PROGRAM: Canton Symphony Chorus 5 20 23
Permanently founded in 1983 by then music director Dr. Jeffrey H. Brandes, the CSO Chorus is an auditioned choral ensemble composed of all volunteer singers from the Northeast Ohio area. Chorus members come from all walks of life and have a wide array of choral experience levels. They are united in their love for music and strive for remarkable music experience for not only the audience, but also themselves.
The CSO Chorus appears several times throughout the season with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and has begun pursuing some chorus-only concerts. They practice on Monday evenings from September through May from 7:00pm-9:30pm at the Birk Center within Walsh University. Auditions are held periodically throughout the season.
Chad Pittman is Director of Music and Organist for St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Massillon, where he leads the adult and children’s vocal and bell choirs, facilitates a weekly program of guest artists in worship, and coordinates Cathedral Concerts in the Evening, the church’s newly established professional concert series. He is also Director of Choruses for the Canton Symphony Orchestra.
He is currently a doctoral student in music at Kent State University and studies in the summer Choral Conducting program at Michigan State University. He holds the Master of Educational Administration from Cleveland State University and a Bachelor of Music Education and Organ Performance from the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory of Music.
