Music Advocacy Facts
There are nearly 270,000 choruses nationwide. This total includes about 12,000 professional and community choruses (which includes the independent choruses that comprise a majority of Chorus America's membership), at least 41,000 K-12 school choruses, and 216,000 religious choirs.
From: 2009 Impact Study - Executive Summary
Available here: ChorusAmerica.org
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