Voice Magazine, Issue 49.1-Fall/Winter 2025

The digital edition of our Fall/Winter 2025 issue of the Voice is now available! This issue includes feature articles on budgeting, a personal profile on Marie Bucoy-Calavan, building a chorus from the ground up, and appeal letters. Read articles from the 2025 Fall/Winter Voice below.

Thank You to Our Fall/Winter Issue Advertisers: ACFEA Tour Consultants, ACIS Productions, Bach Society of Saint Louis, Berkshire Choral International, Berkshire Choral International, Choral Arts DC, Kantorei, MUSICFOLDER.com Inc., Oregon Bach Festival, Paul John Rudoi, Peabody Institute, Seattle Men’s Chorus/ Seattle Women’s Chorus, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Voce, Yale Glee Club

Issue Articles

Sample appeal letter
Anatomy of an Appeal Letter
When I first began my career in fundraising, I was surprised to learn that “snail mail” is still, by far, the most effective method of asking for money. More than...
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Balancing Your Budget When There's Nothing Left to Cut
While margins are usually tight in the arts, right now the math really isn’t working for arts organizations. Even while attendance numbers continue to increase, we’re finding it harder and...
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choir in room singing
Building a Chorus from the Ground Up: Practical Advice from Those Who Have Done It
In the late summer of 2022, Heidi Ackerman picked up her phone and took a video selfie. In it, she said: “My name’s Heidi, and would you like to sing...
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Marie conducting
Personal Perspective: The Impossible Balance of a "Mom Conductor"
As a conductor, I never imagined a crescendo could trigger stress. Once, I dreamed only of grand builds—the opening swell of Handel’s “Zadok the Priest,” the layered voices of Lotti’s...
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About The Voice

Chorus America's award-winning quarterly magazine, The Voice, highlights chorus news, artistic initiatives in the choral world, and advice and commentary on the business of running a successful chorus. The Voice is distributed to nearly 2,000 choral leaders throughout North America. It is published in Spring, Summer, and Fall/Winter; ISSN 1074-0805. Browse articles and past issues in the tabs below. Editor, Liza W. Beth

All The Voice Issues

Voice Magazine, Issue 49.2-Spring 2026
Voice Magazine, Issue 49.1-Fall/Winter 2025
Voice Magazine, Issue 48.3- Summer 2025
Voice Magazine, Issue 48.2- Spring 2025
Voice Magazine, Issue 48.1- Fall/Winter 2024
Voice Magazine, Issue 47.3 - Summer 2024
Voice Magazine, Issue 47.1 - Fall/Winter 2023
Voice Magazine, Issue 46.3 - Summer/Conference 2023