2026 Season Preview

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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: Julie Yu-Oppenheim, 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: Edie Copley, Andrea Ramsey, and Coty Raven Morris

Craig Hella Johnson
Rollo Dilworth
Edie Copley
Coty Raven Morris
André Thomas
Julie Yu-Oppenheim
Bruce Rogers
Andrea Ramsey

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): TBD

College, Community & Church Choirs

Enhanced Residency + Concert Performance

Principal Conductor: Jason Max Ferdinand

Composer-in-Residence (World Premiere): TBD

Carnegie Hall
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Rollo Dilworth
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Jason Max Ferdinand
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In Harmony 2026
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Choirs of America presents...

Aloha State Choral Festival

Oahu, Hawaii

Festival Dates

March 14, 2026

(Teaching Artists include Edie Copley, Coty Raven Morris)

March 28, 2026

(Teaching Artists include 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 Prinicipal 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:

TBD

Jason Fettig
Honor Band
Frank Ticheli
Honor Orchestra I
Kevin Noe
Honor Orchestra II

Carnegie Hall

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, Laslo Marosi, Kenny Lee, and Arturo Rodriguez)

March 27, 2026

(Teaching Artists include Kevin Noe, J.R. Snow, Tiffany Lu,

Joel Schut, Chris Kim, Greg Bimm and Baljinder Sekhon)

Anaheim, California

Harmony Honors Festival

Festival Dates

March 27, 2026

(Teaching Artists include Allan McMurray, 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

Oahu, Hawaii

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

"We had a wonderful time! Great trip, wonderful guide, fun festival!"

- Hawaii tour and festival participant from the Seattle Children's Chorus

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"We had an incredible choir tour with Harmony Tours!!! It feels so good to travel with these incredible humans! Mahalo Hawaii!"

- Kimberly R, Choir Director, Green Valley High School

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"It was a wonderful trip. Well organized. Friendly and knowledgeable tour guide. Great sites and meals. Thank you!!!

- Seattle tour participant from Sheldon High School
Thank you for coordinating the Band's tour to Orlando. My daughter had a great time and I felt like she was well taken care of."

- Kirsten H, Tour Participant Mom

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"THANK YOU for making our dreams come true. We could not have done this without you!"

- Steve P, Band Director, Tournament of Roses Parade Band

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"Such a fabulous and fun day with my Chamber Singers at the Choirs of America Festival today!"

- Laura R, Choir Director, Chino Hills High School

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"The experience of performing in the esteemed Carnegie Hall was awe-inspiring and will have a lasting impact on me, and the choir."

- Marshall W, Artistic Director, Voices of Unity Youth Choir

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"After 7 trips to Carnegie Hall, I can say I enjoyed yours the most!"

Bonnie G, Director Emeritus, Royal High School Choir

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"Your format for this festival does have a positive effect on the teachers and choirs choosing to attend your event."

- Dr. Andre Thomas

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"Singing at Carnegie Hall constituted one of the most intense moments of my life."

- Choral Participant, COA Nationals for Top Choirs

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"We are still flying high from a wonderful weekend with Choirs of America and Dr. Z. Randall Stroope in the magnificent Carnegie Hall!"

- Trish J, Artistic Director, New Jersey Youth Chorus
"Great tour guide. Jam-packed fun and very well-organized. Thank you!"

- Rowena C, Tour Participant

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"We had an absolutely incredible time!!! Everything was so organized. We will definitely use your company again and again!"

- Kim R, Tour Participant

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"Such an amazing experience, so many activities, so much to see and we saw it all! Great hotel, comfortable and restful! We will definitely use Harmony Tours again!"

- New York City performing arts group tour participant from Central Valley Christian School
"Our son had an amazing experience that he will remember for the rest of his life. The entire trip was very well organized. It was impressive."

- Parent of NYC tour and festival participant from Ballard High School
"What a fantastic experience for students and parents. From the beginning of the planning process over a year ago to the actual trip, working with Harmony Tours was a pleasure every step of the way."

- Choir Director from Chaminade College Preparatory School, Nationals for Top Choirs in NYC + Carnegie Hall

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"We found the trip very well organized, run like a clock, and hugely fun and memorable!"

- NYC tour and festival participant from Brentwood High School
"My daughter had a great time! I was impressed by the itinerary and how thorough the cultural activities were. I hope the students get to experience another trip offered by Harmony Tours!"

- Parent of NYC tour and festival participant from The Hockaday School
"Very well organized, educational, and fun! Loved having a Tour Director help us in a city we didn't know. Things were timely run and very well handled."

- NYC tour and festival participant from Oak Ridge High School

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"My daughter had a wonderful time discovering new things in NYC with her friends. I loved being able to see her sing in Carnegie Hall. It was an amazing experience."

- Parent of a NYC tour and festival participant from Hollis Brookline High School

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"Well-planned itinerary! The students had a great time and their performance opportunities were fantastic. They loved listening to other choirs perform. Thank you Harmony Tours and Choirs of America!"

- Chaperone Parent of a Hawaii tour and festival participant from Benjamin Franklin High School

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