Students of the Foothill High School Choral Program have the chance to participate in a high-quality, collaborative, and inclusive music-making experience with students of all ability levels. Singers will learn a diverse array of repertoire from different cultures and time periods, perform and compete throughout the year, build musicianship skills, and work individually and in groups on assignments in composition, arranging, and music analysis, creating a well-rounded music education for every student.

The program currently consists of four ensembles that meet during the school day, and two ensembles that meet weekly, on their own during lunch.

• Concert Choir - mixed ensemble, no audition requirement 

• Treble Choir - soprano/alto ensemble, auditions in Spring

• Chamber Choir - mixed ensemble, auditions in Spring

• Rhythm in Blue (Jazz Choir) - mixed ensemble, auditions in Spring

• Birds of Prey (BOPs) & Muses - meet during access, separate student-run ensembles

The choirs from Foothill have performed all over North America, including Chicago, Orlando, Seattle, Boston, New York City, Oahu, Vancouver, and throughout California, with memorable performances in places such as Pearl Harbor and Ground Zero. Each year, the students of the choral program have the opportunity to participate in performance tours. You can find more information under the "Tour" tab.

The Foothill choirs have earned several honors during their yearly festival performances:

• Best Overall Choir award 11 times at the Music in the Parks Festival

• Highest overall score of all participating groups in the festival (including bands and orchestras)

• First place in every division

• Numerous Unanimous Superior ratings at the yearly CMEA Choral Festival 

• Chamber Choir has also taken Superior Gold ratings in the WorldStrides Heritage festival in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and was invited to participate in the Festival of Gold and in the prestigious Golden State Choral Festival. Treble Choir received Excellent Silver ratings in the WorldStrides Heritage festival in 2019.

The Chamber Singers have also been honored to perform their original arrangement of our country's national anthem at Oakland Athletic's baseball games five times: in 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2009, and 2019.

This is an ever-expanding program that welcomes new singers at the beginning and end of each year. If you have questions or would like to know more about the program, please do not hesitate to contact director Katrina Brekke.