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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
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
Lauren Cook, mezzo soprano, Steven Eddy, baritone, Timothy Harrell, organ along with cathedral anthems by Grayston Ives, Ned Rorem,
Rosephanye Powell, Ivor Atkins, and Thomas Lloyd
Annual Festival of Christmas Music - Carols from Around the World featuring Benjamin Britten - Ceremony of Carols
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 [start time and venue tba]
Everyone joins the Choral Society in singing with acclaimed song leader Moira Smiley
We hope you enjoyed our Season Finale!
Leonard Bernstein - From Broadway to Lincoln Center
featuring the Voices of the Future Soloists
Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Lenape Middle School Auditorium
313 W. State Street, Doylestown, PA 18901
Program to include selections from Bernstein’s Mass, Peter Pan, Candide,
Wonderful Town, On the Town, West Side Story, and Chichester Psalms
with special guest soloist
Elizabeth Shammash, mezzo soprano
The Select Choir of Lenape Middle School,
Jaime Rogers, director
and Voices of the Future finalists:
Helena Badiali, Olivia Giampolo,
and Santiago Zarate Martinez
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) and
Junior 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 annual choral-orchestral concert
Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
Moira Smiley - selections from The Rhizome Project
Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 4:00pm
Newtown Middle School Auditorium,
116 Richboro Newtown Rd, Newtown, PA 18940
with the Council Rock North and South combined choirs, Heather Brewer and Corey Axler, directors
Kayla Harriott, soprano and Metropolitan Opera baritone Brian Major and featuring Chris Newcomer as the Dying Swan
Symphony in C
Enjoy our concert videos from our April performance!
Selections from Bucks County Choral Society’s April 6, 2025 concert - The Rhizome Project by Moira Smiley
Carmina Burana by Carl Orff performed by Bucks County Choral Society - April 6, 2025
Thank you to our sponsors
Special thanks to
our concert sponsor
With additional support from
Presbyterian Senior Living - Pine Run Village
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 May 8, 2025 at Holland Village Senior Living in Holland, PA. 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 8th annual Voices of the Future classical singing program took place in Doylestown on Saturday, April 19, 2025 from 11 am - 1 pm with Cantor Elizabeth Shammash as our 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…