The Music Series at Akin is proud to welcome Chanticleer for our 14th season. In the series' history, this will be the first vocal ensemble to grace the stage for the Music Series at Akin. 

Known around the world for its eclectic repertoire and dazzling virtuosity, the GRAMMY® Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer – under the leadership of Music Director Tim Keeler – has been hailed by the Boston Globe as “breathtaking in its accuracy of intonation, purity of blend, of color and swagger of style.” Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, an “orchestra of voices” performing thousands of live concerts and selling more than one million recordings. 

This season, the group celebrates the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States of America by revisiting Chanticleer’s 2002 album, Our American Journey. In April 2025, this album was inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress, which describes it as “inclusive in its celebration of the varied spirits and history of America.”

Midwestern State University (MSU Texas) is a public university in Wichita Falls, Texas. We are a small and mighty community of Mustangs, with an average class size of just 30 students, 75+ degree programs to choose from, and an opportunity-rich location halfway between Oklahoma City and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Our Values-Based Culture unites us so that you will be supported to be your best in all you set out to do.