Duain Wolfe bids a fond farewell to the Chicago Symphony Chorus

After 28 seasons, Duain Wolfe has decided to step down as director of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. During his tenure, Wolfe earned many honors, including two Grammy Awards in 2010 (Best Choral Performance and Best Classical Album) for the CSO’s recording of Verdi’s Requiem with Riccardo Muti. Wolfe also earned the Michael Korn Founders Award from Chorus America in 2012. 

“What I’m going to miss the most, I think, are those moments when everything comes together and it just sparkles,” Wolfe tells Michael Manning, CSO manager of audio media and operations, in a retrospective interview. Wolfe goes on to reflect on the highlights of his time with the Chicago Symphony Chorus; his influences across the choral, symphonic and opera worlds, and the performances that have resonated with him the most over the years. Click on the tab below to the full conversation with Wolfe.