About Us

Founded in 1934, the Appleton MacDowell Male Chorus is one of the longest performing male choruses in the United States. The inspiration behind our name was the noted American composer, Edward MacDowell (1860-1908).

• Performed more than 563 concerts
• Entertained more than 80 cities throughout the Midwest and Canada
• More than 1,014 works covering a wide range of musical styles in our music library
• 25-30 works performed each concert from memory
• Donate our time and talent to local community events
  • Collaborate with local church choirs
  • Honor Flight and other veterans events
  • Award scholarships to promising high school students
• Between 60 and 100 chorus members participate each year
  • 888 men have been members, and two honorary female members
  • Membership is open to all men who enjoy singing and fellowship, 15 years old and up
• Incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization

Musical Leadership   2025-2026	Past Leadership
Conductor Herb Berendsen (’11- ) Assistant Conductor Boston Gies Accompanist Marty Vagjrt Asst Accomp. Sarah Wheeler	Conductors Albert A. Glockzin     (’34-’51) Gordon Kotkosky    (’52-’55) Edwin Zordel (’56-’84) Allan Leicht (’85-’10)

Board of Directors

        2025-2026

Elected annually at the May business meeting.

President: Adam Marshall
Vice-President: Wayne Nighorn
Secretary: Michael Anderson
Treasurer: Andy Irvine
Director of Music: Dan Jaworski
Director of Internal Events: Andy Van Herwynen
Director of Promotions & Advertising: Rick Marion
Director of Membership and Recruitment: Justin Kasper

To contact us for bookings, call or email:

Phone (920) 460-9884 – Email: info@macdowellchorus.com

For Scholarship inquiries, click here.