Stewardship

Grow and sustain the role of choral singing in our community by wisely managing the organization’s financial and human resources.

Share

Seek innovative ways within and beyond the concert hall to make our choral programming affordable, accessible, and inclusive for community audiences.

Inspire Joy

Express the joy of singing together.

Quality

Pursue high standards of musical expression through choral singing.

Relevance

Link today’s issues with timeless messages in classical and contemporary choral music - create programming that matters.

Identity Statement

NEWVoices sings music that uplifts and inspires residents of Northeast Wisconsin. We are a mixed-voice adult choir comprised of 80 volunteer singers who audition, rehearse, and perform like professionals. We are to choral music what a symphony is to orchestral music. Our singers and audiences come from a 6-county region. We perform 4-5 live choral concerts annually, each featuring fresh repertoire and with thematic programming that responds to community issues and emphasizes collaboration with partner organizations.

NEWVoices is rooted in community:

  • Our singers are unpaid but audition, rehearse and perform like professionals.

  • Our organization is led by a community-based board of directors who contribute professional skills, networks, and experience to fulfill our mission.

  • We serve a community audience drawn from a 6-county region, with ongoing and special programs to engage diverse audiences of all life stages, including youth and seniors.

  • We give voice to community issues through collaborative artistic and educational programming with partners such as the Sexual Assault Crisis Center, Fox Valley Memory Project, League of Women Voters, Fox Valley Symphony, Appleton Boychoir, and Lawrence Academy of Music.

  • Our commitment to community issues and innovative local programming earned us the 2016 education and community engagement award presented annually by Chorus America. This award recognizes programs that expand a chorus’ role in its community through mission-based programming, music education, artistic excellence, and meaningful collaborations. This is the first time in the ensemble’s history that it has earned a national award from Chorus America, the leading trade association for adult and children’s choirs.