"Thank you, Hal, for your insistence on our paying attention to details and for your infectious energy and enthusiasm. Now, whenever I struggle with rhythms, I picture you with the bongo drums."

- Brigid Chick

"My experience singing with the Master Choir has been hard work but exhilarating. There's something about being completely drained after a musical performance that is very good for the soul."

- Ralph Shafer

"Music has an inexplicable effect on human emotions, especially when one is participating with a group of performers who are so in tune to each other that the choir is almost like one giant organism."

- David Keith

"Singing under the direction of Dr. Hal McSwain has been a privilege. Yes, he is a task master. Would we have it any other way? Words cannot convey the spiritual experience we had singing Brahms' Requiem."

- Marianne Carlson

What Audiences Are Saying…

“The Master Choir instrumentalizes the great gift of the human voice we have been given to exalt the joy of life through sound. It is a concrete form of altruism our community benefits from the dedication, talents, generosity, and discipline of these beautiful singers. They have been forged to the glory of our Creator into a high-quality choir by Maestro Rev. Dr. H. McSwain, Jr. who we are blessed to have among us. It is always my pleasure to attend and to individually meet the members who make themselves available at the end of each concert. I always appreciate, champion the support of, and salute this institution contributing to a socially integrated community in Marion.”

- Edward Linguri

"Joyce and I attended many of these music programs in pre-Covid days and thoroughly enjoyed them. What has always been of interest to us has been the emotional depth and complexity of the music presented. The Bach Cantata #4 comes to mind."

- Peter and Joyce Wood

"I am totally blessed having this group as part of our area. Having gone to concerts in New York City, I consider the choir equal to much that I heard."

- Margaret Edmiston