The Chorale holds auditions once a year in the autumn during New Student Orientation and during the first week of fall quarter. This fall, auditions will take place Friday, 20 September 2024 through Wednesday, 25 September 2024. Callback auditions for the Chorale take place Thursday, 26 September 2024. The link to audition sign-ups can be found here.

Membership is open to all registered Stanford students: undergraduate and graduate. In order to maintain the optimal combination of voices, the entire ensemble is re-auditioned each fall. Preliminary auditions consist of vocalizing (with piano support) to determine range and evaluate vowel formation, pitch and rhythm memory exercises, sight singing, and a solo song. Callback auditions consist of hearing all finalists in different voice combinations to determine the best ensemble. Members from the previous year who would like to be considered once again for the ensemble must re-audition.

For more information, please contact Stephen M. Sano, Director of Choral Studies. The best way to contact Professor Sano is by email: sano@stanford.edu.