Who We Are
Capital City Chorus (CCC) is an Arts Education Organization for Indiana. A dynamic women’s choral arts organization, Capital City Chorus performs at private and public events throughout the Central Indiana area, and also presents its own musical cabarets and stage shows. Through our performances and educational outreach, we educate the public about barbershop music, which is one of the few truly original American musical art forms.
Indianapolis 500
Festival Memorial Service on Monument Circle, sharing the spotlight
with Wynonna Judd.
Capital City Chorus, founded in 1956, is a chapter of Sweet Adelines International,
a world-wide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical
art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance, with
more than 600 choruses in 13 countries. Since its inception, CCC has entertained audiences throughout the Midwest with
its special brand of four-part harmony.
Our Goals
Vision Statement: Changing lives... one performance at a time!
Mission Statement: The Capital City Chorus is committed to creating musical excellence in a warm, caring and supportive environment which encourages the growth and development of each member through education, performance and competition.
A driving goal of CCC is to be a Fabulous Performing Chorus!
Weekly rehearsals, private vocal instruction for members, dance lessons,
public performances and competition with other barbershop groups help the
chorus reach toward that goal. Performances feature a wide variety of music,
including old standards, Broadway show-stoppers, contemporary pop and country,
gospel, patriotic numbers and jazz -- which give audiences a high-quality,
high-energy performance that will leave them smiling and humming a familiar
tune.
We're Not Just From Indianapolis!
The 80+ members of the group come not just from the Indianapolis
area, but from Anderson, Muncie, Bloomington, New Castle, Lafayette and Fort Wayne.
Rehearsals are held at All Souls Unitarian Church, 5805 E. 56th St., every
Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Every rehearsal includes group voice lessons
and choreography training. Vocal coaches are
brought in during the year to educate and train our singers.
CCC Performs the National Anthem at an Indiana Fever game
Some Additional Facts
- CCC is recognized by the Indianapolis Business Journal as "one
of the top 25 arts organizations in Central Indiana."
- CCC is an Indianapolis chapter of Sweet Adelines International (SAI),
a worldwide organization of 25,000 women singers. For more about SAI,
visit www.sweetadelineintl.org.
- CCC performs at local events, such as the 500 Festival
Memorial Service.
- Recent achievements:
- October 2010 - Capital City Chorus placed 11th in the world at the Sweet Adelines International competition in Seattle, WA.
- April 2009 - Capital City Chorus won the Sweet Adelines Region #4 Competition, qualifying to compete at the 2010 Sweet Adelines International Competition in Seattle, WA in Oct. 2010.
- October, 2007 - Competed in the Sweet Adelines International Competition in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, placing 12th in the world.
- July, 2006 - Chosen to represent Sweet Adelines International at the World Harmony Jamboree as part of the Men's Barbershop Harmony International Convention in Indianapolis.
- April, 2006 - Second-place medallist in five-state region. Score qualified Capital City to compete in the 2007 Sweet Adelines International competition to be held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- Sept. 2005 - Named by Indianapolis Business Journal as one of the top 25 largest Indianapolis-area Performing Arts Organizations.
- 2005 -- Second-place medallist in five-state region.
- 2004 Sweet Adelines International competitor (Indianapolis).
Ranked second of the world’s 2003 second-place choruses and fifth overall. - 2003 -- Chosen to represent Indiana in the National Festival of the States, a music festival in Washington, DC.
- 2003 -- Second-place medallist in five-state region.
- 2002 Sweet Adelines International competitor (Nashville, TN).
Placed 20th in the world. - 2001 -- Second-place medallist in five-state region.
- 2000 Grand Champion of the Buckeye Invitational.
International barbershop contest for men’s and women’s choruses and quartets.
- Provides educational programs to the youth of Central
Indiana:
- Young Women in Harmony -- an in-school music education program for middle, junior and high school students.
- A Cappella Festival -- a full day of student learning and performance for Central Indiana students in grades 6 through 12.
- Supports the Central Indiana Youth Barbershop Chorus
- a chorus open to boys and girls throughout central Indiana which provides education and vocal music opportunities for students, helping them to achieve personal growth and development, while experiencing the joy of singing four-part barbershop harmony.
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization committed to advancing the musical art form of barbershop harmony through education and performance.