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Local Residents Presenting Choral Classics

Join the MVCS as we sing a collection of favorite opera choruses (many arranged by John Rutter). The concert will be Sunday May 3.

REHEARSALS begin 7pm Monday January 26 at the Mohawk Reformed Church in Mohawk.

JOIN US! We welcome new singers! John Krause, our Artistic Director, will guide and coach us on all these wonderful choral works from great operas.

REGISTRATION is at 6:30pm Monday January 26. MVCS memberships are $15 plus $30 for the purchase of the music.

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Looking forward to another great MVCS Concert....

About Us
Typically, the concerts of the Mohawk Valley Choral Society include music by composers such as Brahms, Haydn, Handel, J.S. Bach, Mozart, and Mendelssohn. However, the chorus has also sung pieces by contemporary twentieth century composers such as Copland, Rutter, Pinkham and Moses Hogan. In recent years, the Mohawk Valley Choral Society has sung Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, the Brahms Requiem, the Mozart Requiem, Handel's Messiah, Rutter's Mass of the Children, J.S. Bach's Mass in B Minor and Haydn's Creation, as well as works by Randall Thompson and Morten Lauridsen. In July 2017, it appeared with the Albany Symphony where it premiered Benjamin Wallace's Water Music: The Little Falls Lock.

Where we perform

The Mohawk Valley Choral Society has appeared in cities, towns and villages throughout the Mohawk Valley. It has performed at the Cathedral of All Saints (the Episcopal Cathedral) in Albany, NY, Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse University Campus, at Hamilton College, at the Herkimer County Community College, Presidential Inauguration and at the 2009 Genesis Group’s 9/11 Commemorative Program.
It has appeared with the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble and the Albany Symphony Orchestra.
In the past, the Choral Society worked in conjunction with Herkimer County Community College to enable its students to participate with the Choral Society and earn college credit at the same time.
For ten years, the Choral Society offered scholarships to area high school juniors and seniors. These scholarships were granted after competitive auditions. They granted the winners free membership in the Choral Society as well as free weekly vocal lessons. Begun in 2009, the Choral Society increased this scholarship program from its original two scholarships a year to ten in its final year of existence.

Interested singers seeking more information about the Mohawk Valley Choral Society are encouraged to get in touch with the chorus through contact us.

Our Personnel

Through collaborative efforts we are able to produce inspiring musical programs that have delighted our audiences for decades.

Dedicated Singers

We pride ourselves on our dedicated commitment to our music. When it comes to our performances, you can count on us to deliver an experience that connects you to the rich cultural heritage of great music in our community. We encourage new members to join us at the beginning of each semester. Some of our singers have been with us over 30 years!

Live Orchestra

Our performances frequently feature exceptional orchestral accompaniment by professional musicians and trained soloists who deliver an unforgettable experience. We employ the finest musicians from Central New York. Whenever you attend a performance by Mohawk Valley Choral Society, you can trust that you are enjoying the finest our area has to offer.

Interim Artistic Director and Conductor

Randy Davis

Randy Davis received his BA in Music Education from Thayer Conservatory of Music of Atlantic Union College in South Lancaster, Mass. and also studied at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ, as well as at the University of Illinois at Champagne/Urbana, Ill.

Mr. Davis earned his Master’s Degree in Music Performance with an emphasis in Choral Conducting from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He has additionally participated in Master Classes given by Robert Shaw, Frauke Haasemann, and Ann Howard Jones.

From 1988 through 2022, Mr. Davis was the Artistic Director and Conductor of The Mohawk Valley Choral Society. He also has been an adjunct instructor at Herkimer County Community College, in Herkimer, New York. He has served as organist and choir director at both Holy Trinity Church and St. Joseph’s Church in Little Falls, NY and St. Paul’s Church in Whitesboro, NY. For over twenty years, he was Director of Music at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Utica, NY.

He has also conducted choruses at New York State School Music Association All-County and Area-All-State Music Festivals.

He actively gives piano instruction, and is music director at the Utica International Seventh Day Adventist Church in Utica, NY.