The Idyllwild Master Chorale is a community-wide mixed chorus dedicated to connecting its voices to the heart, soul and musical taste of our mountain community.
Members of the IMC come from the Idyllwild area, Garner Valley, Anza, Hemet, Temecula, Palm Desert and as far away as Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties.
In 1975, Robert Evans Holmes created the beginnings of IMC by putting together a foundation group of 16 local singers for a performance of Saint Saen’s “Christmas Oratorio.” By 1976 he has added a full orchestra, a chorale of 125 singers, and four soloists to perform the entire “Messiah” by Handel. Every December since then, the IMC and orchestra have performed selections from Handel’s magnificent oratorio, along with a colorful variety of seasonal works.
