Bales Choral Society

Bales Choral Society is a new KU faculty, staff, and student choir at the University of Kansas this fall. Employees can enjoy meeting other faculty and staff from across the university while singing great choral music in the resonant space of the world-class Bales Recital Hall, located on the northwest side of the Lied Center of Kansas.

For the 2025-26 season, the Bales Choral Society will be led by Visiting Professor of Organ and Church Music Wolfgang Reisinger, who will be assisted by KU graduate students studying choral music.  

The group will present concerts at the end of the fall and spring semesters. The 2025-26 repertoire will feature John Rutter’s Gloria and Mozart’s Requiem. The group is also exploring a music tour to Vienna in February 2026 led by Reisinger, including rehearsals, performances and a guided musical tour of the city. 

Rehearsals for the choir are on Mondays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Murphy Hall choir rehearsal room, starting Sept. 8. 

The Bales Choral Society is looking for new members to join the faculty and staff ensemble. To sign up for an audition, please click the button below.