The Chorales have been performing since 1885, which makes our organization one of the oldest choral ensembles on the West Coast. Though much has changed since its founding, the Chorales’ mission remains the same: to bring music to our community and inspire pride in our university. Our directors, Mark Sumner and Bill Ganz, support singers of all backgrounds and push us to realize our full potential as an ensemble; many of our members find a lifelong love of music and continue in the UC Alumni Chorus after graduation!
Prior to the pandemic, the Men’s and Women’s Chorales performed together often—our winter concert ‘Keep the Snow At Bay’ featured holiday music, broadway show tunes, flapper costumes and choreography. In the 2020 Valentine’s Day concert, the Chorales joined together to sing a stunning medley of Disney love songs. Small groups of chorales singers have performed on Sproul Plaza, caroled on the streets of downtown Berkeley and performed for Old Navy Corporate at the San Francisco Jazz Center. With your support, we can keep our group going strong and hopefully have many performances like these in the future.
Though such performances are not possible right now, we are still determined to share our music and overcome the difficulties of remote learning. The insurmountable latency issues of Zoom and other video apps mean that we will have to construct our performance pieces from individual recordings. However, the economic impact of the pandemic has cut deeply into already scarce arts funding, and we will not be able to afford video and audio engineering, music licenses, and other essential tools for virtual recording projects without your generosity. Please make a tax-deductible donation today to make our dream a reality!
Thank you to everyone who is able to make a gift in support of our choir community. We understand that not everyone is able to donate during these difficult times, but sharing our page to friends and family, or through social media will help us greatly! Stay safe and Go Bears!
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UC Women’s Chorale Website: https://ucwc.berkeley.edu/
UC Men’s Chorale Website: https://ucmc.berkeley.edu/
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A handwritten note from one of our members to thank you for your support!
Exclusive sneak peak of our next Virtual Choral Performance (VCP) before the official premiere date
We'll add a clip to one of our video projects acknowledging your gift and/or saying a message of your choice!
A behind the scenes look into the preparations of one of our VCP projects—invitation to a rehearsal and Q&A with our engineers!