The mission of the Tyler Civic Chorale is to present a wide variety of choral music through high-quality performances for the enjoyment and education of East Texas.

An integral part of the Tyler’s musical landscape for over five decades, the Tyler Civic Chorale aims to present a wide variety of choral music through high quality performances for the enjoyment and education of East Texas audiences. Over the course of its history, the Chorale has sung requiems by Brahms, Mozart, Duruflé, and Faure, as well as Handel’s Messiah, Haydn’s Creation, and dozens of other masses, motets, cantatas, and oratorios.

Each year the Tyler Civic Chorale presents two to three concerts, as well as various guest appearances in the community. The 2026-2027 season begins November 15th with Folk Songs from America and the World, a program of folk songs and country music from home and abroad.

In March of 2027 it is our honor to join with East Texas Symphony Orchestra in a tribute to memory, resilience and the American spirit in their Season Finale: Requiem for a Patriot.

Please select the events tab above for more information about both of these performances as well as others as they are added to our schedule.

Do you enjoy singing? The Tyler Civic Chorale wants to hear you! A brief, 10-minute session with the artistic director is all it takes to audition for the Tyler Civic Chorale. Auditions are held in September, before the first rehearsal, but entry into the chorale is also possible at the end of each concert cycle.

Explore our history as an integral part of the musical landscape of Tyler.