2025 Summer Festival Guest Singer Program
Visit San Francisco for one week in August and join together with Maestro Bob Geary,
the San Francisco Choral Society Resident Chorus,
the California Chamber Symphony and soloists in a thrilling concert on
Saturday, August 16 at Davies Symphony Hall.
Summer Festival Guest Chorus singers will travel to San Francisco for a week filled with rehearsals and a concert, ample time to make new friends, take in the many popular sights of the city and enjoy the beautiful, mild summer weather that Northern California typically offers.
Guest Chorus Singers:
Join the SF Choral Resident Chorus for a final week of rehearsals and concert performance in SF.
Rehearse both virtually and independently, with access to practice files and small group online sessions,
to be scheduled with SF Choral artistic staff. (Details will be sent out in May.)
Singers should plan to travel to San Francisco by no later than Tuesday, August 12th @ 5pm and stay through Saturday, August 16 @ 10pm
Singers may choose to find their own accommodations. Please contact us for recommendations.
Concert Week Schedule (subject to change):
Tuesday: Arrivals, Recommended Hotel/Accommodations Check-in Time: 3pm
Welcome Reception at 6pm
Tutti Rehearsal 7pm – 10pm, Location TBD
Wednesday: Guest Singer Rehearsal, 10am – 1pm; Tutti Rehearsal 7pm – 10pm, Location TBD
Thursday: Dress rehearsal with orchestra and soloists 6 – 10pm at Davies Symphony Hall
Friday: Dress rehearsal with orchestra and soloists 6 – 10pm at Davies Symphony Hall
Saturday: Concert at 7pm at Davies Symphony Hall | Call Time: 5pm
Participate in vocal workshops and a lecture throughout the summer between May 20 and August 16. Guest chorus singers also have access to the SF Choral Chorus Connection membership portal which includes practice files, calendar, an opt-in membership directory and chorus bulletin board.
Eligibility
SF Choral Society welcomes all amateur singers to audition for participation in the Summer Festival Chorus!
Auditions will be held on Zoom with Maestro Robert Geary who will assess vocal technique and musicianship/reading skills. The process includes a warm-up, followed by vocalization to evaluate range, intonation and vocal production. The audition includes sight-reading a four-measure musical passage. Please review our audition policies here.
Upon completion of auditions, successful candidates will be notified of admittance status.
Registration and dorm fees are listed below.
Fees
Guest Choral Singer registration fee: $750 USD
Refund policy: All fees are non-refundable after May 15, 2025. Purchasing travel insurance is highly recommended.
VOCAL SCORES
Brahms' Requiem – Peters Edition (3672) in German
(SKU: 98-EP3672 | UPC: 9790014017552)
As many singers already have a copy, all singers are responsible for ordering your own vocal score and having it in hand on May 21st.
Please ensure you have the correct edition IN GERMAN.
