The “Community Chorus of North Palm Beach County” was founded in 1962 by Shirley Spitzer Anschutz with Stan Doyle as its first director. As membership grew, the group changed its name to “The North County Choral Society” and eventually to “The Choral Society of the Palm Beaches, Inc.”
The group has had the privilege of working under these notable artistic directors:
Stan Doyle | September 1962 | December 1964 |
William R. McIntire | January 1965 | July 1968 |
Lawrence Clarkson | September 1968 | December 1973 |
William Goode | January 1974 | December 1975 |
James H. Huges | January 1976 | December 1977 |
Alan Jenkins | January 1978 | December 1978 |
Harold Bradley | December 1978 | April 1982 |
Seymour Shonberg | December 1982 | April 1984 |
Julian Stein | August 1984 | November 1985 |
Larry Lydon | November 1985 | March 1986 |
Anne Hiasnicek | August 1986 | April 1988 |
Eugene D. Fisher | September 1988 | October 1991 |
Dr. Ray Robinson | January 1992 | April 1992 |
Calvin C. Gage | August 1992 | July 2004 |
S. Mark Aliapoulios | September 2004 | Present |