St. Lawrence Choral Society

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St. Lawrence Choral Society

The St. Lawrence Choral Society is a community choir in residence at St. Lawrence, open to students, faculty and staff, and community members. They perform three to four times per year, both on the St. Lawrence campus as well as at other locations in the region, in programs featuring a wide variety of accompanied and unaccompanied repertoire, along with celebrated works for chorus and orchestra. In the 2023-24 academic year, under the direction of Jason Bishop, the St. Lawrence Choral Society performed Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria in D Major (RV 589), along with other autumn-themed works by a variety of composers in Fall 2024, and in Spring 2024, the Choral Society performed a program titled, “What Only Light Can Do,” exploring how darkness and light are used as metaphors for such human dichotomies as hate and love, ignorance and wisdom, or war and peace. Fall 2024’s concert program, “Wonder,” is designed to take listeners on a sonic journey through the acoustical color palette. From Franz Schubert’s glorious Mass in G to Morten Lauridsen’s majestic O Magnum Mysterium, audiences will be enchanted by a diversity of sonorities.

The St. Lawrence Choral Society invites community, faculty/staff, and student singers to join them in communal song. Basses and tenors are particularly welcome. See audition information below.

Rehearsals (starting Tuesday, September 3)

  • Tuesdays, 7-9pm, in Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall

Performance Date

  • Friday, November 15, at 7pm in Gunnison Memorial Chapel

Auditions

  • Saturday, August 31, 10am-3pm, in Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall, or by appointment

Schedule an audition here.

In your audition you will be led through a series of exercises to assess your vocal range and determine where to place you within the choir. The only requirements for membership are the ability to match pitch, a commitment to attending rehearsals consistently, and a love for making music with others. Singers of all experience levels are welcome!

Contact director Katie Burnham with any questions.