Grand Chorus is comprised of over 160 singers drawn from the A Cappella Choir, University
Singers, Concert Choir, and other interested individuals. The Grand Chorus has a distinguished
history of performing under the leadership of many of the world's most highly respected
orchestral conductors. The late Georg Solti called the UNT Grand Chorus one of America's
best choirs. The Grand Chorus sings annually with the UNT Symphony Orchestra, UNT
Chamber Orchestra, UNT Wind Symphony and/or regional symphonies. Recent repertoire
includes Verdi's Requiem, Menselssohn's Elijah, Puccini's Turandot, Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and Mass in C Major, Mahler's Symphony No. 2, Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms, Mozart's Coronation Mass and Requiem, Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem, Britten's War Requiem, Howells' The Hymn of Jesus, and Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. In the spring of 2013, the Grand Chorus, Symphony Orchestra and tenor Richard Croft,
gave the premier of Jake Heggie's Ahab Symphony, which is avaiable on iTunes, CDBaby, and Amazon. In April 2003, the Grand Chorus performed and made a commercial recording of Orff's Carmina Burana in a new complete edition for wind symphony, choir, and soloists. The compact disc
is available from Klavier Records.