Musical directors
Plan the season, the Tuesday rehearsal, and who is ready to sing — without leaving the score.
Choral HeroWhat Choral Hero does
One platform for the complete life of a choir.
Choral Hero is the workspace, public choir site, and singer phone app — from the first rehearsal block to the final bow. Membership, repertoire, seasons, dues, and the concert calendar live together. Musical directors run the music. Admins run the organization. Singers keep scores on their phones.
Choirs usually assemble this from Chorus Connection or Choir Genius, plus Planning Center, Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, and PayPal. Choral Hero is built as a choir operating system: office tools plus rehearsal craft and a brand the public can actually visit.
Who it is for
Four people, one choir.
Choir admins
Roster, dues, sections, and the public site live in one workspace instead of a dozen tools.
Singers
Scores, tracks, RSVP, and QR check-in on the phone. One identity across every choir you join.
The audience
A choir site you write, with pages, performances, and a way to ask about booking the ensemble.
Features
What you can do today
Each area is live in the product. Public ticketing, donor CRM, and volunteer job boards are not in this release.
Musical director
Rehearsal as a score
Block a rehearsal into measures, phases, and objectives. The calendar row is not the plan — the music is.
Evaluations and memory checks
Assess a singer, re-evaluate later, and keep the artistic record with the person, not a spreadsheet tab.
Fair SATB grouping
Build octets and small ensembles that are musically balanced, then place those names on the riser chart.
Concert seasons and risers
A concert cycle holds events. A riser chart hangs off the season and fills from the live roster.
AI trainer that does not replace your ear
Practice plans, a music education coach, and an analyzer sit in one Trainer menu. You stay the director.
Choir office
One workspace per choir
Membership, sections, committees, roles, channels, and a library of scores and tracks. A singer can belong to many choirs.
Dues without a side ledger
Open a dues cycle, charge the roster, and let singers pay from the phone app. The choir finance ledger stays in the same place.
Section broadcast
Send a notice to a section in the app, with optional email, instead of hunting WhatsApp lists.
Roles and seven committees
Administrative, Music, Finance, Membership, Logistics, Creatives, and Merchandising — how a chorus actually governs.
Assets and bookings
Track robes, folders, and gear. Publish hire-us availability and take booking inquiries on the public site.
Singer
Singer phone app
Install from the browser (or the iOS/Android shell). Scores, learning tracks, RSVP, dues, and QR check-in follow your memberships.
Follow and feed
Follow a choir or a person. Posts can be public, friends, choir-only, or private. Public choir posts stay visible.
Portfolio that travels
Your profile, roles, and performances are yours. Join another choir on the same platform without starting from zero.
Help when you are stuck
FAQ, a tech-support chatbot, and a music-education coach live under Help — not buried in a forum.
Public choir
A site you write
Home, about, performances, and pages you add. Theme it. Share one link instead of a Facebook page that is not yours.
Hire the choir
Booking inquiries come into the workspace. You are selling the ensemble, not only tickets to a house.
Opportunities
Subs, section leaders, and gigs can live on a board — a market across choirs, not a filing cabinet inside one org.
Compare
Choral Hero vs Chorus Connection, Choir Genius, and other brands
Choirs usually pick one of two choir suites — or a pile of other tools. Choral Hero is built for the musical director and the public choir, not only the office.
Choir Connect
Chorus Connection
US community-choir incumbent. Concert cycles, dues, risers, and ticketing. Price rises with headcount; tickets take 2.5% + $1 plus card fees.
Value all-in-one
Choir Genius
Native iOS/Android player, QR check-in, unlimited members, flat $22 / $44 / $88. Tickets and donors sit on the Executive tier.
The usual stack
Other brands
Planning Center, church CRMs, Google Workspace, Facebook groups, WhatsApp, Dropbox, PayPal, and Eventbrite. Useful pieces, not one choir operating system.
Workspace + brand + phone
Choral Hero
Seasons, risers, dues, rehearsal craft, public site, follow/social, trainer, and a singer PWA. Start free.
Score 0–10 for a 60–150 voice community chorus. Directional fit from public product pages and Choral Hero as of August 2026 — not a lab measurement.
