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The Cal Poly Choirs are made up of students from throughout the Cal Poly campus. All majors are accepted and welcomed! Being a member of a Cal Poly choir enables you to continue developing your “creative” side as well as making good friends.
Watch this video by some current choir members!
The descriptions and schedules for the Cal Poly Choirs are as follows:
- PolyPhonics
- This select group is the most advanced choral ensemble on campus. PolyPhonics is a highly visible ensemble and a touring choir that represents the university in the community, across the nation and internationally. Recent and upcoming tours include San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Carnegie Hall, England and France.
- Rehearsals: Daily (except Thursday), 11:10 a.m.–12 noon
- This select group is the most advanced choral ensemble on campus. PolyPhonics is a highly visible ensemble and a touring choir that represents the university in the community, across the nation and internationally. Recent and upcoming tours include San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Carnegie Hall, England and France.
- University Singers
- This is a large mixed choir which performs works for women's and men's chorus, as well as works for large mixed chorus. Included in its repertoire are sacred and secular works in many styles including newly composed works, as well as multicultural selections.
- Rehearsals: Wednesdays 4:10-6 p.m.
- This is a large mixed choir which performs works for women's and men's chorus, as well as works for large mixed chorus. Included in its repertoire are sacred and secular works in many styles including newly composed works, as well as multicultural selections.
- Chamber Choir
- The group specializes in the performance of works from the Renaissance and Baroque, as well as modern chamber music. Members include instrumentalists as well as vocalists.
- Rehearsals: Daily except Friday 3:10–4 p.m.
- The group specializes in the performance of works from the Renaissance and Baroque, as well as modern chamber music. Members include instrumentalists as well as vocalists.
- Cantabile
- This select group is an advanced ensemble specializing in the performance of repertoire for soprano and alto voices. The ensemble performs a variety of repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to modern, jazz and other genres. This group has been honored with performance invitations to the California Music Educators Association Conference, and an in spring 2023 performed at Lincoln Center in New York City.
- Rehearsals: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 4:10–5 p.m.
- This select group is an advanced ensemble specializing in the performance of repertoire for soprano and alto voices. The ensemble performs a variety of repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to modern, jazz and other genres. This group has been honored with performance invitations to the California Music Educators Association Conference, and an in spring 2023 performed at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Find out more on how to audition for the choirs.
San Luis Obispo, California 93407