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ACC Mission
To serve Anchorage and surrounding communities by fostering excellence in choral music through world-class vocal performance, community events, and music education.

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Staff

• Grant Cochran, Artistic Director
  • Professional Background
• Stephen McLallen, Managing Director
• Janet Carr-Campbell, Accompanist

Board of Directors
2022-2023 Season

President

• Becky Oberrecht

Vice President Elect

• Heidi Herbert-Lovern

Immediate Past Presidents

• Nan Magrath FY21
• Megan Sandone FY19
• ​Jennifer Midthun-Janes

Treasurer

• John Fraser

Recording Secretary

• Megan Sandone

Member at Large

• Ken Diemer
• Tom Hewitt
• John Fraser
• Heidi Herbert-Lovern, Orchestra Manager
• Nan Magrath​
  
• Lora Nordstrom
• Lana Ramos, Marketing

Community Members

• Heidi Herbert-Lovern​

Appointed Positions

• Lou Ann Hennig, Auditions
• Karl Hageman, Shaun Baines, Librarians
• Kathy Rowell, Historian
• Lisa Geist, Membership Committee
• Janet McCulloch, Community Messiah Coordinator
• Shaun Baines, Tour Coordinator

Concert Support Staff​

• Bernie Helms, Stage Manager​​
• Rick Miller, Audio Technical Director
• Fred Sager, Production Manager
• Kurt Riemann, Surreal Studios, Concert Audio Recordings
• Quinton Smith, Landsick Media, Concert Video Recordings

Lorene Harrison, ACC Founder, at her 100th birthday party. She was joined by the Chorus and 2,000 of her closest friends.

Our History
ACC’s existence in the Alaska community has been long and successful.  Founded in 1947 by Lorene Harrison, the Chorus is a mainstay in Anchorage’s arts community.

Affiliations

• Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, Resident Company
• Chorus America, member in good standing

Community Service

• Special Community Events on request, such as Heroes Welcome, 50th Anniversary of Statehood celebrations
• Annual Community “Messiah” sponsor
• Annual Mayor’s Tree Lighting Ceremony
• Annual Anchorage Museum of History and Art holiday program

Community Outreach & Education

• Complimentary tickets for disadvantaged youth and adults.
• Student Vocal Competition & Winner’s Recital for vocal lesson scholarships
• High School and College Student mentorship scholarships

We believe music is for EVERYONE!  If you'd like to partner with the Chorus to make our performances accessible to underrepresented audiences through outreach and/or removing financial barriers, please call our Executive Director.  

Accomplishments

• Year 2000 recipient of the Eleanor Sullivan Humanitarian Award, presented by Soroptimist International of Anchorage
• Year 2000 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Arts Organization
• Tours to Czech Republic, Russa, Australia, New Zealand, Central and Eastern Europe, Scotland, England, Wales, Canada, Brazil and Argentina, Germany, Austria

• Fifth Place, Mixed Chorus Competition, Llanglollen International Musical Eisteddfod, 1996.

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