- Chorus Connection
- Choir Genius
- Other brands
- Choral Hero
Axes: buyer need (categories) and score 0–10. Musical craft = rehearsal planning, evaluations, grouping, trainer. Money = dues, tickets, donors. Mobile = phone app quality. Other brands = Planning Center, church CRMs, Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, PayPal, Eventbrite.
Capability matrix
Chorus Connection is the product often called Choir Connect. Other brands are Planning Center, church CRMs, Google Workspace, Facebook groups, WhatsApp, Dropbox, PayPal, and Eventbrite.
| Capability | Chorus Connection | Choir Genius | Other brands | Choral Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member directory + self-serve profile | Yes | Yes | Spreadsheets | Yes |
| Calendar / RSVP | Yes | Yes + iCal | Google Calendar | Yes + ICS, singer RSVP |
| Attendance | Yes | RSVP, leave, QR | Paper or Sheets | Records + QR check-in |
| Music library / tracks | Yes | Yes + in-app player | Drive / Dropbox | Library + singer briefcase |
| Concert / season cycles | Core model | Event programs | Spreadsheets | Seasons + events |
| Riser / seating charts | Drag-drop | Yes | Paper / slides | Live roster slots |
| Broadcast email / bulletins | Section lists | Lists + app push | Email / WhatsApp | Section broadcast + email |
| Dues / member store | Yes, 2.9% + 30¢ | Team tier | PayPal / cash | Cycles + singer checkout |
| Public ticketing | Yes, 2.5% + $1 | Executive + QR | Eventbrite / door | Not yet |
| Donors / tax receipts | Fundraising | Executive CRM | Spreadsheets | Not yet |
| Volunteer jobs | Yes | Executive | Sign-up sheets | Not yet |
| Native mobile app | Mobile web | iOS + Android player | No | PWA + iOS / Android |
| Parent / child accounts | Users 13+ | Executive | No | Not yet |
| Rehearsal block plans | No | No | Paper | Measures, phases, objectives |
| Evaluations / memory checks | No | Learning status (Team) | No | Assess + re-evaluate |
| Fair SATB grouping | No | No | No | Group maker |
| AI trainer / help | No | No | No | Plans, coach, analyzer, FAQ |
| Follow + social feed | No | No | Choirs, people, privacy | |
| Roles + committees | Admin roles | Permission reset | Fine-grained + 7 boards | |
| Public choir site + bookings | Basic public site | Basic public site | Facebook page | Pages, theme, hire-us |
| Multi-choir singer identity | One org | One org | No | Portfolio + many choirs |
| Asset inventory | No | No | Spreadsheets | Yes |
Plans
Starter is free. Paid plans add seats and craft.
Starter is the default. Ensemble and Concert Season add members, storage, evaluations, finance, and conductor tools. Organization is custom pricing for networks and conservatories.
Community choirs
Starter
DefaultGet the choir online, rehearse, and take bookings — at no cost.
Free forever
No credit card required
- One choir workspace
- Up to 20 active members
- 500 MB for scores and recordings
- Public choir page and booking inquiries
- AI practice trainer — 5 sessions / month
- One public portfolio look
Growing choirs
Ensemble
Run membership, money, and the concert calendar in one workspace.
$29 / month
Billed monthly · or $290 billed yearly
- Everything in Starter
- Up to 3 choir workspaces
- Up to 60 active members
- 10 GB media library
- Voice evaluations and assessments
- Smart ensemble grouping
- Finance ledger and asset tracking
- AI practice trainer — 40 sessions / month
Professional ensembles
Concert Season
Scale the artistic program and the organization together.
$79 / month
Billed monthly · or $790 billed yearly
- Everything in Ensemble
- Up to 10 choir workspaces
- Up to 250 active members
- 100 GB media library
- AI conductor suggestions
- AI practice trainer — 200 sessions / month
Festivals & institutions
Organization
One platform for networks, conservatories, and choral organizations.
Custom pricing
Tailored to your organization
- Everything in Concert Season
- Unlimited choirs and members
- Single sign-on for your institution
- API access for custom workflows
- Dedicated onboarding and success
- Priority support and volume pricing