Thirteen choirs and vocal ensembles from across the Charlotte region will take the stage this Saturday, September 19, for Charlotte Sings!, a two-session community concert built around a simple idea: get the region's singers together, and use the crowd to help fund music education in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Session 1 runs from 2:00 to 3:30 pm and features seven groups, with a suggested $5 donation.
The event is described in WFAE's community calendar listing as a concert celebrating shared music-making, bringing together community choirs and vocal ensembles from across the Charlotte region. Session 1 lineup includes Caritas, Charlotte Chamber Choir, North Mecklenburg Community Chorus, Queen Charlotte Chorus, Queen City Singers, Charlotte Master Chorale's main chorus, and Queen City Vocals, according to the same listing. Proceeds benefit Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' choral music education programs.
Session 2, scheduled for 4:00 pm the same day, adds six more regional groups to the roster — 7th Son, Brighter Day Community Choir, Carolina Lady Singers, Charlotte Chorale, One Voice Charlotte, and Uptown Sound — according to the event page hosted by CLTSings. Each session requires its own ticket or registration, so attendees can choose one performance or stay for both. The concert takes place at Covenant Presbyterian Church, located at 1000 E Morehead Street in Charlotte.
A 75-Year-Old Chorale Behind the Curtain
Charlotte Master Chorale, a participating ensemble in the event, has deep roots in the city's music scene. The chorale was founded in 1951 as the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte and now serves as the official resident chorus of the Charlotte Symphony, according to the organization's own account of its history. It maintains a volunteer roster of singers, and it regained its independent nonprofit status in 2018 after 25 years merged directly with the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.
The concert itself isn't a one-off. It marks a continuation of last year's Charlotte Sings! showcase, held on September 20, 2025, at the same Covenant Presbyterian venue with a multi-ensemble lineup, per the chorale's own event archive. That 2025 edition was offered as a single free concert with advance registration encouraged, before this year's event adopted the pay-what-you-wish donation model that now benefits CMS directly.
From Barbershop Harmony to Academic Chamber Music
The Session 1 lineup spans a wide range of choral traditions. Queen Charlotte Chorus is among the Session 1 performers.
Caritas is one of the Session 1 performers. Queen City Vocals, meanwhile, is a Charlotte-based a cappella group, according to reporting from Elon News Network.
Community Choirs and Their Venue
North Mecklenburg Community Chorus is one of the Session 1 performers. Charlotte Chamber Choir is another Session 1 performer.
The venue hosting all of this is Covenant Presbyterian Church.
Taken together, the lineup illustrates a kind of circular investment in Charlotte's music ecosystem: participating ensembles are pooling their audiences to support the CMS choral programs that train the region's next generation of singers. The exact fundraising goal for CMS, the specific pieces each choir will perform, and the total combined audience capacity across both sessions remain open questions ahead of Saturday's concert.
