Our auditioned Chamber Choir is for high school students in grades 10-12 who are strong music readers and committed to choir. Chamber choir collaborates regularly with local professional ensembles and perform in 8-15 concerts each season, including local collaborative and high-profile performances. They also have the opportunity to participate in summer tours that alternate from national to international.

CHAMBER CHOIR (GRADES 10–12)

Ruthie Millgard, Artistic Director

Weekly Rehearsal Schedule and Location

Meets one time a week from September through December for the Fall semester and January through June for the Spring Semester at the following location:

Curriculum

  • Weekly rehearsals consist of up to 40 students

  • Simultaneous participation in Premier Choir is encouraged for those who can sing in their treble or unchanged voice

  • Choristers in this changed voice ensemble are expected to exhibit advanced musical independence and be able to sing mixed-voice choral works with confidence. Choristers are expected to learn repertoire independently

  • Repertoire rehearsal, up to 8-part repertoire in various languages and styles

  • Extensive home study is required in varied intensity intermittently throughout the year

  • Choristers progress through published, sequential music literacy workbook series, A Young Singer’s Journey or Music Theory for Singers. They also use Sightreading Factory as an aural literacy training tool

  • Chamber choir collaborates regularly with local professional ensembles, and has a strong partnership with a local senior living communities, performing and working with those living with dementia

  • Chamber choristers also participate in individual solo vocal masterclasses once per semester, performing for their peers as a soloist

  • Small Group Vocal Coaching (optional)

Performances and other events

  • Two major SDCC concerts per year (Winter and Spring)

  • 5-7 additional performances per semester

  • Annual collaboration with San Diego Master Chorale

  • Annual summer tour, optional

  • Once per semester participation in singing classes for those living with dementia/Alzheimer's

  • Additional leadership and social opportunities

  • Mandatory overnight retreat each fall semester and full-day retreat each spring semester

Audition Qualificiations

  • An audition is required

  • Auditionees are expected to be experienced music readers and performers, confident in singing harmony and in speaking and reading English

Tuition and Fees

  • $775 per semester (For Premier Choristers: $325 semester add-on)

  • Annual Registration Fee* ($45) + Fall Retreat* ($125-$150) + Uniform Purchase ($60-$100) + Concert Tickets ($0-$45 per concert)

  • Need-based scholarships available to qualifying families

    *will be added onto your first tuition payment.