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Biography
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Chicago Symphony Chorus
Effective period / Period of releases: 1962 - 2015
Members: Cynthia Anderson, Richard Cohn, Paul Grizzell, Sally Schweikert, William Kirkwood, Barbara Pearson, Daniel Harper, Elizabeth Gottlieb, Herbert Wittges, Karen Brunssen, Jean Braham, Roald Henderson, Thomas Dymit, Kurt Link, Bradley Nystrom, Karen Zajac, Rich Brunner, Mary Ann Beatty, James P. Yarbrough, Edward K. Osaki, Kip Snyder, Charles M. Olson, Kathy Kerchner, Gail Friesema, Elizabeth Hare, Sarah Herbert (2)
The history of the Chorus began in 1957, when sixth music director Fritz Reiner invited Margaret Hillis to establish a chorus to equal the quality of the The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Hillis accepted the challenge, and the Chicago Symphony Chorus first performed in March and April 1958.