Boulder Chorale

Name

Boulder Chorale

Legal name

Boulder Chorale

Website

https://boulderchorale.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Services

NAICS

Musical Groups and Artists (711130), Musical Groups and Artists (71113), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Performing Arts Programs (Band, Choir, Orchestra, Theater) (EDAJAJAE), Group Music Classes & Ensembles (Band, Orchestra, Choir) (EDAMANAC), Music Camps (Band, Choir, Instrument Intensive) (EDAMALAJ)

Keywords

• Choral music programs
• Community chorus
• Music education
• Youth choir
• Choral performance

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: Annual and semester-based tuition fees for Concert Chorale ($425/year), Chamber Chorale ($87.50/semester), and Children's Chorale programs ranging from $260-$660 per season depending on ensemble level. Additional fees for credit card processing.
2. Donations and Contributions: Tax-deductible donations from individual donors, including one-time gifts, vehicle donations, qualified charitable distributions from retirement accounts, and planned giving through the JoAn Segal Planned Giving Club for estate gifts.
3. Concert Revenue: Some concerts are free with donations appreciated; others have ticket sales through Ludus.com and vbotickets.com platforms. Sponsorships available for individuals and businesses at various levels.
4. Corporate Sponsorships: Sponsorship opportunities ranging from advertising sponsorships to concert and season sponsorship. Current sponsors include Charles Schwab, Save Home Heat, Melody Kids, and Bookcliff Vineyards.
5. Summer Program Fees: Showstoppers Week summer program at $295 per participant. Tour Choir program costs up to $900 per student with peer-to-peer fundraising support available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Boulder Chorale operates an intergenerational community chorus offering auditioned adult choral ensembles and tiered children's choral ensembles (K-9th grade), plus summer programs. The organization rehearses weekly and produces six to eight major concerts per season, including collaborations with professional Front Range orchestras and guest artists from world music traditions.

Product overview

Boulder Chorale operates as a nonprofit choral organization offering multiple ensemble programs for singers of all ages. The organization comprises six distinct ensembles: the Boulder Concert Chorale (approximately 100 adult singers), Boulder Chamber Chorale (select small ensemble from Concert Chorale), and four Boulder Children's Chorale ensembles (Piccolini for K-1st grade, Prima Voce for 2nd-4th grade, Volante for 4th-8th grade, and Bel Canto for 6th-9th grade premier ensemble). Additional programs include Showstoppers Week summer day program and Tour Choir for the Bravo!Vail Music Festival. The organization also produces seasonal concerts featuring collaborations with orchestras and guest artists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Piccolini: Introductory ensemble for Kindergarteners and 1st graders
• Prima Voce
• Volante
• Bel Canto
• Showstoppers Week
• Tour Choir

Products and services

• Boulder Concert Chorale An auditioned mixed ensemble of approximately 100 adult singers that performs a wide variety of repertoire including world music traditions and classical symphonic works; tuition is $425/year.
• Boulder Chamber Chorale A select small ensemble of singers auditioned from within the Boulder Concert Chorale, performing at a high level with outreach performances and special events; tuition is $87.50/semester.
• Boulder Children's Chorale A youth choral program empowering young singers from Kindergarten through 9th grade, organized into four ensembles across training and premiere tiers with semester or full-season tuition.
• Piccolini Choir Entry-level training ensemble for K-1st graders focused on foundational choral skills and unison singing; tuition is $260/semester or $520 full season.
• Prima Voce Choir Training ensemble for 2nd-4th graders building foundational musical abilities, including basic two-part harmonies and songs in foreign languages; tuition is $270/semester or $540 full season.
• Volante Choir First auditioned children's choir for 4th-8th graders with treble voices emphasizing 2- and 3-part harmony and traditional music notation reading; tuition is $600 for the 2026-2027 season.
• Bel Canto Choir Premier treble voice ensemble of the Boulder Children's Chorale for grades 6-9, highly selective, performing in two-, three-, and four-part harmony with advanced musicianship focus; tuition is $660 for the 2026-2027 season.
• Showstoppers Week Summer Program A one-week summer day program for incoming 2nd-9th graders focused on musical theatre songs and skills, welcoming all skill levels; fee is $295 per participant.
• Tour Choir Premier ensemble representing the Children's Chorale at the Bravo!Vail Music Festival in collaboration with Music Makers Haciendo Música for 6th-11th grade singers; cost up to $900 maximum with peer-to-peer fundraising support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 singers participate across six ensembles
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and notable.

