The Masterworks Choir

Masterworks Choir was formed in 1970 as the vision of Esther Weil and the Ocean City Arts Center as a group of community singers that gathered once a year to sing George Handel’s MESSIAH at a local church. Over the past 50 years, Masterworks has remained primarily an oratorio chorus performing classical works by composers such as Mendelssohn, Mozart, Bach, Brahams and Haydn.

In recent years, the Choir has expanded the repertoire to include contemporary works such as Rishel’s Mass of the Children, written after the Oklahoma bombing, Gjeilo’s Sunrise Mass and works by John Rutter. The Choir remains a group of volunteer singers from Cape May and Atlantic Counties, of varied ethnic and professional backgrounds, of varied musical abilities. The Choir rehearses and performs at St Peter’s United Methodist Church in Ocean City, NJ.

St Peter’s sanctuary is the favored venue because of its size and acoustics, accommodating the Choir and Orchestra, as well as the quality of the pipe organ. Today, the Choir presents two concerts a year. During the Holiday season we venture into the community to perform at smaller venues such as Senior and community centers in Ocean City.

*No auditions. New singers are always welcome.