 World Economic Summit, the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Smithsonian Institute and numerous ribbon-cutting ceremonies. In May 2005, the Chorus performed for President and Mrs. George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton at the Bush Clinton Houston Tsunami Fund Donor Appreciation Event and in June 2005 performed Karl Jenkins The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace in Carnegie Hall. The Chorus is frequently featured with major performing ensembles in Houston including the Houston Masterworks Chorus, the Houston Symphony, and various ensembles from Rice University.

The Chorus was featured in eight performances of the Broadway touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. In 1999, some of the Chorus highlights included performing to a sold-out crowd at the Compaq Center with Celine Dion, performing for the opening ceremonies of the World Energy Congress, and performing for Mass at the Vatican in Rome and at the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice. On February 1, 2004, members of the Chorus and its alumni group, the Houston Youth Singers, were featured in the Super Bowl pre-game show with singer Josh Groban.

Staff members of the Chorus are frequently called upon to conduct choral festivals all over the United States. The Fred Bock Music Company of California has printed more than 1 million copies of the Houston Childrens Chorus Choral Series, a collection of anthems for schools and churches. Several CDs featuring the Chorus have been produced by the Fred Bock Company.

The Houston Childrens Chorus is known throughout Houston and the State of Texas for its versatility in being able to perform all types of music, from classical to pop. The Chorus has remained in demand for festivals, weddings, galas, fundraising events, ribbon-cutting ceremonies, church services, corporate events, radio and T.V. commercials, recordings and clinic events. It is our goal to make the Houston Childrens Chorus completely accessible to every child in the city of Houston regardless of race or economic status.

Alumni

  • Our alumni excel in local high school choruses, and many are accepted at the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
  • Our alumni have sung on Broadway, appeared in movies, been finalists on American Idol, and excelled in Metropolitan Opera competitions and other performances.

Chorus

  • Performances for former President and Mrs. George W. Bush, former President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush, and former President Bill Clinton
  • Regular performances with the Houston Symphony and the Houston Symphony Pops
  • Performed for Super Bowl Opening Ceremonies (2004)
  • Performed concerts in New Zealand (1992), Hong Kong (1994), Russia (1997), The Vatican and Italy (1999), England (2000), Japan (2002), Mexico (2002, 2003), New York Carnegie Hall (1997, 2005), China (2008)
  • Thanksgiving Day Parade, Downtown Houston
  • Featured at the World Economic Summit (1990)
  • Featured in the Republican National Convention (1992)
  • Commercials for local networks, Blue Bell Ice Cream and United Way
  • Performed with Broadway touring production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Performance for the 1998 World Energy Congress
  • Performances with Celine Dion, Maureen McGovern, Randy Travis, Beach Boys, Tommy Tune, Lee Greenwood, Dionne Warwick and may other celebrities.
  • Inaugural ceremonies for Texas Governors and Houston Mayors.
  • Featured in the opening concert of the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts (1992)
  • Mayor’s Tree Lighting and Uptown Lighting; televised performances with over 200,000 people in attendance
  • Summer Residency Program in Galveston and Mexico.
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