• Los Coyotes Mariachi (Uvalde High School)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Award-winning mariachi band from Uvalde, Texas visited Boulder in April 2024 for Fiesta de Las Luces concert, including performances at local high schools and the CU music school. Received press coverage from Telemundo Colorado, Colorado Public Radio, and 9News.
• Boulder PhilharmoniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular collaboration with Boulder Philharmonic for major works including Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Symphony No. 9, Brahms' Shicksalslied, and Dvořák's Stabat Mater. The Concert Chorale performs with the orchestra as a symphonic chorus.
• Boulder Chamber OrchestracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Boulder Chamber Orchestra for performances including Cherubini Requiem and Mozart Requiem. Annual performance of Michael Haydn's Requiem in C Minor with this ensemble.
• MahlerFest ColoradocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConcert Chorale participates in MahlerFest, performing major choral works. Most recently performed Beethoven's Ninth (Mahler's version) at MahlerFest 39 at Macky Auditorium.
• Longmont Symphony OrchestramajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Bach Mass in B Minor and performances including 'The Nutcracker' with Volante choir. The Children's Chorale performs with the orchestra for special events.
• Bravo!Vail Music FestivalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTour Choir participates in the Bravo!Vail Music Festival's Summer Intensives, collaborating with Music Makers Haciendo Música and other classical music organizations in Colorado. Annual July program in Eagle County.
• CU OperamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's Chorale has performed with CU Opera since 2009, providing young singers with professional performance opportunities.
• Colorado Music FestivalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's Chorale has performed at the Colorado Music Festival since 2009, providing additional performance opportunities for young singers.
• Pro Musica ColoradomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber Chorale performs Handel's Messiah with Pro Musica Colorado, a chamber orchestra and chorus ensemble.
• Boulder Symphony OrchestramajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Boulder Symphony Orchestra including performance of Dvořák's Stabat Mater.
• Music Makers Haciendo MúsicacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Music Makers Haciendo Música at Bravo!Vail Music Festival's Summer Intensives, inspiring musical curiosity and creating meaningful connections through music.
• KutandaramajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfrican marimba ensemble from Zimbabwean traditions. Boulder Chorale commissioned Misa Tariro ('Mass of Hope') from Kutandara's Randy McIntosh over a decade ago; the ensemble performs with the chorale for special concerts.
• Boulder Samba School and GinganotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for 'Carnival Brazil' program featuring Brazilian music and dance traditions.
• Austin Piazzolla QuintetnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for 'Tangos of Argentina' program featuring world-renowned ensemble.
• Duke Ellington EstatenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerformed Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts, which the chorus took to the Netherlands in summer 2019 with three Grammy-nominated musicians including Dr. David Sharp and Joslyn Ford-Keel.
• Cleo Parker Robinson Dance EnsemblenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Mary Lou Williams' Mary Lou's Mass at the DCPA (Denver Center for the Performing Arts).
• Boulder Bach FestivalnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerSusan Olenwine, collaborative pianist for the chorale, has performed with the Boulder Bach Festival.
• Opera ColoradonotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaitlin Strickland, collaborative pianist for Bel Canto, has performed with Opera Colorado.
• Boulder OperanotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaitlin Strickland has performed with Boulder Opera.
• Boulder Suzuki StringsnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaitlin Strickland has performed with Boulder Suzuki Strings.
• Arvada Center ChoralenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaitlin Strickland has performed with Arvada Center Chorale.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St. Martin's Chamber Choir: Colorado-based professional chamber choir performing classical and sacred choral works — comparable artistic-caliber peer with similar symphonic-collaboration programming.
• Longmont Chorale: Adjacent Front Range community chorus where Boulder Children's Chorale Artistic Director Nathan Wubbena previously served — directly comparable in size, community-chorus model, and geographic focus.
• Ars Nova Singers: Boulder-based community choral ensemble performing a wide classical and contemporary repertoire; comparable in scale and community-mission positioning to the Boulder Concert Chorale.
• Cantare Colorado: Boulder-based vocal ensemble that performs chamber and mixed choral works in the Front Range — overlaps with Boulder Chamber Chorale in repertoire, format, and regional catchment.
• Colorado Children's Chorale: Denver-based youth choral organization running tiered ensembles and performances with professional orchestras — the most direct comparator to Boulder Children's Chorale's K-9 graded program and concert programming model.

Others

• MahlerFest Colorado: Front Range music festival with which Boulder Chorale has a Core partnership — overlapping audience and programming collaborations rather than direct choral competition.

Regional players

• Colorado Springs Chorale: Southern Colorado community chorus with comparable mission and ticketed-season format; operates in a separate Front Range geography from Boulder Chorale.
• Larimer Chorale (Fort Collins): Northern Colorado community chorus comparable in size, repertoire breadth, and adult-community-chorus model; expands the geographic frame of peers.
• Pro Musica Colorado: Colorado chamber chorus and orchestra with whom Boulder Chamber Chorale co-performs Handel's Messiah — directly comparable small-ensemble choral/collaborative model in the same region.
• Denver Women's Chorus: Denver-based community chorus with similar subscription-based ensemble model and concert-season programming; serves a related but distinct Front Range geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/TheBoulderChorale
• Instagraminstagram.com/boulder_chorale

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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