Introducing our 2026-2027 Season
Our new season includes a world premiere, partnerships with local art institutions, a Pulitzer-prize winning work,
your favorite holiday concerts, a tour to Knoxville, outreach programs, and so much more.
For information about season tickets, please click here.
For information about our flex ticketing plans, please click here.
Orpheus offers discounted ticket sales for groups of 10+. Contact the box office for more information.
Look Up, Look Down (Keller)
We open our season with works by American composers, exploring music that is both ecstatic and introspective. The program includes Jonathan Woody's "I Conquer the World with Words," a collection of spirituals arranged by Undine Smith Moore, Moses Hogan, and William Dawson, and a world premiere by Claudia Beroukhim, winner of our 2026 Student Composition Competition.
This performance also repeats on October 3 at University Park UMC in Dallas, and October 9 at Church Street UMC in Knoxville, TN.
Advance Tickets: $17-$54
At the Door: $17-$59
Prices include ticket fees
Look Up, Look Down (Dallas)
We open our season with works by American composers, exploring music that is both ecstatic and introspective. The program includes Jonathan Woody's "I Conquer the World with Words," a collection of spirituals arranged by Undine Smith Moore, Moses Hogan, and William Dawson, and a world premiere by Claudia Beroukhim, winner of our 2026 Student Composition Competition.
This performance also repeats on October 2 at Keller UMC in Keller, and October 9 at Church Street UMC in Knoxville, TN.
Advance Tickets: $17-$54
At the Door: $17-$59
Prices include ticket fees
Look Up, Look Down (Knoxville)
Orpheus is thrilled to be invited to appear on Church Street UMC’s Master Arts Concert Series! We’ll perform works by American composers, exploring music that is both ecstatic and introspective. The program includes Jonathan Woody's "I Conquer the World with Words," a collection of spirituals arranged by Undine Smith Moore, Moses Hogan, and William Dawson, and a world premiere by Claudia Beroukhim, winner of our 2026 Student Composition Competition.
This event is free and open to the public. Learn more about the Master Arts Concert Series.
Community Engagement: Caroling on WRR 101.1
Orpheus returns for Christmas caroling on WRR 101.1 - this year live at NorthPark Center.
Christmas with Orpheus (Fort Worth)
Orpheus's beloved holiday concerts return. The feature of this year's program is Conrad Susa's "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest." We'll be joined by harpist Jaymee Haefner and marimbist Waichi Champion.
This program repeats on December 19 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Dallas and December 20 at Church of the Transfiguration in Dallas.
Advance Tickets: $17-$54
At the Door: $17-$59
Prices include ticket fees
Christmas with Orpheus (Dallas)
Orpheus's beloved holiday concerts return. The feature of this year's program is Conrad Susa's "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest." We'll be joined by harpist Jaymee Haefner and marimbist Waichi Champion.
This program repeats on December 18 at Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth and December 20 at Church of the Transfiguration in Dallas.
Advance Tickets: $17-$54
At the Door: $17-$59
Prices include ticket fees
Christmas with Orpheus (Dallas)
Orpheus's beloved holiday concerts return. The feature of this year's program is Conrad Susa's "Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest." We'll be joined by harpist Jaymee Haefner and marimbist Waichi Champion.
Please note that this performance begins 30 minutes earlier than the December 18 and 19 concerts.
Advance Tickets: $17-$54
At the Door: $17-$59
Prices include ticket fees
Little Match Girl Passion (Dallas)
in partnership with
Inspired by Bach's "St. Matthew's Passion" and based on Hans Christian Andersen's famous story, David Lang's "Little Match Girl Passion" won the 2008 Pulitzer for Music. Four Orpheus soloists - Haley Sicking, Katrina Burggraf, Sammy Sweet, and Hastings Reeves - will bring this story to life.
Our January 23 performance is given in partnership with Dallas Contemporary as part of their DC Empty Series, which brings live performances to their galleries. The evening includes the concert, access to the galleries, and a cash bar.
