The Alabama Choir School was originally founded as the Tuscaloosa Boychoir in 1985 as a community organization for talented boys ages 8 through 14. The boychoir name was changed to the Alabama Boychoir prior to its first international tour in 1992. With the addition of the Childrens Chorus in 1993 and the Girls Chorus in 1995, the organization's name was changed to the Alabama Choir School. The Chamber Choir was added in 2006 and consists of high school students in grades 9-12.  In early 2010 ACS introduced Young Singers, a new beginners music class for 1st and 2nd grade boys and girls.