Symphony Chorus of New Orleans

SCNO Mission: Making a difference in the lives of our singers, our audience, and our community through the power and beauty of choral singing. SCNO Vision: Building a world where beauty, creativity, and expression are experienced, valued, and nurtured- one performance at a time. SCNO Values: Artistic Excellence, Respect (for the dignity, worth, & creative potential of every individual), Continuous Improvement, Collaboration, Civic Engagement

Symphony Chorus of New Orleans (SCNO) is an all-volunteer chorus that has provided superlative choral music to the greater New Orleans area for more than 35 years. In addition to local productions of choral masterworks like Handel's Messiah and Orff's Carmina Burana, SCNO has also appeared in New York's Carnegie Hall performing the Fauré Requiem (2007), Dvorak Te Deum and Memley Magnificat (2015).

SCNO helped to reopen the Saenger Theater after Hurricane Katrina. SCNO Singers perform annually the beautiful music of Handel's Messiah !

We have sung concerts in New York City at Carnegie Hall, as well as Florence, Italy. Our Music Director, Steven Edwards, has been invited to perform a chorus concert in Paris in June 2024.

Testimonials

"The performance brought cheers from a packed house and showed in the case of the volunteer Symphony Chorus, what amazing talents …" Times Picayune

"And how about the chorus? This volunteer group has delivered plenty of highlights this season, but has rarely sounded better or more engaged …" Times Picayune