Choirs 2024 - 2025
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
The Men’s Ensemble is open to all male singers. Specific attention is given to music written for men’s voices and vocal development. In addition to an annual trip to an amusement park, a performance day tour and/or music enrichment event is possible.
Women’s Ensemble
The Women’s Ensemble is open to all female singers. Specific attention is given to music written for women’s voices and vocal development. In addition to an annual trip to an amusement park, a performance day tour and/or music enrichment event is possible.
7/8 Honor Choir
The 7/8 Honor Choir is an intermediate-advanced choral ensemble that is open to male and female students through audition only. In addition to an annual trip to an amusement park, a performance tour and/or music enrichment trip is possible.
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
The Vocal Ensemble is an intermediate mixed choir and is open to students through audition only. The choir will travel on one overnight performance tour per year.
Concert Choir
The Concert Choir is an intermediate-advanced mixed choir and is open to students through audition only. The choir will travel on at least one overnight tour a year, either independently or in collaboration with the Chamber Singers.
chamber singers
The Chamber Singers is an advanced mixed choir and is open to students through audition only. Numerous performances throughout the community along with major seasonal performances are ongoing. Additional performances include festivals and/or competitions. The Chamber Singers will travel on at least two overnight tours a year, either independently or in collaboration with the Concert Choir.
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.