INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the MasterVoices Board of Directors! This online Board Orientation Book contains many of the facts about and supporting materials for our organization — our mission, history, values, practices, structure, and governance. We hope that you will find answers to all or most of your questions on these topics — if any questions remain, please don’t hesitate to ask! We are grateful to have you aboard and look forward to our shared experiences with the people and music that give our organization life!
— Juliana Chen and Deborah Stiles, Co-Chairs
MISSION
MasterVoices is a performing arts organization that celebrates storytelling through the masterful voices of its chorus and world-class soloists, and the creative voices of composers, librettists, designers, and directors.
MasterVoices Mission Refresh 4.23.2021
TED SPERLING’S VISION
“I’ve been trying to push MasterVoices more and more toward staying ambitious about productions and presentation of work so that we’re engaging people in all their senses. We’re getting conscious that the experience ought to be more than just come and sit back and let beautiful music wash over you. We’re trying to to engage our audience in a more active way, and provide things for them to look at, listen to, and think about. We continue to try to explore many different genres and bring works to life that wouldn’t otherwise be performed in New York. And if we do more standard repertoire, we try to do it in a way that no else is doing it.”
–Ted Sperling, 2019
MASTERVOICES — A SHORT PROFILE
MasterVoices (formerly The Collegiate Chorale) is a New York City-based performing arts organization that celebrates singing and the art of musical storytelling. Founded as The Collegiate Chorale 76 years ago by legendary conductor Robert Shaw, and now under the artistic direction of Ted Sperling, the company presents varied programming, with emphasis in three areas: choral masterpieces, operas-in-concert, and musical theater. MasterVoices has performed in prominent NYC concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, New York City Center, and Geffen Hall, as well as abroad, with world-class soloists, top orchestras, and esteemed conductors. MasterVoices considers education and outreach to be important facets of its work, and engages young singers and community members in four initiatives: Side-by-Side, the Complimentary Ticket Program, the Faith Geier Artist Initiative, and Bridges – Connecting Communities Through Music. For more information on our history, please click here.