About Evening Song

Evening Song was founded in 1996 as a group of musicians taking part in a CD recording project. The founding members remained together and started performing as a non-profit choir with a Christian focus in area churches and venues. In the last 10 years, this Dallas-based vocal ensemble of 40 voices has entertained audiences throughout the Metroplex, as well as traveled to other communities in Virginia and Utah sharing its joy and love of beautiful choral music

Evening Song’s broad-based repertoire of inspirational and secular music, level of musical excellence and a desire to share the art of choral music with the masses allows them to bring music to audiences in such places as the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, the Bass Performance Hall, SMU McFarlin Auditorium, JFK Auditorium and many churches, assisted living centers and with our new partnerships with the Arts, art galleries throughout the Metroplex, NE Texas, Virginia and Utah.

What Others Have Said About Evening Song:
“When Evening Song came to Trinity Presbyterian Church in Plano to share Christmas through a “Lessons and Carols” concert, our congregation was blessed on several levels. First, the absolute beauty of perfectly in-tune voices, a marvelous blend and totally clear diction caused even our strongest music critic to remark ‘-that was wonderful and amazing!’ The repertoire was very diverse and of the highest levels of quality and difficulty. We were impressed! But most of all, they elevated above the musical presentation to offer us their hearts and spirits through shining eyes and smiles of genuine joy and love. We were moved. It was a ministry to our church that we want to often repeat.” --David Leeman, Director of Music and Worship, Trinity Presbyterian Church.

"Evening Song’s choral sound is distinctly pure. Intonation and diction are unified in such a way that the sound leaps into the room. Choral enthusiasts are so unused to this attention to detail that it takes the listener by surprise. Add to the mix a broad palette of choral styles, and an evening with Evening Song is an evening to treasure.” --Rev Nicki Lyford, Minister of Music and Worship, Ridgewood Part United Methodist Church

Partnerships and Sponsors – Evening Song is a not-for-profit, 501(c)3 organization. We gratefully acknowledge the support of our many benefactors, including our loyal patrons, generous donors, arts partners, and especially our sponsors.

Performers – To advance our individual talents and share our love and commitment to the art of excellent choral music through Evening Song. Evening Song consists of a diverse group of amateur and professional musicians from all walks of life and a wide range of professions. Our common bond is not only our love of the Spirit, but also a passion for the choral arts as is stated in our Member Pledge.

Artistic Director – David Featherstone is the founding director and has directed Evening Song these past 10 years. He is an accomplished instrumentalist on the clarinet, bassoon, French horn, guitar and percussion. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance (guitar) and a minor in Theory and Composition. He has taught classical guitar at Mountain View and Cedar Valley Colleges and served as Chorus Master for the North Texas Oratorio Society’s production of Crawford Gates’ “Visions of Eternity”, performed at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in 1995. David’s vocal experiences consist of singing with the UTA A Cappella and University Choirs and
singing with the Dallas Symphony Chorus. A composer as well as conductor, David has composed numerous hymn arrangements as well as small choral works and organ arrangements, several which can be heard on Evening Song’s recordings “I Stand All Amazed”, “Nearer My God to Thee”, and “On the Way to Bethlehem”.
Executive Board Members – The business, performance and artistic affairs of Evening Song are overseen by an active Executive Board. These board members are accomplished musicians, artisans, business professionals, and members of Evening Song.