Symphony Chorus
Richard Robbins, chorus master
Beth Sobczak, chorus accompanist
Nikki Norland, chorus administrator
The DSSO Symphony Chorus has a long and distinguished history of performances, stretching back to its founding in 1959.
This chorus of dedicated volunteers appears regularly with the DSSO in presentations of choral-orchestral masterworks, operas, and pops concerts.
Through the years, the DSSO Symphony Chorus has sung such beloved choral masterworks as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 (“Ode to Joy”), Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”), Orff’s Carmina Burana, Bizet’s Carmen, Handel’s Messiah, and more.
If you are interested in auditioning, please fill out the DSSO chorus audition form for more details. Prior choral experience is required.
For other inquiries regarding the Duluth Superior Symphony Chorus, please contact Nikki Norland, chorus manager.
Chorus Master
Richard Robbins is the director of choral activities at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where he directs the University Singers and Chamber Singers and teaches courses in conducting. While working in Houston, he served as the assistant conductor of the Houston Symphony Chorus, with whom he collaborated in over 50 performances. He has prepared choruses for some of the world’s best-known musicians, including Christoph Eschenbach, Ermanno Florio, Hans Graf, Joan Glover, Bernard Labadie, Klaus Peter Flor, Michael Krajewski, Stephen Cleobury, and Robert Franz.
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