The Dayton Celebration Chorus offers adults of all ages who enjoy singing the opportunity to enhance their vocal skills together with music lovers from across the Miami Valley. In keeping with the University of Dayton’s tradition of providing noncredit offerings for adult learners, the Chorus affiliated with the UD Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education in 2014. There is no audition to join.

Under the direction of a professionally trained director, the Chorus performs a diverse repertoire of choral literature with an emphasis on American music. The Chorus schedule includes 10-week sessions in the fall and spring as well as a 6-week session in the summer with a concert held at the end of each session.

The Dayton Celebration Chorus enjoys opportunities for community outreach. In recent years our performances have regularly included the Grand Illumination in Dayton Courthouse Square, Christmas caroling in the Oregon District, and end-of-the-session concerts at the Roger Glass Center for the Arts and St. John’s Lutheran Church in Dayton where the chorus rehearses. The chorus has also sung for the
annual opening of the University of Dayton’s Osher Life Long Learning program, at Calvary Cemetery for Angel Night, and for Art in the City sponsored by the Downtown Dayton Partnership. The chorus also enjoys singing at senior communities.

Collaborating with musicians from other groups has been a rewarding experience for Dayton Celebration Chorus members. Musicians from the University of Dayton New Horizons Band have joined with the chorus to provide instrumental accompaniment. Chorus members have also had the opportunity to sing with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Holiday Festival Community Chorus, the Miami Valley Symphony, and the Harmony Project choir in Columbus.