Joyful Noise (chorus)

[1] Joyful Noise's mission is to foster an atmosphere of community, acceptance, and teamwork in which members can discover their voices and express themselves through music.

[3] To launch this series, a grant of $3,500 from the Philadelphia Eagles[4] made possible the commissioning of new choral compositions by recognized choral composers Chester Alwes, James Bassi, Gerald Cohen, Edie Hill, Rob Kennan, Elliot Levine, J. David Moore, Nick Page, Alice Parker, Steven Sametz, and Jon Washburn.

Ron Jeffers, editor of Earthsongs Publications, printed the first of these pieces for Joyful Noise's appearances at regional and national conferences of the American Choral Directors Association[5] and Chorus America[6] in 2008, 2009, and 2011.

As a result of Joyful Noise's performance at the American Choral Directors Association's 2011 National Conference in Chicago, conductors in several states are developing similar ensembles for singers with disabilities.

[9] In April 2014, Joyful Noise had a weekend residency at Harvard University with members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum.