The mission of Houston Ebony Music Society is to provide performance and on-going professional development opportunities for African-American choral and opera singers from Houston and the nation; to foster, in broad-based audiences, an appreciation of opera and concert music including the African American Spiritual; and to sustain and expand the African American presence in voice-associated classical music in general.

Houston Ebony Music Society will be internationally recognized as the following: a producer of world-class opera and concert music; a provider of both professional development opportunities for emerging artists and enriching cultural experiences for diverse audiences.