The Michael O’Neal Singers ONLINE

Connecting Choral Singers from Around the Nation and Around the Globe

Since its inception more than 30 years ago, The Michael O’Neal Singers organization (MOS), based in Roswell, has provided a unique opportunity to the north metro-Atlanta community to experience musical presentations of engaging variety and artistic excellence. MOS recognizes the power vocal music has to connect and heal, and so offers choral opportunities to the community at large by hosting a nonauditioned Summer Singers program and an annual December Messiah Sing-Along.

The COVID-19 situation prevents the 140-voice auditioned MOS chorus from effectively gathering and producing inperson choral events. The Michael O’Neal Singers ONLINE offers a way for choral singers to keep their voices in shape, learn and safely rehearse choral music with a choral “surround sound,” and visit with other singers in real time. Rehearsals and virtual vocal studio lessons are offered weekly via YouTube and are followed by Zoom social sessions for those persons interested in visiting with other singers. Those MOS ONLINE participants interested in also having a virtual choir experience can choose to participate in an optional ‘virtual audio’ performance. The Summer session of The Michael O’Neal Singers ONLINE is entitled Songs for a Summer’s Night and the YouTube videos will ‘premiere’ each Monday evening at 8 p.m. EDT from June 21 – July 26 (they can also be viewed any time after each ‘premiere’ showing). There is no registration fee for participation, although donations are gratefully accepted. Singers may enroll from anywhere; MOS ONLINE currently includes participants from 27 states and 11 countries spread over five continents.

MOS offers many of its past full-length choral concerts and concert highlights at no charge via its YouTube channel. Visit youtube. com/michaelonealsingers to peruse the selection of choral performances ranging from classical, Irish traditional, Broadway, opera, bluegrass, and more and watch on demand.

Visit MOS at www.mosingers.com or call 770.594.7974 to learn more about being part of The Michael O’Neal Singers ONLINE.