Welcome! Oberlin College Choir performs great a cappella and accompanied choral music from the Rennaissance to today. The Oberlin College Choir is the only major Conservatory ensemble where College students and Conservatory voice majors regularly perform together.
We rehearse MWF from 4:30 - 6:00, and present two to three concerts each semester, providing one of the most intense and varied choral experiences on campus.
Auditions for incoming and returning students will take place during first-year orientation.
Voice Majors: Sign up for a voice major audition time here.
All other students: Sign up for an audition time here.
Non-voice majors: Please note that this semester there are only openings for alto, tenor and bass non-voice majors. There are no soprano slots available.
Auditions will explore vocal range and music reading/learning ability. There is no need to prepare a song to sing.
Oberlin College Choir will present two programs this fall.
Thurs., Oct. 15, 2026; 7:30 PM, Warner Concert Hall
Stephen Sametz: Fantasia on Jesu, Meine Freude
J.S. Bach: Jesu, Meine Freude (BWV 227)
Lusitano: Crux et Virga (SSATB)
Rossi: Yitgiddal veyitkaddash (SSATB)
Josquin: Ave Maria (SATB)
Brahms: Schaffe in mir, Gott, ein rein Herz
Nathaniel Dett: Chariot Jubilee
Tues., Oct. 28, 2025: 7:30 PM, Finney Chapel with Voces8
Caroline Shaw: And the swallow
Sun., Dec. 6, 2026 2:30 PM, Finney Chapel
Carl Orff: Carmina Burana (with Oberlin Chamber Orchestra)
from Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil: Now let thy servant depart & God-bearing Virgin, rejoice (jump to 17 minutes)
Caroline Shaw's To the Hands