Audition now to be part of our innovative season! We’re expanding our chorus to take on an exciting 2021-2022 season that includes “Community Sings” and even a “Beer Choir!” Join us for performances that will feature music by Duruflé, Handel, Lauridsen, Tin, Vaughan Williams . . . and the Beatles! Rehearsals begin in August Read More »
Meet the Chorus
Jo Anne Wasserman, Conductor
The 2021-2022 Season marks Jo Anne Wasserman’s 29th year as Artistic Director and Conductor of SBCS. While you can read her full bio here, we’d thought we’d share a few things about her that you might not be aware of. She’s a California native, born, raised, and educated in the greater Los Angeles area, where Read More »
Todd Aldrich, Tenor and Board Member
Todd Aldrich is licensed Attorney, and investor. He is a co-founder of the investment partnership Aldrich Maxwell Capital Partners, and serves on the Board of Directors at Intek Plastics in Hastings, MN. He also is a member of Montecito Rotary. He is active in a capital campaign effort for the non-profit Project for Pride in Living in Read More »
Our Spring Video “How Can We Keep from Singing?” is Now Available for Viewing on Our YouTube Channel!
You can now view our free Spring Video, on demand, by clicking in the “Watch Our Video!” box on our home page. Note: clicking on the upper part of the video box, where the logo and white text appear, will take you to the YouTube page. While on YouTube, please subscribe to our channel!
Santa Barbara Choral Society Tells Story of Resilience and Hope (Noozhawk Article)
We are only two days away from the premiere of our Spring Video, “How Can We Keep from Singing?” — and we are so excited to share it with you! Thank you to Noozhawk.com for featuring our premiere in its Arts section. You can read the article here, and register in advance to have a Read More »
Virtual Choir? No Treble! (Santa Barbara News-Press Article)
Thank you to the Santa Barbara News-Press for the article by Grayce McCormick about our upcoming Spring Video Premiere! We can’t wait to share “How Can We Keep from Singing?” with you on Saturday, April 3, at 5:00 PM PT! Check back soon for a link to the YouTube video! And in the meantime, you Read More »
Join us Saturday, April 3, for an Exciting Virtual Spring Video Premiere
We have never missed a performance season since our founding in 1948. Despite wildfires and mud slides, the show has always gone on, and we’re determined that even during a worldwide pandemic, the 2021 season will be no exception. We are pleased to present our first offering of the 2020-2021 season, a Virtual Spring Video. Read More »
Messiah Turns 278 Today!
On this day in 1742 the most popular choral work in the world premiered in Dublin. Until the covid-19 pandemic shuttered the performances spaces, it was performed regularly around the globe, certainly at Christmas, but occasionally at Easter. SBCS performed selections of Parts I, II, and III in an Easter Messiah at Hahn Hall in Read More »
