2026 Season Overview
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2026 Season At A Glance
Opportunities for Choral Ensembles*
*Check farther down the page for instrumental and/or full music department opportunities in 2026
Choirs of America presents...
COA Nationals for Top Choirs
New York City + Carnegie Hall
Discover (or re-visit) our flagship event in spring, 2026. Featuring world-class teaching artists, extremely engaging educational opportunities, collaborative experiences, and topped off with an awe-inspiring concert performance in Carnegie Hall complete with an All-Choir World Premiere from our Composer-in-Residence, the
Nationals for Top Choirs program is the most sought-after choral event of the year. Here are some of the details...
COA Nationals for Top Choirs
March 19-21, 2026
Principal Conductor: Craig Hella Johnson
Guest Conductor: Rollo Dilworth
Composer-in-Residence (World Premiere): Rollo Dilworth
Teaching Artists / Clinicians:
Julie Yu, Bruce Rogers, Rollo Dilworth, Coty Raven-Morris, and
André Thomas
COA Nationals for Top Choirs
March 28-29, 2026
Principal Conductors: Edie Copley, Coty Raven Morris, and Andrea Ramsey
Composer-in-Residence (World Premiere): Andrea Ramsey
Teaching Artists / Clinicians: Edie Copley, Andrea Ramsey, and Coty Raven Morris
Harmony Productions presents...
2026 Harmony Honors Invitational
Enhanced Residency + Concert Performance
New York City | Carnegie Hall
April 26-28, 2026
The inaugural Harmony Honors Invitational will blaze new trails in concert residency and performance. Each selected choral ensemble will partner with other select choirs, along with an auditioned symphonic honor orchestra, all led by Principal Conductor, Jason Max Ferdinand, in an unforgettable concert performance in world-famous Carnegie Hall.
Harmony Productions presents...
In Harmony 2026
New York City + Carnegie Hall
June 25-27, 2026
Children's & Youth Choirs
Enhanced Residency + Concert Performance
Principal Conductor: Rollo Dilworth
Composer-in-Residence (World Premiere):
Sarah Quartel
College, Community & Church Choirs
Enhanced Residency + Concert Performance
Principal Conductor: Jason Max Ferdinand
Composer-in-Residence (World Premiere): Sarah Quartel
Choirs of America presents...
Aloha State Choral Festival
Oahu, Hawaii
Festival Dates
March 14, 2026
(Teaching Artists include Joshua Habermann, Edie Copley, Coty Raven Morris)
March 28, 2026
(Teaching Artists include
Joshua Habermann, Bruce Rogers, Carrie Tennant, André Thomas)
Choirs of America presents...
American Choral Festival
Anaheim, California
Festival Dates
March 28, 2026
April 18, 2026
Choirs of America presents...
American Choral Festival
San Antonio, Texas
Festival Date
April 11, 2026
2026 Season At A Glance
Opportunities for Instrumental Ensembles
Harmony Productions presents...
2026 Harmony Honors Invitational
Enhanced Residency + Concert Performance
New York City | Carnegie Hall
April 26-28, 2026
Limited to 8 auditioned instrumental ensembles, the inaugural Harmony Honors Invitational will blaze new trails in concert residency and performance. Each selected ensemble will partner with another auditioned ensemble to form 1 of 4 honor ensembles led by Principal Conductors Jason Fettig, Frank Ticheli, or Kevin Noe.
Symphony
Band
Principal Conductor:
Jason Fettig
Wind
Symphony
Principal Conductor:
Frank Ticheli
Philharmonia
Orchestra
Principal Conductor:
Kevin Noe
Symphony
Orchestra + Chorus
Principal Conductor:
Jason Max Ferdinand
New York City
Harmony Honors Festival
Festival Date
March 20, 2026
(Teaching Artists include Kevin Noe, Fran Kick, Catherine Birke,
Robert Frelly, Evan Harger, Greg Bimm, and Arturo Rodriguez)
Oahu, Hawaii
Harmony Honors Festival
Festival Dates
March 13, 2026
(Teaching Artists include Kevin Noe, Stan Schoonover, Fran Kick,
Creston Herron, Evan Harger, Kenny Lee, and Arturo Rodriguez)
March 27, 2026
(Teaching Artists include Chris Kim, J.R. Snow, Tiffany Lu,
Joel Schut, Greg Bimm and
Baljinder Sekhon)
Anaheim, California
Harmony Honors Festival
Festival Dates
March 27, 2026
(Teaching Artists include Kevin Noe, Creston Herron, Stan Schoonover,
Johan de Meij, Nadège Foofat, Fran Kick, and Jonathan Newman)
April 17, 2026
(Teaching Artists include Kevin Noe, Fran Kick, Kevin Geraldi, Patricia Cornett,
Mark Dupere, Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, and
Steven Bryant)
San Antonio, Texas
Harmony Honors Festival
Festival Date
April 10, 2026
(Teaching Artists include Frank Ticheli, Kevin Noe, Stan DeRusha, Fran Kick,
Soo Han, Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, and Steven Bryant)
Carnegie Hall
Featured Ensemble
(Open the Concert!)
Harmonic Convergence Concert
(COA Nationals for Top Choirs)
March 21, 2026
Harmonic Convergence Concert
(COA Nationals for Top Choirs)
March 29, 2026
Harmonic Convergence Concert
(In Harmony Summer Program)
June 27, 2026
O'ahu, Hawai'i
Featured Ensemble**
(Open the Concert!)
**May be combined with Harmony Honors Festival
Aloha State Choral Festival
Finale Concert
March 14, 2026
Aloha State Choral Festival
Finale Concert
March 28, 2026