Who We Are

The Larimer Chorale, founded in 1977, is the largest classical choral group in northern Colorado featuring over 110 auditioned adult voices.  Our diverse repertoire includes works by the masters of classical choral music, including Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Beethoven.  We also perform lighter music, such as pieces by Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and other 19th- and 20th-century composers.  Our singers volunteer their time (over 20,000 hours per year), attend weekly rehearsals, and perform three or more concerts from September through May. We are a member of the nonprofit organization, the Larimer Choral Society, along with the Centennial Children's Chorus, Colorado Youth Chorale, and Choice City Singers.

Our Mission
The Larimer Chorale, an auditioned symphonic chorus based in Fort Collins, is committed to presenting choral music at a high artistic standard, with an emphasis on choral-orchestral masterworks, and to enriching and educating singers and audiences throughout northern Colorado through live performances, recordings, workshops, and the creation of new choral works.

Our History
Since 1977, the Chorale has performed with numerous orchestras and choirs, including the Boulder Philharmonic, the National Repertory Orchestra, the Breckenridge Music Festival Orchestra, the Cheyenne Symphony, the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra, the Colorado Wind Ensemble, the Cherry Creek Chorale, and the Pueblo Chorale.  The Chorale has participated in Fort Collins' First Night Celebrations, the grand opening and anniversary celebrations of the Fort Collins Lincoln Center, the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra's Cranberry Pops Concert, and the St. Luke's Bach Festival and Boulder's Mahlerfest.  The Chorale has also invited the Centennial Children's Chorus, Choice City Singers, local high school choirs and chamber orchestras, and Colorado State University choirs to perform with us.  

Our touring Chamber Choir has participated in music festivals and performed in historic cathedrals, performance halls, and churches in Western Europe and the British Isles. In 1998, the Choir sang for services at San Marco in Venice and at the Duomo in Florence, Italy. In July, 2001, the Choir was invited to sing in a Sunday mass at Notre Dame de Paris and in a concert at the Madeleine during their tour of France.

In 2007, a small group of Chorale singers formed the Larimer Chamber Chorale.  This group performs works intended for more intimate settings than the large auditoriums used by the full Chorale.  In 2009, another small group of Chorale singers formed the Dickens Carolers who provide entertainment at our Dickens Dinners fund-raisers and are available for various community celebrations and functions as well as private parties throughout the holiday season.