Choir Placement Auditions
All students can participate in our choral ensembles regardless of major. Students from all over our campus sing with our choirs - and do so successfully throughout their time at CSUF! The choirs sing for prestigious events in Southern California and travel all over the world making fantastic music. Students in the choirs become very close, and often forge friendships they maintain for a lifetime.
We have four major choral ensembles at CSUF:
• Titan Voices (MUS406W)
• Singing Titans (MUS406M)
• Concert Choir (MUS406B)
• University Singers (MUS406E)
All choirs are open to CSUF students regardless of major!
The 2024 Fall Choral Auditions will take place IN-PERSON at Cal State Fullerton in the choral rehearsal room (CPAC-127).
Titan Voices & Singing Titans
The TITAN VOICES and SINGING TITANS are open for registration without audition.
• The Titan Voices rehearses on Mondays and Wednesdays, 12:00pm-1:15pm.
• The Singing Titans rehearses on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:30pm-3:50pm
If you would like to participate in either, please feel free to sign-up!
UNIVERSITY SINGERS & CONCERT CHOIR
Membership in the UNIVERSITY SINGERS and CONCERT CHOIR (our mixed ensembles) will be open but is contingent upon two auditions: a solo audition and a callback audition.
•
University Singers
rehearses on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
4:00pm-5:50pm
•
Concert Choir
rehearses on
Mondays and Wednesdays,
2:30pm-4:20pm.
The SOLO AUDITION dates/times for returning singers and new non-music majors are:
Monday, August 19: 10am-5pm - Returning and Non-Major Student Choral Auditions
Tuesday, August 20: 10am-5pm – Returning and Non-Major Student Choral Auditions
Wednesday, August 21: 10am-5pm – Returning and Non-Major Student Choral Auditions
Friday, August 23: 12pm-2:30pm- New Student Choral Auditions (as part of New Student Day)
Monday, August 26: 2:30-4:20pm – Returning/New/Non-Major Student Choral Auditions (as needed)
Tuesday, August 27: 4pm-5:50pm – University Singers Callback Auditions
New Music Majors will complete their choral audition during orientation day in the School of Music– Friday, August 23, 2024.
New Majors DO NOT need to sign up for one of these auditions.
During your solo audition, Dr. Istad and Dr. Peterson will test your range, and then test your musicianship. We will ask you to sight-read rhythms as well as tonal exercises. (You are not required to sing a solo selection.) Singers that successfully pass the individual audition for either chorus will be invited to attend a callback audition for one or both of the mixed choirs.
CALLBACKS for UNIVERSITY SINGERS:
(mandatory to be considered for membership in University Singers):
• TUESDAY, August 27: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
ATTENTION RETURNING MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY SINGERS
Singers that have performed with the CSUF University Singers for more than one academic year DO NOT need to sign up for an individual audition.
However, you must attend the callbacks
THIS IS A MANDATORY CALLBACK WITH NO MAKE-UPS
Placement Results
An email will be sent with audition results as soon as they are available but no later than Saturday, August 24, 5:00pm.
JAZZ SINGERS
Audition information for Jazz Singers
Additional Questions
Robert Istad, DMA
Director of Choral Studies
Office: CPAC-239
Phone: (657) 278-3459
Email: ristad@fullerton.edu