Choirs 2023 - 2024

La Canada High School offers six choirs to students in 7th-12th grade. Each choir focuses on proper vocal technique, choral performance practices, musicianship appropriate for its level, as well as choral literature from all eras and styles and in multiple languages. All choirs perform in a minimum of four concerts per year in addition to festivals and/or competitions.

Awards and Accomplishments

All six La Canada choirs are outstanding. Each choir regularly receives Superior and/or Gold ratings yearly. Concert Choir and Chamber Singers have won first place at national competitions, and on their international travels, have performed in some of Europe’s most iconic venues, such as St. Peter’s and St. Mark’s Basilicas in Italy, the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the Matyas Templom in Budapest, and the Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família in Barcelona, Spain.

The LCHS Chamber Singers have performed at several American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Conferences, specifically in 2004, 2007, and 2016. Most recently, the Chamber Singers, representing the Western half of the United States of America, gave a virtual performance at the 2021 ACDA National Conference with raving reviews. The Chamber Singers were also featured on NPR’s “From the Top” in 2014.

In the Fall of 2022, the Chamber Singers performed at the RCC Festival, and received the following praise from one of the adjudicators, Dr. Cristopher Gravis:

“Wow! What a sound! I'm so impressed by the mature level of hearing required for the students to navigate the complexity of tuning. Just a stunning and extraordinary performance. Incredible! Thank you so much for sharing your brilliance with us today. I think this was an inspiration to everyone who witnessed your music mastery. Bravi Tutti!”

Men's Ensemble

Men’s Ensemble

Open to all male singers in 7th-12th grades, this choir requires no audition. Specific attention is given to music written for men’s voices and vocal development.

Women’s Ensemble

Open to all female singers in 7th-12th grades, this choir requires no audition. Specific attention is given to music written for women’s voices and vocal development.

7/8 Honor Choir

This basic to intermediate choir is open to male and female students entering 7th or 8th grade through audition only.

VOCAL ENSEMBLE

Open to students in 9th-12th grade, this intermediate mixed ensemble is open to students through audition only. The choir will travel on one overnight performance tour per year. (No photo available as this is a new choir.)

Concert Choir

This intermediate to advanced choir is open to male and female students entering 9th-12th grade through audition only.

chamber singers

This small advanced choir is open to male and female students entering 10th-12th grade through audition only. Numerous performances throughout the community along with major seasonal performances and additional festivals and/or competitions are ongoing.


Combined Choirs

Occasionally, the six choirs above will combine for special performances such as for concerts or tours. For example, the 7/8 Treble Choir is a combination of all the middle school treble choral singers, and Choral Artists is the combination of Concert Choir and Chamber Singers.

Choral artists

The combination of the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers.


To better understand the different programs, see the Choral Programs and Requirements pages.