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A Community of Voices
Bucks County Choral Society
2025-2026 53rd Season Schedule
Maurice Duruflé - Requiem with Symphony in C
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 4:00pm,
Doylestown Presbyterian Church
with these sacred anthems with organ:
• I was glad - David Hurd
• Abide with me - Ivor Atkins
• To sit and dream - Rosephanye Powell
• Ride on! - Grayston Ives
• Now is the time to free the heart (premiere) - Thomas Lloyd
Featuring Lauren Cook, mezzo soprano, Daniel Taylor, tenor, Steven Eddy, baritone, and Timothy Harrell, organ
Annual Festival of Christmas Music - A Ceremony of Carols
Benjamin Britten - Ceremony of Carols and Christmas favorites
Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 4:00pm
St. Paul's Lutheran, Doylestown
Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 4:00pm
St. Paul's Lutheran, Doylestown
with Elaine Christy harp and Timothy Harrell, organ
Ludwig van Beethoven - Missa Solemnis with Symphony in C
Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 4:00pm
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Doylestown
with the Bucks County Community College Choir, Rochelle Reed, director
and soloists Renee MacDonald, soprano, Maren Montalbano Brehm, mezzo soprano, Daniel Taylor, tenor, and Daniel Schwartz, bass
A Bucks County Big Sing with Moira Smiley
to Celebrate America's 250th Birthday
Saturday afternoon, May 30, 2026 at 4:00pm
at The Tileworks, Doylestown
Internationally acclaimed song leader Moira Smiley will lead us all,
choir and community singing together, in an immersive experience
celebrating the richness of America and its musical history
on this special anniversary. All are welcome! Come to sing, come to listen!
Buck County Choral Society
Celebrates 25 Years with
Artistic Director Thomas Lloyd
The Bucks County Choral Society is very pleased to have pledged $1,000 in scholarship funds to the Bucks County Community College School of Music in honor of Dr. Thomas Lloyd, on the occasion of his 25th season as Artistic Director. more…
In Honor of Dr. Thomas Lloyd on his 25 years
with Bucks County Choral Society
Oh fortuna-te we are to sing these past 25 years under such a maestro’s baton - a maestro who took it upon himself to take care of this house.
We have the good fortuna to master and present concerts so wide ranging, the music at times hard, exciting and engaging, creating connections our mission, through collaborations, travel and commissions.
Tom’s vision is clear and sure even when some could not see its allure - but darn if when push came to shove, when we lifted our eyes above the music and followed that baton, it all came together, that connection between choir and director, it was winner - winner. more…
by Deborah DiMicco
Voices of the Future 2025
Congratulations to our Voices of the Future winners!
Senior Helena Badiali from C.B. East
(a student of Anne Odland)
Lily Mercado, a sophomore from C.B. South
(Lindsay Van Osten, teacher)Carey Bigley, a senior from C.B. West
(a student of Anne Odland) andJunior Santiago Zarate Martinez from C.B. East
(a student of Noah Williams).
Voices of the Future is a classical singing competition sponsored by the Bucks County Choral Society for students in grades 9-12 who live or attend school in Bucks County.
Our 8th annual Voices of the Future classical singing program sponsored by Bucks County Choral Society took place in Doylestown on Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 11 am - 1 pm with Cantor Elizabeth Shammash as our master teacher.
Voices of the Future 2025
“Often when one hears about a popular work being performed locally there is a wariness that that rendition might not compare favorably to that given by a more “professional” group. By any measure the quality of Sunday’s spectacular performance [of Carmina Burana] would equal or exceed that of any ensemble! It was brilliant!”
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
— A longtime supporter
Our Choir
Audition for the choir
We are now planning auditions for the first two Tuesdays in September with openings in all parts! Click “read more” below to find out more about membership and apply for an audition time. read more…
Audio and video clips
Hear what we sound like in a wide variety of musical styles. For audio and video clips of Choral Society performances, click here...
Repertoire and collaborations
Innovative programming, major works, collaborations with choirs all over the world: here are complete lists of repertoire and partners since 2000. read more…
Our volunteer leadership
Meet our Board of Directors and Choir Council who keep us going and make sure ‘the trains run on time’ (Choir President Susan McDonnell and recent Board Chair Amy Schmidt pictured above) read more...
Our staff
Our professional musical staff includes Artistic Director Thomas Lloyd, Assistant Conductor Susan Johnson, accompanist Tim Harrell, and a quartet of section leaders. read more...
Our history and mission
Read about how our choir started in 1973 and how our mission has carried us forward since then! read more…
Outreach to Our Extended Family
Singing for Seniors
Since 2005, the Choral Society’s Singing for Seniors program has held two festivals annually. Since the first festival, over 3,000 seniors have participated. Our next Singing for Seniors workshop will be held on November 13, 2025 at Foulkeways at Gwynedd, PA. The clinician for this program will be Ed McCall, director of Cantus Novus. These workshops are open to both individuals and senior choirs of any kind!
Voices of the Future
Thomas Lloyd, Bob Vernon (sponsor), Santiago Martinez, Helena Badiali (1st prize), Carey Bigley, Lily Mercado, Lizzie Shammash (clinician), Sue Johnson
Our next annual Voices of the Future classical singing program will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at the James-Lorah Memorial Home from 11-1 with Tom Lloyd as master teacher.
Our Music: shared resources for learning
A History of the African-American Spiritual
An extended multi-media website on the history of the African American Spiritual. read more…
A listener’s guide to
Cesar Franck’s The Beatitudes
Elgar’s The Apostles
A multi-media walk through the unique history of both the music and the composer of this late-Romantic masterwork. read more…
Berlioz Requiem
A podcast with musical excerpts comparing Berlioz' setting of the requiem texts those of Mozart and Verdi. read more…
J. S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
An introduction to what Bach saw as the summa of his life’s work. read more…
St. Matthew Passion
An introduction to what Bach saw as the summa of his life’s work. read more…
Your Support
Your gift makes a difference!
Your contribution will help assure that the Choral Society can continue to play a pivotal role in the artistic vitality of Bucks County, bringing together outstanding professional and avocational musicians in performances of great music from across the stylistic spectrum (and without the commute time or expense to New York or Philly!) read more…