Chorus Connection

What Chorus Connection does

Chorus Connection is a privately held, New York-based SaaS company that provides a cloud-based choir and chorus management platform. Founded in 2013 and operating with fewer than ten employees, the company has accumulated more than 400 choral organizations as customers, spanning community choruses, children's choruses, GALA-affiliated choruses, symphonic ensembles, barbershop groups, semi-professional choirs, and professional choruses. Its single product is a unified, web-based suite covering member directory and self-service profiles, calendar management for rehearsals and concerts, music and document file storage, group communications, member payment collection, concert rosters and riser charts, and event ticketing, with separate admin, singer, and parent portals and a device-friendly interface across laptops, tablets, and phones.

The platform is delivered as a subscription SaaS product with a hybrid go-to-market motion: a free trial self-serve signup for smaller community organizations and a book-a-demo enterprise sales motion for larger accounts such as the Boston Symphony Orchestra Children's Choir and LA Master Chorale. Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed; pricing is gated behind a sales inquiry, and there is no published tier structure. Marketing relies primarily on content — a blog plus free guides on topics such as singer recruitment, fundraising, and volunteer management — to drive organic acquisition in a narrow, well-defined vertical.

Ownership is founder-led under CEO Jacob Levine, and the company is bootstrapped, with only a single $70,000 funding round disclosed in January 2018 and no subsequent capital events on record. The management team is small and deeply embedded in the choral community, including a Head of Operations with prior operations experience at the Boston Gay Men's Chorus. There is no evidence of institutional investors, M&A activity, partnerships, or AI/ML capabilities.

Name

Chorus Connection

Legal name

Chorus Connection Inc.

Website

https://chorusconnection.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Chorus Connection provides a cloud-based SaaS platform for managing choral organizations, offering member directories, calendars, payments, communications, ticketing, and file storage. It serves more than 400 community, children's, symphonic, and professional choruses primarily in the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Choir Management Software

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Musical Groups and Artists (71113)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAMANAC

Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Music Education (Instrumental & Vocal)

Keywords

• Choir management software
• Chorus member management
• Event ticketing software
• Member payment collection
• Group communications platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS: Monthly or annual subscription fees for choir management software access. The platform offers a free trial and charges for ongoing access to member management, communication, payment collection, and ticketing features.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chorus Connection is a cloud-based SaaS platform that provides choral organizations with an integrated suite of tools for member management, group communications, payment collection, file storage, calendar and rehearsal scheduling, concert rosters with riser charts, and event ticketing. The product is sold on a subscription basis with a free trial and book-a-demo sales motion and serves more than 400 choruses including community, children's, GALA, symphonic, barbershop, semi-professional, and professional ensembles.

Product overview

Chorus Connection is a single unified choir management software platform designed for choral organizations of all sizes. The platform provides a comprehensive suite of integrated tools including member management, group communications, payment collection, file storage, concert and rehearsal management, event ticketing, and member self-service features. Admin Tools include Member Management, Communications, Collecting Payments, File Storage, Concert & Rehearsal Management, and Ticketing. Singer Tools include Member Directory, Calendar, File Downloads, Making Payments, and Bulletin Board. Parent Tools provide separate access for parents of child singers. The product serves various chorus types including community, children's, GALA, symphonic, barbershop, semi-professional, and professional choruses, with over 400 choruses using the platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chorus Connection A unified, cloud-based choir management SaaS platform that provides member management, group communications, payment collection, music and document file storage, rehearsal and concert calendar, concert rosters and riser charts, event ticketing, and singer self-service tools for choral organizations of all sizes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% increase in user utilization of the platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tithely: Church giving and management platform with member directory, events, and communication features. A scaled incumbent in adjacent verticals that overlaps with choir administration within churches.
• Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: Enterprise nonprofit CRM used by large arts organizations. While not a vertical choir tool, it overlaps at the high end (e.g., BSO, NYC Master Chorale) where sophisticated donor and member management may be required.
• Pushpay: Large church engagement and management platform (including acquired Church Community Builder). Operates broadly across church operations including music/choir workflows, with substantially more capital and enterprise sales reach than Chorus Connection.

Direct peers

• MemberClicks: All-in-one membership management platform for small-staff associations and nonprofit groups. Directly comparable on member database, payments, events, and email communication features used by choral organizations.
• Wild Apricot: Membership management SaaS widely used by performing arts associations and choruses. Competes head-to-head on member directory, dues/payment collection, event creation, and communications, and is a common incumbent Chorus Connection displaces.
• Planning Center: Church management SaaS that includes dedicated choir and music team modules (member directory, scheduling, communications, file sharing). Highly comparable feature set and target user persona (volunteer choir directors and administrators), serving the overlap where church choirs exist.

Others

• Airtable: Generic low-code platform frequently used by choruses for member directories, scheduling, and lightweight workflow automation. Represents the do-it-yourself alternative that Chorus Connection must outperform on ease of use and choral-specific workflows.
• Submittable: Application and event management platform used by arts organizations for auditions, festivals, and grant programs. Adjacent rather than directly competitive, but occasionally used by choral organizations alongside or instead of dedicated chorus management tools.

Emerging players

• Tendenci: Open-source association management software targeting small-staff nonprofits and membership groups. Comparable on member directory, events, and communications, and represents a lower-cost alternative for budget-constrained choruses.
• Breeze: Church management software with people directory, communication, event, and giving features. Smaller-scale direct overlap for church-affiliated choruses, with a similar ease-of-use positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chorusconnect
• Facebookfacebook.com/chorusconnection

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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