Advance Tickets: $12-$38
At the Door: $17-$43
Prices include ticket fees
Little Match Girl Passion (Dallas)
in partnership with
Inspired by Bach's "St. Matthew's Passion" and based on Hans Christian Andersen's famous story, David Lang's "Little Match Girl Passion" won the 2008 Pulitzer for Music. Four Orpheus soloists - Haley Sicking, Katrina Burggraf, Sammy Sweet, and Hastings Reeves - will bring this story to life.
Our January 24 performance will take place in partnership with The Cedars Union. The concert will take place in the Boedeker - a former ice cream warehouse - which will provide a stark and haunting backdrop for the performance. Please note: the Boedeker can only be entered by stairs and is not ADA accessible.
Advance Tickets: $12-$38
At the Door: $17-$43
Prices include ticket fees
Community Engagement: Stage West - First Tuesdays (Fort Worth)
12 singers from Orpheus will appear as part of Stage West’s “First Tuesdays” community outreach event. Have a drink and some bar snacks while you enjoy an Orpheus performance and mingle with other arts enthusiasts.
Tickets on sale soon!
Community Engagement: Hill College Performing Arts Series (Hillsboro)
Orpheus is pleased to appear on the Phillip H. Lowe Performing Arts Series at Hill College this season! For over 30 years, this series has presented free programs each year to students, faculty, staff, and the community. These programs bring outstanding performing artists of all genres to Hillsboro each year and, in addition to the concerts, allow for those in attendance to interact with the artists in the receptions which follow each event.
Easter 1906 (Fort Worth)
On Easter Sunday, April 1906, three innocent Black men were lynched by a mob in Springfield, Missouri. Composer William Averitt and poet Robert Bode set historical documents and original poetry in a concert-length work to memorialize the victims.
Advance Tickets: $17-$54
At the Door: $17-$59
Prices include ticket fees
Easter 1906 (Dallas)
On Easter Sunday, April 1906, three innocent Black men were lynched by a mob in Springfield, Missouri. Composer William Averitt and poet Robert Bode set historical documents and original poetry in a concert-length work to memorialize the victims.
Advance tickets: $17-$54
At the Door: $17-$59
Prices include ticket fees
Orpheus Big Sing
Join us July 11 as we celebrate our love of singing
We invite singers of all levels and abilities to come together in song! Artistic Director JD Burnett will guide us through choral favorites, plus we'll be joined by members of Orpheus who will sing in each section. You'll also meet other members of the North Texas community who love to sing.
Scores and light refreshments will be provided.
$10 Adults & Seniors
$5 Students (high school, college, and/or grad school)
Please note: Anyone purchasing tickets after 7pm Friday evening should plan to bring an iPad to access digital scores.
Path of Miracles (Irving)
Our season will conclude with Joby Talbot’s concert-length work Path of Miracles, which traces four stops along the Camino de Santiago. Also known as the Way of St. James, the Camino is a network of pilgrimage routes that lead to the tomb of St. James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. We’re delighted to welcome back internationally-renowned basso profundo Glenn Miller for our May performances. We are also grateful to the monks of the Cistercian Monastery at Our Lady of Dallas for opening their space for our final concert of the season.
Click here to watch a short video previewing the concert.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees
Doors will open at 2:30 following the choir’s sound check. Please click here for a parking map.
Path of Miracles (Dallas)
Our season will conclude with Joby Talbot’s concert-length work Path of Miracles, which traces four stops along the Camino de Santiago. Also known as the Way of St. James, the Camino is a network of pilgrimage routes that lead to the tomb of St. James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. We’re delighted to welcome back internationally-renowned basso profundo Glenn Miller for our May performances.
Click here to read program notes.
Click here to watch a short video previewing the concert.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees
Doors will open at 7:30 following the choir’s sound check. Please click here for a parking map.
