In 1939, Father Joseph Emrich founded the Holy Name Band and Choral Club, which later became: The Holy Name Choral Club (1968), The Choral Club of Louisville (1972), and finally, The Louisville Chorus (1987). Joseph Herde succeeded Father Emrich and still conducts the Holy Name Band. Richard Spalding, Conductor Emeritus, lovingly devoted 20 years to the ensemble and made its 1985 European Sister Cities Concert Tour possible.
Daniel Spurlock brought excellence and inspiration for 12 Seasons, and Therese Davis, Executive Director and Pianist, has collaborated with the music directors since 1969, to ensure the successful growth and development of The Chorus.
The Louisville Chorus now boasts the expertise of S. Timothy Glasscock, who accepted the post as Artistic Director in January of 2003.
A member of Chorus America, this professional chorus maintains approximately 50 auditioned singers and performs the widest in varietal repertoire from choral masterworks with orchestra to pops, children-oriented, Broadway, and even Bluegrass. Through our series concerts, fund raising dinner concert events, joint ventures with other arts agencies, commissioned performances, professional CDs, Education/Outreach programs for students, and charity benefits, listeners experience music with life and personality, honoring the finest in choral traditions.
The Louisville Chorus is known for outstanding, diverse and accessible programming; sound management; admirable outreach; and versatility unmatched by any vocal ensemble in the area.
The area's longest thriving choral arts agency continues to maintain its artistic distinction under Maestro Glasscock. The Louisville Chorus imbues Character, Expression and Vitality!
Honoring the finest in choral traditions. Fostering the choral art form
since 1939. Performing the widest in varietal repertoire.
S. Timothy Glasscock,
Artistic Director, is Director of Vocal Studies at the Youth Performing Arts School, where he conducts four ensembles, coaches majors and non-majors in vocal techniques, and consults on various musical productions.
Mr. Glasscock has taught choral music and private voice for the Indiana University system, the University of Kentucky, and Campbellsville University.
A native of Kentucky, he holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in music from the University of Louisville and has recently finished the coursework requirements for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the University of Kentucky.
Mr. Glasscock has performed and conducted nationally and internationally, presided at music festivals, adjudicated choirs and coached ensembles at the high school, college, and professional levels alike.
Therese Davis,
Executive Director and Pianist for The Louisville Chorus, earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Jacksonville University (Fla.) where she was a student piano instructor, pianist for numerous artists, a member of Mu Phi Epsilon International Music Sorority, and a member of the Green Key Honorary Leadership Society. She received a Master of Music degree from the University of Louisville where she continued pianist and teaching activities and studied with Lee Luvisi. She has served with The Louisville Chorus as pianist since 1969 and has served in the Executive Director position since 1981.
Therese has been a rehearsal pianist for the Louisville Ballet, Kentucky Opera and choral masterworks performances of The Louisville Orchestra as well as a piano instructor. She also performed as solo recitalist and pianist for several Franklin, NC, Fine Arts Festival performers; she has coached in chamber music with Walter Trampler, Bernard Greenhouse, and Joseph Silverstein; and she participated in piano master classes with concert pianist, Leonid Hambro. Currently she is in demand as pianist for Louisville area artists.
Patron Comments:
“The program deserves to be repeated!!! Our enjoyment of it was not just of music but of a spiritual nature… Your beautiful performance enriched our lives… Thanks for once again impressing me with the beauty of Christmas by keeping alive the classical works that began the traditions we now have ‘capitalized’ on. Those sacred works deserve preservation by an agency like yours that can present them memorably and lovingly…”
“The program deserves to be repeated!!! Our enjoyment of it was not just of music but of a spiritual nature… Your beautiful performance enriched our lives… Thanks for once again impressing me with the beauty of Christmas by keeping alive the classical works that began the traditions we now have ‘capitalized’ on. Those sacred works deserve preservation by an agency like yours that can present them memorably and lovingly…”