The MISSION of the Foothills Chorale is...

• to supply performance opportunities for qualified professional and amateur singers,
• to enhance the quality of life in the Foothills of South Carolina by providing numerous musical and educational experiences,
• to build a tradition of community pride through choral excellence.

• to establish and maintain a reputation as one of the outstanding choral groups in the Southeast,
• to increase the number of offerings for the community through educational outreach programs,
• to broaden the scope of repertoire to include jazz, theater music, and multi-cultural programming,
• to represent the community through performances at national and international festivals.

(The following is taken from the "Creed" of The Collegiate Chorale, Robert Shaw, conductor)

We Believe...

that in a world of political, economic and personal disintegrations music is not a luxury but a necessity -- not simply because it is "therapeutic," nor because it is the "universal language," but because it is the persistent focus of man's intelligence, aspiration and good-will.

that music is always a community enterprise. The solo performance does not exist. Even its creations is an attempt to communicate, and every performance an effort to unite the minds of men even of different generations.

that music is one art. The chorus, the symphony orchestra, the virtuoso recitalist and the string quartet are not competitive "attractions" for the public fashion in patronage, but are instruments of a single craft with similar responsibilities.

that music is peculiarly a doer's art, and its benefits are in direct proportions to active participation.

that it is the performer's business to get out of the way of music. His craft is to "reveal -- not to interpret."

that the choral art stands in a unique position to be of service to man and music because it offers the most immediate and accessible avenue of active participation.

that the choral instrument should assume a position of respect and musical responsibility commensurate with the distinction of its literature and comparable to that of the major professional orchestras.