About

Mission

Great Art | Great Community

Vision

Values

Genuine Connection

We actively foster a strong community where members can forge genuine connections with our music and to fellow musicmakers.
With humility, we vigorously study our repertoire to ensure we understand the poetry, the history, the context, and the culture that formed it.

Openness

We expect our singers to lean into the musical, emotional, and human processes that set CRS apart from other choral organizations.
We cultivate an environment where singers can and must be vulnerable, self-reflective, and culturally aware to create the level of community we strive for.

Equity

We pursue and celebrate diversity in our membership, our venues, our audiences, and our repertoire to affirm communities and individuals that have historically been overlooked in choral music.
We strive to eliminate barriers of access for both members and audiences.

Belonging

We believe choir is a unifying activity that incites joy, curiosity, and reflection.
We invite members to bring their authentic selves to the rehearsal room and stage and feel they truly belong in CRS.

Colorado Repertory Singers strives towards artistic excellence and authentic community without sacrificing one in pursuit of the other. Singers are expected to actively engage in the range of musical, emotional, and human processes that are present in a collaborative ensemble experience with the belief that music can be both an end and a means. This invitation is to do more than put great sound into the air but to be open to the power music has to change ourselves and those around us. To this end, singers are challenged to continual growth in areas that support and enable these transformative processes including musical skill, emotional intelligence, self-reflection, and cultural awareness.

We share our discoveries through concert experiences that are crafted to unleash the power music has to illuminate, challenge and heal us all. Through song and word we hope awareness and empathy will rise as we imagine together a world that is more connected, compassionate, and whole.

Artistic Excellence

We produce high-caliber concerts, offering powerful music in the hope we can create awareness, empathy, and healing that radiates far beyond our membership.
We explore choral music deeply, layering it into our lives and accepting the tension and dissatisfaction that comes with reaching for excellence.

Engagement

We expect our members to meaningfully contribute to the artistry, community, and growth of our organization.
We recognize that CRS is primarily a volunteer endeavor, but we ask that our members prioritize attendance, participation, and preparedness for the health of the ensemble as a whole.

Lifelong Singing

We challenge our members to improve their musical skill for the continued advancement of our choral sound.
We prioritize creating mountaintop experiences for our members and for young singers in our community in the hope that they never stop singing.

Sustainable Growth

We endeavor to transform artistic dreams into realities, pursue new challenges, and expand our impact within the world of choral music.
We mindfully balance our desires for programmatic growth with financial stability and organizational capacity.

Colorado Repertory Singers is a Broomfield, CO based choral organization presenting diverse repertoire in concerts throughout the Front Range. CRS provides singers of all ages an environment that encourages musical growth and fosters a sense of community.

CRS was formed in January 2002 by Director Emeritus, Ronald J. Williams, to create an accessible community choir bringing diverse music to the community. The auditioned members of the chorus share a love of music and a commitment to excellence.

Our organization provides for the education, cultural enlightenment, and entertainment of the public through choral music. In order to ensure that performances of diverse music are available for future generations, CRS bridges generations and affords mentoring opportunities to young singers.

The choir consists of about 90 singers who come together to inspire and engage our audiences. Singers come from various backgrounds but each shares a passion for making music. To learn about becoming a member of CRS, visit the Join page.

The Choir

Kyle has served throughout the Denver-Boulder area for 25 years as a conductor, music educator, and singer. He has led choral ensembles in a wide variety of settings including college, high school, middle school, church, and community. Kyle is a passionate advocate for the transformative power of choral music and lifelong singing, and is frequently working behind the scenes to build bridges between musical leaders, ensembles, and organizations that work to advance the choral arts and music education within our local communities.

Kyle holds degrees in Choral Conducting and Literature from the University of Colorado Boulder (MM and DMA) as well as vocal performance from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN (BA).

Kyle is in demand as a clinician and guest conductor, having made festival, honor choir, and workshop appearances in several states including California, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Texas. He is a Past-President for the Colorado chapter of the American Choral Director’s Association (CoACDA). Kyle and his wife, Amy, live in Golden (CO) with their two kids Caleb and Addie.

Contact Dr. Kyle Fleming

Kyle Fleming, Artistic Director

Tad Koriath studied piano at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. While there, he received the School of Music’s award for outstanding accompanying and chamber music collaboration as well as festival grants to study and perform chamber music.

Primarily based in Colorado, he is an active collaborative recitalist and has played for numerous local choirs and organizations, including the Colorado Children’s Chorale, Central City Opera, Colorado Repertory Singers, and Colorado Symphony Orchestra Chorus. These Distances Between Us, a recording of 21st century art songs, Tad made with his wife, mezzo-soprano Emily Jaworksi Koriath, will be released by Naxos in 2022.

Tad currently serves as Music Director for Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Lafayette. His spiritual explorations led him to Naropa University in Boulder where he earned an MA in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies. He loves to ride his bike in the mountains and spend time with his dogs.

Tad Koriath, Collaborative Pianist

Madeline Gardner has been part of the Colorado choral music scene throughout her life. After starting with the Colorado Children’s Chorale in 2002, her love of choral music and singing flourished. She sang throughout middle and high school and went on to study music professionally. After earning her Bachelor’s in Music Education from the University of Colorado, Boulder, she served as the Chancel Choir Director at Westminster United Methodist Church from 2014-2017, as Director of Choirs at Prairie View High School from 2015-2022, and has been with CRS since 2019.

Madeline loves to perform and has sung with many ensembles including the Eklund Opera Program, Boulder Bach Festival Chorale and Chamber Choir, Elus Vocal Ensemble, The Evans Choir, and more. The connective and healing nature of singing with others has been a lasting source of inspiration in Madeline’s work and life.

Madeline Gardner, Assistant Director

Board of Directors

The CRS Board of Directors is elected by the choir, with elections taking place each spring. Board members volunteer for two-year terms to serve as leaders of the choir on both artistic and organizational fronts. For general information or to inquire about the nominating process, email info@coloradorepertorysingers.org. To contact members of the board, click the link on their name.

President: Amy Austin

Past-President: Jaci Lippert

Secretary: Sarah Sparr

Treasurer: Brett Kellum

Director of Production: Kristi Horvath

Director of Marketing: Andrea Llenos

Director of Membership: Andrea Zorzutti

Co-Director of Member Connections: Emily Barber

Co-Director of Member Connections: Kim Lander

Soprano Section Leader: Andrea Zorzutti

Alto Section Leader: Sara Posey, Rachel Halladay

Tenor Section Leader: Luke Heter