Chorus America is an influential group of over 1,600 choruses, individuals, and businesses that works to strengthen choral organizations by provides groups like BCE with information, research, leadership development, professional training, and advocacy so we can deliver the best possible contributions to the Greater Boston community and to the choral art. BCE joined in 2007.
Recently, Chorus America released their most recent “Chorus Impact Study” in 2009 and reports the following:
Choral singing continues to be a popular form of performing arts participation in the United States and participation is growing. As Chorus America reported in our 2009 Chorus Impact Study, 18.1% of households say that one or more adults currently participate in a chorus (up from 15.6% in 2003). When children are added to the equation, participation jumps to 22.9% of households (up from 18% in 2003).
There are an estimated 32.5 million adults regularly singing in choruses today and 42.6 million Americans overall—that’s nearly 15% of the U.S. population, or about as many people who live in Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, and DC combined!
It sounds like BCE is in good company!
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