Explore the Choir Ensembles

Regardless of your musical background or experience, we have a choir that will fit your needs! Voice placements are held during the first week of classes during the fall semester. If you missed placements and want to join choir, please email Dr. Joshua Donaldson at jdonald1@emporia.edu.

Voice placements for choirs are quick and simple 10 minute meetings. Dr. Donaldson will guide you through a simple process and discuss any previous singing experience you may have. You don’t need to prepare anything!

Our Ensembles

Chamber Choir

Rehearses Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1:00-1:50pm - Audition and concurrent enrollment in A Cappella Choir required. Full year commitment.

Chamber Choir is the top choral group at Emporia State University. Made up of a select 12-24 voices, this group is open to all undergraduate and graduate students by audition. The ensemble performs 4-8 concerts per year on campus as well as off-campus in various venues. The Chamber Choir specializes in chamber choral works and covers a broad range of music from Renaissance to contemporary. This ensemble provides students with a rigorous and challenging experience of rehearsing and performing choral music at a high artistic level.

A Cappella Choir

Rehearses Monday, Wednesday, & Fridays, 1:00-1:50pm - Audition required. Full year commitment.

ESU’s all-campus mixed choir, A Cappella Choir, is the flagship choral ensemble of the university and is open to all undergraduate and graduate students by audition. A Cappella Choir is comprised of singers from all majors. This ensemble provides students with a rigorous and challenging experience of rehearsing and performing choral music at a high artistic level. With a rich regional, national, and international performance history, the ESU A Cappella Choir sings a wide variety of standard choral literature from numerous eras and diverse cultures.

Emporia Chorale

Rehearses Mondays, 7:00-8:50pm - No audition required, open to anyone in the community.

Comprised of ESU students of all majors and choral enthusiasts from the Emporia area, the Emporia State Chorale is a non-auditioned ensemble made up of singers who share a common love and passion for singing choral music in a variety of styles. The Emporia State Chorale performs on campus and throughout the community. This ensemble also provides music education majors and conductors-in-training the opportunity to work with a choir in a rehearsal setting.