San Francisco Classical Voice

San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus

During the fall of 1978, a call went out to men in and around the Castro who liked to sing inviting them to a gathering with the purpose of possibly creating a chorus. The driving force was Jon Sims, the conductor of the Freedom Band. October 30 was chosen as the date of the first "rehearsal" to be held at Everett Middle School. The word went out, flyers posted around the neighborhood. Interest mounted leading up to that first gathering held at Everett Middle School. Around 100 men showed up on the first night. The atmosphere of excitement was described as palpable. The men sang "If They Could See Me Now" and "Stouthearted Men"! Little did the men who gathered those 35 years ago know they were actually giving birth to a world-wide LGBT Choral phenomenon that now boasts hundreds of choruses around the globe.

San Francisco Girls Chorus

For more than 30 years, the San Francisco Girls Chorus has been recognized as one of the world's most respected vocal ensembles. Its level of training, performance, quality, range, and leadership in commissioning music for treble voices are lauded by musicians, critics, and audiences. San Francisco Symphony Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas says, "The San Francisco Girls Chorus is a treasure. Their training, musicality, and vibrant spirit are evident whenever they perform. I have enjoyed our long association and look forward to many years of collaboration."

San Francisco Lyric Chorus

San Francisco Lyric Chorus is an auditioned, medium-sized, mixed-voice chorus that performs a diverse repertoire with an emphasis on classical choral music and rarely performed works. We are an inclusive and welcoming community of singers, committed to excellent musicianship and creative programming.

San Francisco Lyric Opera Chorus

Opera is one of the oldest entertainment arts. It's an art form that involves a dramatic work in which singers and musicians perform a performance with the combination of texts and musical score, usually in a theatre. The art includes many of the regular contemporary theatrical works, including acting, scenery, costumes, and even including dance sometimes. Opera exhibitions and performances usually take place in a large, covered arena called an opera house. An orchestra accompanies performances.

San Francisco Opera Chorus

San Francisco Renaissance Voices

San Francisco Renaissance Voices made their debut in 2004 with a "standing room only" performance of Victoria's Requiem and quickly became a favorite of Bay Area Early Music audiences. We have consistently earned praise for our "gossamer sound ... a sound something akin to spiritual levitation" as well as recognition for our imaginative programming and christened the Bay Area's "hipper than thou" Early Music ensemble by San Francisco Classical Voice. We are dedicated to performing and exploring the a cappella choral music of the Renaissance particularly lesser-known and rarely-performed works, as well as exploring music from this period outside of the traditional European canon.

San Francisco School of the Arts

San Francisco State University Choirs

San Francisco Symphony Chorus

San Jose Peace Chorale

We sing as a community folks songs, world music, and music that speaks of peace, social justice, hope & freedom.

San Jose Pop Up Choir

This group is for those among us that like to sing, in the shower, on the road, in line at the store and in their own head during meetings. If you ever hummed or sang long to Lion King, Hamilton, Newsies, Annie, Schoolhouse Rock, Hr Puff N Stuff, the theme to the Beverly Hillbillies or quite frankly any music that touches you, then this might be the perfect place for you.

NO, you do not have to sing well. YES, you do have to enjoy singing.

Just about any kind of song will work, but here is the kicker, it would be nice if you were also interested in the possibility of performing in public. From spontaneous concerts in downtown San Jose, to caroling during the holidays and more. We will start with practice, individual songs to karaoke tracks and a cappella group songs, to solos, duos and themed singing for special projects.

Be great to hear your voice, come join in the fun.

San Jose State University Choirs

San Jose Symphonic Choir

Sandblasters

The Sandblaster Chorus was chartered in 1978 as the Coachella Valley Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. Over the years, the Chorus has grown both its membership and repertoire. The Sandblasters appear in public performances during the Coachella Valley Winter Season, including our Annual Show every March.

With nearly 40 active members, the Sandblaster Chorus sings barbershop-style, four-part a cappella close harmony under the direction of Betsy Flanagan. The Chorus rehearses year-round on Tuesdays and is the Coachella Valley's premier practitioner of the barbershop style. Whether you're a Tenor, Lead, Baritone or Bass, your interest in a cappella singing will be your ticket to musical enjoyment. If you love to sing and would like to experience barbershop harmony and the fellowship of other male singers, please drop in any Tuesday night and visit us.

Sandlapper Singers

The Sandlapper Singers is an auditioned chamber choir based in Columbia, South Carolina. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Dustin Ousley, the group is dedicated to celebrating American choral music and advancing the art of ensemble singing through performance, education, and outreach.

