Sing with Us: Join the Chorale
The Stockton Chorale
is a mixed chorus composed of men and women aged 18 to 80. The group meets
for rehearsals every Monday evening (including Monday holidays) from the
first Monday after Labor Day in September through concert and other activities
in December. This constitutes the Fall "Semester." Starting again
the first Monday after New Year's Day, we begin the Spring "Semester" rehearsals
which last through the concert in May. The semester concludes with the
Annual Business Meeting and Awards Banquet. This is the Chorale yearly
season cycle.
Weekly rehearsals begin at 7:00 pm and dismiss at 9:30 pm. The Chorale rehearses at St. John's Anglican Church in downtown Stockton, 316 N. El Dorado St.
Chorale auditions are held before the first rehearsal of each Semester. The session is short and not too painful. You will not need an accompanist or need to prepare a piece of music. The Chorale is looking for enthusiastic people who have basic music-reading skills and can match pitch -- the learning each week is not slow.
Singers pay $75 per semester in dues and might be asked to purchase a score of a major work during the season. Singers are also required to supply their own performance "costume" – tuxedos (both red and black tie/cumberbun combos) for the men, and a specific two-piece dress available through the Chorale for the ladies.
There are various volunteer time projects, such as stage crew and mailing helpers, as well as committees that work on underwriting, fundraising events, selling tickets, and other means of keeping a non-profit organization like the Chorale going.