Path of Miracles (Fort Worth)
Our season will conclude with Joby Talbot’s concert-length work Path of Miracles, which traces four stops along the Camino de Santiago. Also known as the Way of St. James, the Camino is a network of pilgrimage routes that lead to the tomb of St. James in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Click here to read program notes.
Click here to watch a short video previewing the concert.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees
The doors will open at 7:00 following the choir’s sound check. Please use the parking lot off International Parkway and use doors A2 to find the Sanctuary.
For Better or For Worse (Dallas)
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we'll take a look at both sides of love. This program features Johannes Brahms's Liebeslieder Waltzes (a collection of love songs for choir and piano four hands) but also includes some cheeky and irreverent pieces, too! View the complete program here.
A parking map is available here. Use Entrances A, B, or C to access the Sanctuary.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees
For Better or For Worse (Fort Worth)
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we'll take a look at both sides of love. This program features Johannes Brahms's Liebeslieder Waltzes (a collection of love songs for choir and piano four hands) but also includes some cheeky and irreverent pieces, too! View the complete program here.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees
Christmas with Orpheus (Dallas)
This December, Orpheus will bring you moments of peace and calm as you enjoy the sounds of the season by candlelight. The program includes favorites like Jan Sandström’s arrangement of “Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming” and Eric Whitacre's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening,” as well as selections from Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols.” We’ll be joined by harpist Jaymee Haefner, Professor of Harp at the UNT College of Music.
View the complete program here.
Discounted seating in the transepts will be available for purchase at the door only.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Transepts: $11-$23
Prices include ticketing fees
Christmas with Orpheus (Dallas)
This December, Orpheus will bring you moments of peace and calm as you enjoy the sounds of the season by candlelight. The program includes favorites like Jan Sandström’s arrangement of “Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming” and Eric Whitacre's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening,” as well as selections from Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols.” We’ll be joined by harpist Jaymee Haefner, Professor of Harp at the UNT College of Music.
View the complete program here.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees
Christmas with Orpheus (Fort Worth)
This December, Orpheus will bring you moments of peace and calm as you enjoy the sounds of the season by candlelight. The program includes favorites like Jan Sandström’s arrangement of “Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming” and Eric Whitacre's "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening,” as well as selections from Benjamin Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols.” We’ll be joined by harpist Jaymee Haefner, Professor of Harp at the UNT College of Music.
View the complete program here.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees
A Tradition in Sound (Lubbock)
Orpheus will open the season by tracing the rich choral tradition in America. The concert will include music by William Billings ("Chester"), who is often regarded as the first American choral composer, and other pillars of our musical community, including Samuel Barber ("To Be Sung on the Water"), Alice Parker ("Come to the Skies"), Eric Whitacre ("Water Night"), and Morten Lauridsen ("I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes"). You also just might hear a little Dolly Parton!
View the complete program here and read program notes here.
This concert is presented free of charge as part of First UMC - Lubbock’s Vesper concert series.
A Tradition in Sound (Dallas)
Orpheus will open the season by tracing the rich choral tradition in America. The concert will include music by William Billings ("Chester"), who is often regarded as the first American choral composer, and other pillars of our musical community, including Samuel Barber ("To Be Sung on the Water"), Alice Parker ("Come to the Skies"), Eric Whitacre ("Water Night"), and Morten Lauridsen ("I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes"). You also just might hear a little Dolly Parton!
View the complete program here and read program notes here.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees
A Tradition in Sound (Keller)
Orpheus will open the season by tracing the rich choral tradition in America. The concert will include music by William Billings ("Chester"), who is often regarded as the first American choral composer, and other pillars of our musical community, including Samuel Barber ("To Be Sung on the Water"), Alice Parker ("Come to the Skies"), Eric Whitacre ("Water Night"), and Morten Lauridsen ("I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes"). You also just might hear a little Dolly Parton!
View the complete program here and read program notes here.
Advance Tickets: $16.50 - $53.00
At the door: $16.50 - $58.00
Prices include ticketing fees