Cobb Summer Singers

06/10/2026

Our season is off to an excellent start! Thank you to Acworth United Methodist Church for being such gracious hosts for our growing choir now in it's 20th season! It was so great to gather and sing together again with old and new friends.

The repertoire for the summer is wonderful... great selections, James! We cannot wait for next Tuesday night!

There is still time to join in the fun... you can sign up online at www.ChoralFoundation.org/registernow or just come to the Acworth United Methodist Church next week and fill out your registration form at the door. See attached flyer for location and address.

06/09/2026

Tonight is the first rehearsal! We will have a special guest appearance by the founder of the William Baker Choral Foundation, Dr. William Baker. So make sure you arrive early to welcome him from Kansas City + welcome our new Music Director for Cobb Summer Singers, James Cordell! See ya soon!

06/03/2026

First rehearsal is next week!

We hope to see lots of singers in our new location at Acworth United Methodist Church next Tuesday, June 9th! Our amazing new music director, James Cordell, is planning a very fun and adventurous summer of Patriotic songs, spirituals, and gospel music from the American Experience. Did someone say, Happy 250th Birthday, America!

Sign ups are still live online at
www.ChoralFoundation.org/registernow or you can plan to sign up on the first rehearsal in person. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] or (913) 488-7524.

05/14/2026

We are getting so excited to start up Cobb Summer Singers this year (after a short hiatus) with our new director James Cordell and in a new location at Acworth United Methodist Church. Rehearsals are starting in a few short weeks on Tuesday, June 9th! Have you registered yet? Have you recruited your friends and family to sing with you? Please help us by spreading the word about this amazing opportunity to sing over the summer.

Pre-register online at www.ChoralFoundation.org/registernow or you can always sign up on the day of the first rehearsal. All adults and mature youth are accepted into membership... NO AUDITION!

04/15/2026

Two more weeks to get a $10 discount on tuition! Enroll by May 1st. We cannot wait to start singing in June! :)

04/08/2026

Are you up for the challenge! Support Cobb Summer Singers TODAY with this incredible 1:1 match. Thank you for your generous donations.

You can double your donation this time of year, thanks to the incredible generosity of our major supporters! The Magic Envelope Challenge is HERE!

Support online TODAY... https://www.festivalsingers.org/makeagift

03/25/2026

Are you feeling the Summer Vibes, yet? With temperatures rising in the Atlanta area, we sure are feeling the vibes at the William Baker Choral Foundation! Sign up for the Cobb Summer Singers or any of our Summer Singers' ensembles today.

You can sign up for Summer Singers several ways.
1. Scan the QR Code in the graphic below
2. Visit our website: ChoralFoundation.org/registernow
3. Contact us at [email protected] via email to request the registration information
4. Mail in your intention, including NAME, ADDRESS, EMAIL, SUMMER GROUP NAME via postal mail to the Choral Foundation Center with a check for $85 (before May 1st)
5450 Buena Vista Street, Suite 100, Roeland Park, KS 66205
5. Call or text the CF Center at (913) 488-7524

Save this calendar in your photos. You can always sign up on the first day of rehearsal, as well. We intend to make this registration as simple as possible for everyone. And, as a core value of the Choral Foundation, no one will ever be turned away if they cannot afford tuition.

Hope to see you all soon for another FUN summer of Singing in Atlanta, celebrating America's 250th birthday with Patriotic Music from the American experience.

12/31/2025

www.FestivalSingers.org/makeagift to Donate today!

Tap on this link to donate now...
www.ChoralFoundation.org/makeagift

We need your help to meet our goal and end the year debt-free!

12/29/2025

The William Baker Choral Foundation has raised over 1/2 our goal for the 2025 Annual Gifts Campaign with just 3 days left until our fiscal year has ended. Won't you help to support this amazing organization that has touched thousands of lives through music over the year, especially in Cobb County?

Watch for updates over the next 3 days that will include year-end giving from our amazing music communities located in 4 States! These are exciting times...

Soli Deo Gloria!

11/21/2025

The William Baker Choral Foundation is very pleased to announce that James Cordell will step in as Music Director & Conductor for the 2026 season of singing with the Cobb Summer Singers! Under the new leadership of Mr. Cordell, the Cobb Summer Singers will perform a 2026 program entitled 'I Hear America Singing', including music of the American Experience and patriotic selections, tagging onto the 250th birthday of our country. Rehearsals will be Tuesday nights at Acworth United Methodist Church.

The Cobb Summer Singers has long been one of the most exciting programs of the Choral Foundation, having presented performances before capacity audiences of works including Beethoven: Mass in C and Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Bach: Christ lag in todesbanden, Mendelssohn: Elijah, Mozart: Solemn Vespers, Mendellsohn: Elijah, Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem, and many more.

This should be a summer to remember! Check this page for more announcements about Cobb Summer Singers. Welcome, welcome to James Cordell! Summer can't get here soon enough!