Program areas at CAAM
Columbia Chorale is the regions premier mixed-voiced community ensemble. Chartered in 1978, the Chorale strives to promote choral music of the highest artistic quality and stimulate a greater community understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of choral music. The membership, drawn from across central Missouri, consists of a broad spectrum of both professional and amateur musicians unified through a common appreciation for outstanding choral music. The ensemble presents two or more formal concerts per season with an emphasis on providing rich and varied programs that appeal to a wide cross-section of Missouri residents and visitors. Coumbia Chorale performed two concerts in their 2021-2022 season.
Columbia Chamber Choir, a subset of Columbia Chorale, is an auditioned mixed vocal ensemble, established to support the organizations mission to promote high quality choral music to the region by performing repertoire more suitable for smaller numbers. Columbia Chamber Choir performed two concerts in their 2021 - 2022 Season.
CAAMs newest extension, Prometheus, joins as the organizations permanent professional Artists-in-Residence. Under the direction of Artistic Director R. Paul Crabb and Assistant Director Emily Edgington Andrews, Prometheus fourteen singers hail from regions across the United States. Each of them leading professional lives as soloists and chamber musicians, their collected experience brings a special breadth and depth to the ensemble, lending Prometheus a unique versatility and intimacy. The ensemble will join CAAM once a year to perform on tour. Prometheus toured one weekend in September 2021.
CAAMs youth choir extension, Columbia Youth Choirs, was established in 2013 to serve students in grades K-12 of any ability level, economic background, and cultural or religious affiliation. Its membership represents over 30 public, private, and homeschool programs in the region. The seven choirs offered ensure any interested singer an opportunity to receive high-quality vocal music education at an affordable price. Columbia Youth choirs performed three concerts in their 2021-2022 season.
Columbia Community Gospel Choir (CCGC) is a free choral ensemble open to anyone in the community. CCGC strives to provide a sense of fellowship and camaraderie through gospel music, coming together once a year to perform in the Unity Benefit Concert. CCGC began as a guest ensemble in CAAMs first Unity Concert in 2016, but proved to be so successful in its first year that it has officially joined CAAM as its newest choir.