Sanford Dole Ensemble

Sangerchor Boston

Saengerchor Boston is a mixed-voice German-American chorus whose members come from various communities throughout Massachusetts.

Sangre De Cristo Chorale

Sangre de Cristo Chorale (SDCC) is among the longest continually performing independent chorales in New Mexico. Formed by its members in 1978, this is a self-governing chorale of adult auditioned singers led by a distinguished director. The Chorale performs diverse choral music in northern New Mexico for the educational and artistic enrichment of the audience, the community, and its members.

Santa Barbara Choral Society

The Santa Barbara Choral Society is a nonprofit community-based music organization, serving the public by performing classic and modern choral music at the highest level, and fostering musical development and appreciation. Founded 1948.

Santa Barbara's premier chorus of 80 semi-professional annually auditioned singers performing classic and modern works at the highest artistic level.

Santa Barbara Master Chorale

Your community choir since 1984. Our Artistic Director and Conductor, Dr. Steve Hodson and Associate Conductor Erin Bonski-Evans direct the choir to present a variety of major choral masterpieces and lighter choral music four times a year.

Santa Clara Chorale

The Santa Clara Chorale is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) arts organization dedicated to enhancing the skills of choral singers and extending the knowledge and appreciation of choral singing and its tradition to new singers and audiences.

The Chorale brings together knowledgeable, amateur singers from a range of ages and backgrounds to study, rehearse and perform major choral works.

We strive for a quality of performance that challenges the chorus, attracts outstanding soloists and develops an appreciative audience.

Santa Clarita Master Chorale

The Santa Clarita Master Chorale promotes fine choral music through an annual concert series of outstanding quality, educational enrichment programs and involvement in community-based arts efforts. Under the direction of Allan Robert Petker, Artistic Director, the Chorale performs works selected from all periods of the choral repertoire.

Santa Cruz Chorale

The Santa Cruz Chorale, a non-profit organization founded in 1983, performs a wide-ranging repertory including works from the 15th century through music of our time. It was founded and initially directed by Mary Lynn Place Badarak, Lecturer for the Department of Music at UC Santa Cruz, as a community based volunteer adult chorus, as it continues today. In addition, the Chorale has made two international tours: the first to Northern Italy and Croatia, and the second to Spain, both under the leadership of Paul Vorwerk.

Santa Cruz Peace Chorale

Our chorus is made up of folks just about like you. We support our activities and expenses with season-long pledges. Dues are on a sliding scale; no one is turned away due to finances or experience. We are a non-auditioned mixed-voice community chorus of peace and justice activists. People who have trouble hearing/matching pitch may be asked to do extra work or confer with the director for determination of appropriate learning tools/environment.

Santa Cruz Shape Note Society

Santa Fe Desert Chorale

Founded in 1982 by Lawrence Bandfield, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale is one of the longest-running professional music organizations in New Mexico, as well as one of the most distinguished.

The ensemble performs at historical sites in Santa Fe such as the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi and Cristo Rey Catholic Church, as well as other venues throughout the Southwest and across the nation. The Desert Chorale prides itself on its strong relationships within the community of Northern New Mexico, and enjoys collaborations with the Center for Contemporary Arts, Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, The Jewish Film Festival, Museum of International Folk Art, and galleries throughout Santa Fe, among others.

Santa Fe Harmonizers

The Santa Fe Harmonizers is an a cappella chorus open to anyone (high school and up) who enjoys singing and can carry a tune. Our citywide program is typically the last weekend of October in Los Alamos and Santa Fe.

Santa Fe Men's Camerata

Santa Fe Women's Ensemble

The Santa Fe Women's Ensemble performs choral music from many centuries and cultures in innovative and inspiring concerts. The Ensemble promotes the recognition, appreciation and creation of women's choral repertoire through performance, recording and commissioning new music, and furthers its community involvement through outreach and education. With an ongoing commitment to excellence, singers hone their musical skills with constant self-monitoring and evaluation by the director.

Santa Monica Chorus

The Santa Monica Chorus is an award-winning chapter of Sweet Adelines International, the oldest chapter west of the Rockies. We are an extraordinary group of women who gather together in celebration of the art form known as Barbershop, a uniquely American folk art with its traditional close, 4-part harmonies, ringing chords a cappella.

