--- title: "15 Choral Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 15 Choral quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Choral sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/lizz-wright-4686_been_i-d-been-trained-in-choral-gospel-and-a_2053971.jpg" --- > [I'd been trained in choral, gospel, and a little bit of opera.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizz-wright/i-d-been-trained-in-choral-gospel-and-a-little-bit-of-opera/) [Lizz Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lizz-wright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/lizz-wright-4686_been_i-d-been-trained-in-choral-gospel-and-a_2053971.jpg) > [I think there is a fascination with choral music in general.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-droste/i-think-there-is-a-fascination-with-choral-music-in-general/) [Ed Droste](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-droste/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e6/ed-droste-27797_choral-music_i-think-there-is-a-fascination-with-chor_790188.jpg) > [The whispers of shared ecstasy are choral.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-steiner/the-whispers-of-shared-ecstasy-are-choral/) [George Steiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-steiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a26/george-steiner-4683_ecstasy_the-whispers-of-shared-ecstasy-are-chora_3077239.png) > [I listen to a lot of choral stuff at home, but I'm also liking Labrinth, Emeli Sande, Tom Odell and Wretch 32.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-mvula/i-listen-to-a-lot-of-choral-stuff-at-home-but-i-m-also-liking/) [Laura Mvula](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-mvula/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/920/laura-mvula-12464_also_i-listen-to-a-lot-of-choral-stuff-at-hom_2949507.jpg) > [The first choral music I remember hearing was Handel's 'Messiah' when the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast it over the radio.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-brubeck/the-first-choral-music-i-remember-hearing-was-handel-s-messiah-when/) [Dave Brubeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-brubeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/dave-brubeck-10370_choir_the-first-choral-music-i-remember-hearin_1909531.jpg) > [I loved teaching and directing choral activities at BYU, but nothing surpasses working with the MTC musicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mack-wilberg/i-loved-teaching-and-directing-choral-activities-at-byu-but-nothing/) [Mack Wilberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mack-wilberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/mack-wilberg-20092_directing_i-loved-teaching-and-directing-choral-ac_2793768.jpg) > [I did a lot of choral music in high school, and that was kind of my primary, stable outlet for music because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/autre-ne-veut/i-did-a-lot-of-choral-music-in-high-school-and-that-was-kind-of-my/) [Autre Ne Veut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/autre-ne-veut/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/autre-ne-veut-21062_because_i-did-a-lot-of-choral-music-in-high-scho_473530.jpg) > [I have such happy memories of performing in a choir and I don't think I'd have got where I am today without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-jenkins/i-have-such-happy-memories-of-performing-in-a-choir-and-i-don-t-think/) [Katherine Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-jenkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/katherine-jenkins-10061_advice_i-have-such-happy-memories-of-performing_844311.jpg) > [With vocal and choral music, first and foremost, it's the text. Not only do I need to serve the text, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-whitacre/with-vocal-and-choral-music-first-and-foremost-it-s-the-text-not-only/) [Eric Whitacre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-whitacre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ce/eric-whitacre-19929_acts_with-vocal-and-choral-music-first-and-fo_1784516.jpg) > [I think that the pivotal point of me in terms of the choral stuff is that I was involved in this provincial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/devin-townsend/i-think-that-the-pivotal-point-of-me-in-terms-of-the-choral-stuff-is/) [Devin Townsend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/devin-townsend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/716/devin-townsend-4830_choir_i-think-that-the-pivotal-point-of-me-in_588768.jpg) > [I do like choral music a lot, the voice is a pretty strong instrument - out of all the instruments, it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-watson/i-do-like-choral-music-a-lot-the-voice-is-a-pretty-strong-instrument/) [Patrick Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-watson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/patrick-watson-32063_choral-music_i-do-like-choral-music-a-lot-the-voice-i_2921262.jpg) > [To me singing is a joy. Choral singing is a delight. Welsh Choral singing is more than a delight. The Treorchy Male…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-barker/to-me-singing-is-a-joy-choral-singing-is-a-delight-welsh-choral/) [Ronnie Barker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronnie-barker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/ronnie-barker-32527_choir_to-me-singing-is-a-joy-choral-singing-is_550636.jpg) > [Since I first fell in love with choral music when I was 18 and began composing at 21, I've been listening to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-whitacre/since-i-first-fell-in-love-with-choral-music-when-i-was-18-and-began/) [Eric Whitacre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-whitacre/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1b/eric-whitacre-19929_been_since-i-first-fell-in-love-with-choral-m_1261807.jpg) > [“the choral group. I have even begun to master the organ, not so different from Monsieur’s piano. I strained to hear the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-wingate/the-choral-group-i-have-even-begun-to-master-the-organ-not-so/) [Lisa Wingate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-wingate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/lisa-wingate-2771_quote_the-choral-group-i-have-even-begun-to-ma_2236009.jpg) > [“In attempting to say who Jesus is, the best we can do is to utter words provoked by the collective attempts to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-p-carse/in-attempting-to-say-who-jesus-is-the-best-we-can-do-is-to-utter/) [James P. Carse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-p-carse/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/james-p-carse-21875_bible_in-attempting-to-say-who-jesus-is-the-be_2386487.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choral/#itemlist", "name": "Choral Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd been trained in choral, gospel, and a little bit of opera.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lizz Wright" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lizz-wright/i-d-been-trained-in-choral-gospel-and-a-little-bit-of-opera/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/lizz-wright-4686_been_i-d-been-trained-in-choral-gospel-and-a_2053971.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/lizz-wright-4686_been_i-d-been-trained-in-choral-gospel-and-a_2053971.jpg", "url": 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Not only do I need to serve the text, but the text - when I'm doing it right - acts as the perfect 'blueprint', and all the architecture is there. The poet has done the heavy lifting, so my job is to find the soul of the poem and then somehow translate that into music.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Eric Whitacre" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-whitacre/with-vocal-and-choral-music-first-and-foremost-it-s-the-text-not-only/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ce/eric-whitacre-19929_acts_with-vocal-and-choral-music-first-and-fo_1784516.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ce/eric-whitacre-19929_acts_with-vocal-and-choral-music-first-and-fo_1784516.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ce/eric-whitacre-19929_acts_with-vocal-and-choral-music-first-and-fo_1784516.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“With vocal and choral music, first and foremost, it's the text. 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There's nothing you can do about it, it just feels so good when you hear a bunch of voices sing together.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patrick Watson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-watson/i-do-like-choral-music-a-lot-the-voice-is-a-pretty-strong-instrument/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/patrick-watson-32063_choral-music_i-do-like-choral-music-a-lot-the-voice-i_2921262.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/patrick-watson-32063_choral-music_i-do-like-choral-music-a-lot-the-voice-i_2921262.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/patrick-watson-32063_choral-music_i-do-like-choral-music-a-lot-the-voice-i_2921262.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I do like choral music a lot, the voice is a pretty strong instrument - out of all the instruments, it's the…” — Patrick Watson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "To me singing is a joy. Choral singing is a delight. Welsh Choral singing is more than a delight. The Treorchy Male Choir is the best in choral singing. How then can they be described except in superlatives? They are without equal.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronnie Barker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronnie-barker/to-me-singing-is-a-joy-choral-singing-is-a-delight-welsh-choral/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/ronnie-barker-32527_choir_to-me-singing-is-a-joy-choral-singing-is_550636.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/ronnie-barker-32527_choir_to-me-singing-is-a-joy-choral-singing-is_550636.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/ronnie-barker-32527_choir_to-me-singing-is-a-joy-choral-singing-is_550636.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“To me singing is a joy. Choral singing is a delight. Welsh Choral singing is more than a delight. 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