Male Barbershop Chorus

Based in San Francisco, CA

The Fog City Singers were founded by six members of the Bay Area choral and barbershop communities. They had a simple question: what would happen if barbershop music were infused with influences from San Francisco's rich musical tapestry? Specifically, what might Barbershop have to gain from the diverse music singing all around the city? Likewise, what might others learn from the techniques and traditions that barbershoppers cultivate in that unique American art form?

To explore these ideas, our founders invited 25 of the best singers they knew to memorize four songs at home, attend three rehearsals, then perform a friends-and-family concert immediately following the third meeting. In the end, we were pleased to discover that this was a winning strategy. The music gelled instantly, and the sound we produced was one that none of us had expected. For some of us, we were moved to unabashed squeals of excitement.

Nearly 100 people attended our debut concert on November 7th, and thousands more have watched our concert video on social media since then

Our mission is to create a close fraternity of musicians; to apply diverse, world-class resources; and to revolutionize how barbershop music is performed and appreciated.

Founded - 2015.   A Cappella.   Auditioned.

Directed by Kory Reid.

Audition Policy - The Fog City Singers conduct auditions in advance of every set, about three times per year. Please visit https://www.fogcitysingers.com/audition for details!

Rehearsal Information - We rehearse most Mondays from 7:00pm to 10:00pm, and occasional Saturdays from 11:00am to 2:00pm. As we do not meet every week, please check our rehearsal calendar at https://www.fogcitysingers.com/events/ to verify when and where we will be rehearsing.

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