Clovis Community College
JOIN THE CCC CONCERT CHOIR AND BE PART OF A REWARDING TEAM EXPERIENCE.
Who?
Open to anyone with an interest. No musical background required.
When and Where?
Monday and Wednesday from 3 - 5 pm in AC1-108
Get credit by joining the MUS 31 (2 unit) Class*, or simply show up and sing.
For more information contact: Cactus Harris | cactus.harris@scccd.edu
*Last day to register for class is February 3rd
Fresno Community College Choir
JULIE DANA- Director of Choirs
Instructor
Fine, Performing and Communication Arts Division
Music
559-442-4600 ext.8465
julie.dana@fresnocitycollege.edu
Office location: MS-206
Click the link below to access the FCC Music Department to learn about courses available.
Fresno State Choral Department
Dr. Cari Earnhart, Director of Choral Activities
The Fresno State Choral Department maintains an active performing profile within the Fresno community and throughout the Central Valley. In addition, it annually hosts a fall choral festival (attracting more than 60 choirs) that has featured conducting luminaries Jerry McCoy, Rodney Eichenberger, Eph Ehly, Jing Ling-Tam, and Z. Randall Stroope.
It also organized the first California Real Men Sing Festival (now SOUND OFF!) for middle school and high school tenor/bass voices, an event that annually fills the concert hall while inspiring similar spin-off events around the state.
For more information about the Fresno State Choral Department contact Dr. Cari Earnhart (cearnhart@csufresno.edu).
Fresno State Concert Choir (Music 103CC – M/W 1-2:50 p.m.
The Fresno State Concert Choir is an auditioned mixed ensemble of 55-65 singers. Comprised of majors from throughout the university community, it is the premier singing ensemble at Fresno State. Concert Choir maintains an active performing schedule on and off campus presenting four main season concerts each year.
The ensemble explores a wide variety of repertoire from a cappella to works with instrumental ensemble or orchestra. While most members are music majors, the ensemble includes excellent singers from across the campus. It provided the singers for the Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses traveling show at the William Saroyan Theatre in November 2016 and the Star Wars in Concert traveling show at the Save Mart Center in June 2010.
The ensemble has premiered numerous works, including Kevin Memley’s “Magnificat” and Misuzu McManus’s "Three Japanese Folksongs" (recorded on the Santa Barbara Press Octavos series). In addition to performing throughout the Central Valley, the group appears frequently with the University Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, and the regional professional Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra.
Members of the Concert Choir made an appearance in China in cultural events leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and they performed in Vienna in 2009, Italy in 2011 and England in 2012.
For more information, please visit the Fresno State Choral Department website. If you have questions, contact Dr. Cari Earnhart (cearnhart@csufresno.edu).
Fresno State Chamber Singers (Music 102CS – T/TH 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.)
The Fresno State Chamber Singers is comprised of 24-30 select musicians from across campus. They perform a wide variety of literature from early music to contemporary selections.
Their performances have included the Monteverdi “Vespro Della Beata Vergine” and local and world premieres of contemporary music (e.g. works by Dr. Benjamin Boone, Dr. Kenneth Froelich and Brad Hufft's "Prologue" in Fall of 2006).
The Chamber Singers present four main season concerts each year. In addition to performing on campus, they make frequent guest appearances at school and community events. Their performance credits include conventions, festivals, and even a guest appearance with country-western star Kenny Rogers.
Members of the Chamber Singers have toured Mexico, China, Europe in recent years. In April 2017, the Chamber Singers were invited to perform at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the U.S. Poet Laureate, Juan Felipe Herrera.
Auditions are open to all students and held at the beginning of each semester. Contact Dr. Cari Earnhart (cearnhart@csufresno.edu) for audition details.
Fresno Pacific University
Choral Ensembles
Concert Choir—Dr. Bethany Alvey, conductor
As the university's premier vocal group, this select group of singers performs widely at schools, churches, on tour and at choral festivals. Music comes from all periods—Classical to the 21st Century, a cappella and accompanied, with the primary focus on sacred texts.
Crosswind—Melita Zubacz, conductor
This troupe of singers and instrumentalists performs two genres of contemporary Christian music, including European-influenced choral anthems and African-inspired praise and worship music.
San Joaquin Chorale—Dan Bishop, conductor
This auditioned choir maintains an outreach to the community and a connection for alumni who want to continue singing at a professional level. The 60-plus members perform newly-commissioned choral works, both sacred and secular music, at Christmas and spring concerts.
Vocal Performance Workshop | Opera at Pacific—Sherah Burdick, director
This group presents staged performances chosen from musical theater and operatic works.
Women’s Chorale | Men's Chorus—Dr. Bethany Alvey, conductor
Comprised of students in all disciplines who love to sing, FPU’s women’s and men's choirs perform works in a variety of styles -- from classical to exuberant contemporary pieces. Rehearsals emphasize the development of singing technique and sight-reading, and singers gain a knowledge of musical elements through literature and performance.