Schola Cantorum Inc

I am a singer in Schola Cantorum Inc. in the San Francisco bay area and can highly recommend the audience experience and the singer experience to any potential member or attendee. The concerts offer music in a variety of musical genres over the course of a season and the singers show a high level of dedication to mastering each. It's also a tightly run organizational ship, making the most of its resources, as every non-profit must in these trying economic times.

I couldn't believe I made it into Schola! The best voices, disciplined singers, every rehearsal a voice lesson, and near professional-level performance. What more could one ask? Greg - director and conductor - likes to program and it shows. We continue to develop and improve. Dawn, our assistant director, accompanist, occasional composer and arranger has no peer. Both she and Greg make rehearsals productive and informative. What we produce from all this is exceptional. What more could one ask?

Schola Cantorum , Inc. has a talented Stanford University music professor as its Director, and a wonderful pianist as its accompanist. This terrific group of 90 choristers have all been auditioned, and are very talented and musical. All music is provided. Schola has its own large library of chorus music.
Our programs are unique and always include challenging pieces for our choristers. There are also MIDI files for our home practice. Our Board of Directors is terrific, always providing good ideas for fund raisers, and giving of much time and effort on our behalf. Schola's member laws are fair and binding. Choristers volunteer time and ideas for fund raisers. We have a GREAT year- end party to celebrate our chorus and our success. What else could anyone want from a well organized chorus and beautiful concerts. This is why I have continued being a member for over 10 years.

For info on joining, or auditions, contact: info@scholacantorum.org

I am a member of Schola Cantorum. Our group is more than just a singing group it is a vital part of our community and plays a key role, in keeping vocal music alive and making it accessible to a wide range of age groups. I have been a member for almost 10 years and I participate because as we explore the wide range of repertoire every year, I learn, I feel great sharing with my fellow singers, and I love giving the special gift of this music that might otherwise not be available to people, young and old to my friends and our supports who come back again and again to hear us perform. Every week at rehearsal, Greg, our conductor, teaches us something new about the music and our special ability to create something beautiful together so that we can, in turn, continue to give something beautiful to our world... and that's really what life is all about... each of finding ways to put something out there create moments that make others feel good, smile, and just feel good about the world and life.

This choral group performs a wide variety of music styles, from hawaiian music to an all-russian program. It is invaluable to the community to have exposure to these treasured works of art.

I enjoy singing with Schola because our Director Greg Wait is outstanding as a director, and as an interpreter of all of the music which we perform. Our singers are selected for their fine voices and fine musical ability. Presently, we are preparing several fine works, among them, Durufle's Requiem, a mesmerizing peice. It is gorgeous! We will be at Stanford Memorial Church on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 8 PM, ...accompanied by an outstanding organist, Dr. Robert Huw Morgan. Sunday, our concert will be at the First Congregational Church in Palo Alto, 4 Pm...again accompanied by Dr. Morgan. Schola is a great chorus, I think we are the BEST! Luz M. Guerra