JOIN OUR CHORUS AS A SECTION LEADER
Are you a classically trained singer with strong musicianship skills who loves choral music?
We have paid positions available for Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Section Leaders. Join an inclusive, nurturing community of musical excellence.
If you are interested or know of someone who may be a good fit, please apply here to be put in touch with Greg Davies, Assistant to the Conductor.
SECTION LEADERS
Job requirements:
• Good understanding of vocal technique and fundamentals of healthy singing, preferably classically trained
• Good vocal production with sufficient size/presence to lead the section without sacrificing blend
• Strong musicianship skills, including sight-reading ability
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Reliable and punctual
• Enjoys choral music and being part of an ensemble!
Job responsibilities:
• Attend all performances and most rehearsals* to sufficiently learn and perform programmed repertoire
• Provide leadership for your section, including answering questions, providing coaching, and giving feedback to members of your section with care and sensitivity
• Support the Artistic Director and her assistant in the preparation, growth, and development of the ensemble
• Strive for personal artistic growth
* SBCS rehearses on Wednesday evenings at Music Academy from now until the end of May.
Thank you for your interest.
American baritone, Ralph Cato has travelled the world extensively, telling stories in song with his warm, clarion baritone voice.
Tenor, Benjamin Brecher has performed over fifty operatic roles with many of the world’s most prestigious opera companies, specializing in the high lying lyric tenor repertoire. He has performed 16 roles with New York City Opera alone. Career highlights include performances with Opera Orchestra of New York, L’Opera de Nice, Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro, L’Opera de Montreal, Santa Fe Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, among many others. His orchestral solo repertoire includes Mozart, Handel, Orff, Bach, Haydn, as well as many performances of Britten. In 2000 he began performing the great Irish Tenor songs in a concert produced for him entitled A Celtic Celebration, Twenty years later, the show has become a North American hit with performances with 45 Symphonies in North America. Ben continues his discography having added his twelfth recording in 2016 Forgotten Liszt, with pianist Robert Koenig, and will record a new release in 2022 entitled “Three Centuries of Thomas Moore” including the music of Britten, Berlioz, and Sarah Gibson on MSR Classics. He is a Professor of Voice at University of California Santa Barbara, where he has served as the Head of Voice.
Born and raised in Southern California, April Amante is a versatile soprano with expertise and facility in repertoire spanning from early music to contemporary musical theater.
Tracy Van Fleet is pleased to return to the Santa Barbara Choral Society. As a soloist, she has performed with the Los Angeles Master Chorale, Lüneburg Symphony in Germany, Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Río in Mexico, Pasadena Symphony, Naples Philharmonic, Los Angeles Bach Festival, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Philharmonic, USC Symphony and Chorus, and others. She has had many appearances with the Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Pacific Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Opera Pacific, San Diego Opera and Opera Colorado.