Santa Rosa Children’s Chorus

Fifty-five girls and boys are currently members of the Santa Rosa Children's Chorus, under the artistic direction of Carol Menke. The children are divided into three groups- Training, Intermediate and Concert. Selected by audition from all of Sonoma County, these choristers meet once a week to study and rehearse. They concentrate on the basics. . . theory, sight-reading and consummate vocal technique. The Training and Intermediate Groups receive music theory instruction under the guidance of Claire Frydenlund. The remainder of the rehearsal time is spent on vocal training and repertoire to be performed under the direction of Carol Menke. Once fundamentally prepared, they advance by audition to the Concert group, where they concertize and tour annually.

Santa Rosa Junior College Choirs

Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale

The Santa Ynez Valley Chorale is a community organization that has provided choral music to the Santa Ynez Valley for 40 yrs. It provides the community with an outstanding musical experience that no other Valley organization is able to offer.

Santee Community Chorus

The Santee Community Chorus is a non-profit, volunteer chorus made up of people who love music and love to sing. We started in 2011, inspired by the English show "The Choir" and a desire to bring people together through music. We perform at community events, local libraries, senior living residences, among other locations. For the holidays we sing carols and holiday favorites in Victorian Costume at local malls and holiday events. Our Director, Elizabeth Kimery, leads us in a variety of music: popular songs, show tunes, classical pieces and beautiful original choral pieces by today's most talented composers. We are accompanied on piano by the amazing Jan Ault. Anyone is welcome to visit a rehearsal at any time. We are a fun and friendly group - Come join us!

Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus

Saringhimig Singers

Founded by Artistic Director George Hernandez, the group started as a chamber choir at the University of the Philippines and rapidly gained recognition as one of the best choirs in the country. Soon after, the choir trained primarily for competitions and embarked on several European concert tours participating in choral festivals, winning in distinguished choral competitions against many of the best choirs in the world, and reaping critical reviews from European critics thereby establishing an undisputable international reputation.

Sarpy Serenaders

Sarpy Serenaders Barbershop Chorus is an extraordinary group of gentlemen who gather together in celebration of the art form known as barbershop music. Formed in 1987, we are a chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society. Our Chapter received the Society's Top Ten rating for 2011-2013, under the Chapter Acheivement Program, for numerous performances to the public and support to Barbershop Harmony Society Programs.

Satellite Lane

Satellite Lane is a Long Island-based a cappella group that currently belongs to the Contemporary A cappella League. Made up of seven teachers, Satellite Lane specializes in spreading a cappella education to music programs and performing spontaneous original compositions. In March 2013, Satellite Lane competed in the New York Regional Harmony Sweepstakes, where they won "Audience Favorite," "Best Arrangement," and a special "Honorable Mention" for originality. Currently, they are working on their first studio album and several original music videos.

Satori Men's Chorus

Satori Men's Chorus is a multi-level choir in Portland, Oregon, where men of all ages and musical abilities sing, grow as musicians, enjoy friendship and entertain audiences. We perform at least three concerts between September and mid-June, featuring a variety of musical styles, including traditional, contemporary pop, Broadway, folk, classical, jazz, and gospel.

Saturday Evening Post

The quartet hails from Colorado Springs, Colorado.The Saturday Evening Post are proud members of the Southwest District (District of Champions) with Allen, Johnny and Bobby being members of the Town North Plano Chapter and Brian being a member of the Dallas Vocal Majority. They also are the music team for the Colorado Springs Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The quartet is currently ranked as one of the top 10 in the World of Barbershop having finished 9th in the 2002 International Competition held in Portland, Oregon.

Allen Gasper, a former professional opera singer with Masters degree in Voice is the Lead singer. Allen is a renowned attorney in the Colorado Springs area, although we don't hold that against him. He is a certified "Singing" Category Judge and is a member of the Plano, Texas and Colorado Springs, Co. Chapter. Allen is the quartet's only bonafide "Cajun".

Savvy

he four members of Savvy all sang with San Diego Chorus, which Kim directed as well. The chorus was a frequent international medalist and Savvy credited the chorus' support for much of the quartet's success. Called "a special quartet," Savvy exemplified Sweet Adelines at its best - they sang exceedingly well, were active members on all levels, were true friends and shared their love of singing with all.

Connie (not related to Sandy) is the only Sweet Adeline to boast four quartet gold medals: She won first in 1972 with 4th Edition, obtained her second as replacement tenor in High Society, her third here, and her fourth with Fanatix in 2001.

Kim, a popular coach as well as successful chorus director, has three quartet gold medals (High Society, a cappella Gold).

