Choral Ensembles: 2025-2026
Welcome to Stanford! We’re pleased that you are interested in choral ensembles in the Department of Music. Auditions will take place Friday, 19 September through Wednesday, 24 September. Detailed below are plans for our choral ensembles for the 2025-2026 academic year. Signups for auditions for all ensembles can be accessed via the choral audition intake webform.
We also invite Stanford students interested in choral singing to attend an Open Choral Sing Workshop on Sunday, 21 September, 3:30-4:45 p.m. in Braun Rehearsal Hall, Braun Music Center. This is an informal opportunity to do a little choral singing with Stephen M. Sano, Director of Choral Studies at Stanford, and learn more about the choral program. Admission is free, and you can RSVP at: https://forms.gle/dJfdvPYfjWdMJZNK9.
Chamber Chorale (MUSIC 165)
The Stanford Chamber Chorale is a select choir of 24 students dedicated to the performance of virtuosic literature for the small choral ensemble. Its members maintain a rigorous schedule of performing, touring, and recording. 2025-2026 highlights include an educational outreach runout to rural far-northern California during the first half of spring break and a major recording project. Members must be currently registered Stanford students.
Chamber Chorale meets Tuesdays and Thursdays: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Check the Chamber Chorale’s website or contact sano [at] stanford.edu (Professor Stephen Sano) for additional information.
Early Music Singers (MUSIC 159)
The Stanford Early Music Singers is a select chamber choir dedicated to reviving music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras, with frequent opportunities for solo and small-group singing. The 2025-2026 season includes Christmas music by William Byrd, music by trailblazing Renaissance composers Vicente Lusitano and Maddalena Casulana, and sacred and profane choral reflections on water and wine. Membership is open to both Stanford students and the community at large.
Early Music Singers meets Wednesdays: 7:30-9:30 p.m. Contact erictuan [at] stanford.edu (Eric Tuan) for additional information.
Memorial Church Choir (MUSIC 163)
The Memorial Church Choir performs choral music for Sunday University Public Worship at Stanford Memorial Church, providing the opportunity to explore and perform a wide range of sacred choral music from the Western classical tradition. Special events for the year include the annual Christmas Service of Lessons & Carols. Membership is open to both Stanford students and the community at large.
Memorial Church Choir meets Thursdays: 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 11:00 a.m. for services.
Contact rhmorgan [at] stanford.edu (Dr. Robert Huw Morgan) for additional information.
Symphonic Chorus (MUSIC 162)
With 180 members, Stanford’s Symphonic Chorus is the largest choral ensemble on campus and specializes in the performance of choral masterworks with orchestra. This academic year, the Symphonic Chorus’ repertoire includes Daniel Forrest: Requiem for the Living, Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem, and Franz Schubert: Mass in Ab. Membership is open to both Stanford students and the community at large.
Symphonic Chorus meets Mondays: 7:30-10:00 p.m. with optional sectional rehearsals on Wednesdays: 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Check the Symphonic Chorus’s website or contact sano [at] stanford.edu (Professor Stephen Sano) for additional information.
University Singers (MUSIC 167)
A select concert choir of 50 members, the University Singers performs a broad range of Western classical music, both a cappella and accompanied by orchestra. Programming for this academic year includes gems by Bruckner and Mendelssohn, Verdi's Requiem, and literature from the French Baroque. Membership is open to both Stanford students and the community at large, Stanford students are given priority.
University Singers meets Tuesdays: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Contact rhmorgan [at] stanford.edu (Dr. Robert Huw Morgan) for additional information.
Summer Chorus (MUSIC 167S)
150-voice non-auditioned ensemble performing major choral masterworks and choral repertoire from all periods of Western art music. The theme for summer 2025 was "A Quiet Revolution" and featured Kim Andre Arnesen's "Magnificat" plus several works from historical periods of change. Watch this space for information re: summer 2026. Membership is open to both Stanford students and the community at large.
Stanford Summer Chorus meets Tuesdays: 7:30-10:00 p.m, with a concert on Friday, August 7th.
Contact rafornes [at] gmail.com (Raf Ornes) for additional information.