Collaborating Musicians
Enhancing your concert experience.
Whenever appropriate to support our wide repertoire, our Artistic Director and Board contract highly-skilled musicians from the Aiken-Augusta area and beyond to add richness and authenticity to our performances. In our continuing efforts to increase public awareness of the value of the arts, we also invite other local choruses to join us. Our goal is to provide our audience and our singers with the most inspiring and authentic concert experience we can offer. Below are examples of recent performances with guest artists.
Katherine Brooks-Bryant. Percussion
Katherine Brooks-Bryant will perform at the Christmas concert on December 14th, 2025, on marimba a vibraphone. The marimba is considered a percussive instrument because it is hit with a mallet and was first written as early as 1550 in Central America. Katherine Brooks-Bryant plays for the Aiken Civic Orchestra and many other local area CSRA musical groups.
Ethan Curry, Guitar
Ethan Curry is a classical guitarist and teacher who served in the Navy and was stationed at Fort Gordon. He will soon graduate from Augusta University with a double major in Music Performance and Music Education. The guitar, one of the most identifiable instruments in Hispanic culture, is original from Europe.
Dr. Reed Gallo, Trumpet
Dr. Reed Gallo is Chair of the Department of Music and Professor of Music at Lander University, where he directs the Wind Ensemble and teaches trumpet, conducting, and music education. He earned a Bachelors of Music in Trumpet Performance from Kent State University, a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from Temple University, and a Doctor of Music Arts in Trumpet Performance and minor in Instrumental Conducting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
An accomplished trumpeter and conductor, Dr. Gallo has performed as a soloist across Europe and China and with numerous orchestras and chamber ensembles. He is an active freelance musician, clinician, and adjudicator throughout the Southeast, working with award-winning concert and marching bands. Before joining Lander, he held leadership and teaching positions at Girard College, Neumann College, and Bryn Athyn Cathedral School, directing ensembles at prestigious venues and national events.
Our Local Choruses
ACS believes in working with other local choruses, and several have joined us in special presentations. We have also been joined by several local high school choir programs including the Aiken County Honors Choir.
Our Local Orchestras
The Aiken Choral Society has been fortunate to partner with both the Aiken Symphony Orchestra and the Aiken Civic Orchestra on numerous occasions to provide vocal accompaniment during concerts throughout the year.
Harpsichord
Aiken Choral Society owns a fine 2-rank harpsichord built in 1984 in Charleston. Whenever ACS performs period music in concert or at its annual Renaissance Dinner, you can expect to hear this special sound.