Santa Monica College Choirs

09/01/2026

Sing at SMC!

Opportunities for Singing at SMC Fall 2026 (classes begin Aug 31):

Voice Classes:
Music 50A Elementary Voice (DeStefano MW 12:45pm, Lemmon W 6:45pm, Convento TTH 12:45pm & Th 6:45pm)

Music 50B Intermediate Voice (DeStefano 2:15 section is Intermediate ONLY - not a combined class; Lemmon W 6:45pm, Convento TTH 12:45pm & Th 6:45pm)

Music 57 Advanced Vocal Performance Techniques (DeStefano M 6:45pm) Auditions/Placement by video or in person August 25th.

Ensembles:
Music 40 Opera Workshop (DeStefano T 6:45pm) - Auditions/Placement by video or in person August 25th.

Music 45 Musical Theatre Workshop (Martin/Gray MW 12:45-5:20pm)

Music 53 Vocal Jazz Ensemble (Bradfield TH 6:45pm)

Music 55 Concert Chorale (Convento W 6:45pm)

Music 59 Chamber Choir (Convento TTh 3:45-5:05pm)

08/30/2026

Final call for SMC Choirs 🎶 voice placements this week! We especially need tenors and basses. See you soon!!

08/16/2026

Watch the welcome video. We start as early as today, Sunday, August 16 for some opportunities! https://youtu.be/z9QSExEfvhk

08/14/2026

06/10/2026

Voice placements for the 2026-27 season! Season announcement regarding programming. Open rehearsal and meet and greet!
Wednesday, June 10, 6:45-8:30 PM

05/30/2026

SMC's Music Department invites you to Instruments of Praise! 🎶

Come experience the transcendent power of the combined voices of SMC's Concert Chorale & Chamber Choir, joined by orchestral instruments intended to praise life and lift your spirits.

Date: June 4 & June 5
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Broad Stage

🔗 Tickets: smc.edu/tickets

02/06/2026

JOIN A CHOIR at SMC this Spring! Voice placements (Concert Chorale, Music 55) and auditions (Chamber Choir, Music 59), start on February 10 and 12.

02/06/2026

AUDITION for Advanced Vocal Performance Techniques (Music 57) on February 12!

02/05/2026

YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US!

We need everyone from opera and traditional choral singers to shower singers who are willing to learn and work hard—especially if you are a tenor or a bass!

In the fall semester, Concert Chorale and Chamber Choir will perform Franz Schubert’s Mass in G and several other works with chamber orchestra and solo instruments. In addition, Chamber Choir will perform its own concert of vocal chamber music from the Early Music and Common Practice eras, as well as some solo opportunities.

​***EVERYONE: Please complete all 4 steps listed here if you plan on joining us!*** The 4 steps can be found on the “Sign Up for a Choir” section of the website (www.smc.edu/choirs). Here’s a quick overview, but please visit the website.

STEP 1: Choose a Choir.
More information in the “Who We Are” section of the website.

STEP 2: Take 60 seconds to fill out the form.
This will help us have music for you at the first rehearsal!

STEP 3: If you have not yet done so, enroll as a student in the choir(s) you selected in STEP 1.
-See information on the website if you are unable to enroll as a student or need guidance in how to do so.
-Also, eligible community members, please email me directly, and I will send you enrollment information through the Continuing Education department.

STEP 4: Prepare for and Attend Your Voice Placement or Audition.
-Chamber Choir performers from Fall 2025 do not need to re-audition, but they must be present for callbacks during the first week of rehearsals.
-Former Concert Chorale singers who are not looking to change voice parts do not need to repeat their placement.
-Everyone else: The dates are February 10-12 and times vary.
-You should complete your audition for Chamber Choir or Voice Placement for Concert Chorale BEFORE the first rehearsal. Please reach out if you have questions/concerns.

***For more information on Chamber Choir & Concert Chorale, including when the first rehearsal is, when/where we will perform, etc., see the information on the “Who We Are” section of the website (www.smc.edu/choirs)***
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Jeremiah Convento, D.M.A. (he/him/his)
Professor of Choral/Vocal Music & Director of Choral Activities, Santa Monica College
Owner of Selvey Studios
Director of Chorosynthesis Singers