Sadly, Savvy retired shortly after winning, when illness claimed the life of Tippi Sanders, one of Sweet Adelines' finest bass voices.

Scales of the City

We're Scales of the City, a San Francisco co-ed a cappella group that performs all around the Bay Area. Based on the model of a collegiate glee club, we're a group of performers who love singing pop music from our childhoods and today, with a sprinkling of showtunes just for kicks. We're all about making great music to share, and having a great time doing it.

Scandinavian Womens Chorus

In 1984 several Rhode Island members of the Eastern Division Women's Chorus of the American Union of Swedish Singers (AUSS) decided to form their own chorus in Rhode Island. Under the sponsorship of the Verdandi Male Chorus, which had been in existence in 1892, they met and invited interested singers to join them and search for a director.

Since its formation the SWCRI has performed several times a year in concerts and as part of the American Union of Swedish Singers' sponsored conventions and singing festivals every two years, on an alternating basis.

We sing Scandinavian and English music for women's (SSA) chorus. We are a self-supporting organization, with funds coming primarily through performances and fundraisers. Every year the chorus sponsors the Kristina Greiner Memorial Scholarship, awarded to a young lady interested in Swedish music and culture. The candidates must be high school juniors or seniors, or pursuing their undergraduate degree, and an official Singer with the Chorus for at least one academic year.

Scenic City Chorus

Scenic City Chorus is based in Chattanooga, TN, and our 60+ members of all ages come from eastern Tennessee, northeastern Alabama, and northwestern Georgia. A wide variety of backgrounds and lifestyles are represented among us, but together we share a common bond through music and performance.

Schmitt Brothers

1951 Championship quartet, who went on to appearances on the Ed Sullivan show, Arthur Godfrey and more, continuing to tour and perform into the 1980's! They have selected their favorite performances for this digitally remastered CD. With a marked emphasis on the classics of the era, including 'Red Red Robin' and 'Side By Side,' the Schmitt Brothers have a honeyed tone that exemplifies barbershop's sentimental best.

Schola Adventus

Schola Adventus is the professional choir at Church of the Advent of Christ the King. They have quickly established a reputation as one of the Bay Area's premier a cappella choral ensembles, specializing in Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony through to premiers of commissioned works by composers of today. The choir's extensive repertoire includes Gregorian chant as well as the works of composers from all eras of the Western Church. These include Josquin, Tallis, Palestrina, Lassus, Victoria, Byrd, Victoria, Mozart, Rheinberger, Stanford, Howells, Poulenc, Messiaen and Part.

Schola Antiqua of Chicago

Chicago-based professional vocal ensemble, exclusively dedicated to the pre-1600 repertory, executed "with sensitivity and style" (Early Music America). Winner of the 2012 Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society for outstanding contributions to historical performing practices. Artist in Residence at the Lumen Christi Institute.

Schola Cantorum (Mountain View)

Founded in 1964 by the late Royal Stanton, the chorus has commissioned and performed numerous premieres, including works by Alva Henderson, Dirk Damonte, Joseph Jennings, Libby Larsen, Kirke Mechem and Theodore Toews. Collaborations with more than 30 musical organizations have included the Vince Guaraldi Trio, Wesla Whitfield and Michael Greensill, Chanticleer, The Albert McNeil Jubilee Singers, Coro Hispano de San Francisco, Rejoice Gospel Ensemble, The Nuclear Whales Saxophone Orchestra, The Whole Noyse, Menlo Brass Quintet, the San Francisco Symphony, Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra and Redwood Symphony - a testament to the group's versatility and professionalism.

Schola Cantorum (Sacramento)

Sacred Heart's Schola Cantorum has appeared in concert with members of the Sacramento Symphony Orchestra, the Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra and has been featured in the Sacramento Area Bach Festival and the 1999 Western Division Conference of the American Guild of Organists. They have been heard on broadcasts and tours in the United States, Canada, Spain England and Italy. The all-volunteer choir is composed of people of various ages and diverse interests who are drawn together for the sake of making beautiful music on a weekly basis. Schola Cantorum rehearses weekly on Wednesday evenings (7:00 PM to 9:30 PM) Schola has toured internationally having completed a performance tour of Austria in July 2009 with concerts in Vienna, Graz and Salzburg followed by a return to the Vatican to sing at the Papal Audience and on the Great Altar of St. Peter's in 2013. Schola recently celebrated their 25th anniversary with a performance tour to Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden and Prague in June 2017.