About the Choirs
The mission of the University of San Diego Choral Ensembles is to promote singing in community. We believe in the transformative power of the human voice and the expressive potential of the human body to tell stories and imagine new worlds. Beginning in Fall 2023, we will be offering 5 choral ensembles and an immersive travel experience for ensemble singers at USD. Majors and minors in music are eligible for a generous scholarship for choral leadership through the Choral Scholars program. For more information, contact music@sandiego.edu.
MUSC 153/353
Tues/Thurs 4-5:20p in Camino 153
Brian Lustig, director
The Concert Choir is the hub of the choral music program at USD. Comprised of student singers from across campus, this ensemble performs annually at Lessons & Carols as well as a large, choral-orchestral work each spring.
MUSC 152/352 01
Mondays 4-6:50p in Camino 154
Wilfred Paloma, director
Song/Story/Stage is an auditioned music and theatre workshop for students interested in opera and musical theatre. In this course, students perform excerpts from longer theatrical works as well as original works for the voice.
MUSC 155/355 02
Mondays 7-9:50p in Camino 153
Leonard Patton, director
The Torero Blues is USD's auditioned vocal jazz ensemble for treble voices. The ensemble performs a wide variety of jazz repertoire, including standards as well as new songs written in the jazz idiom.
MUSC 152/352 02
Wednesdays 4-6:50 in Camino 154
Charissa Noble & Ryan Nestor, directors
Ensemble X is USD's new experimental ensemble, focusing on contemporary trends in sound art, storytelling, and performance.
MUSC 159/359
Wednesdays 7-9:50 in Camino 153
Ken Anderson, director
The USD Gospel Choir performs music from the Black church in programs around campus and throughout the community.
January 2024
Choral Immersion in Sri Lanka
Emilie Amrein, director
Members of the USD Choral Ensembles collaborate in Sri Lanka with André de Quadros and the Muslim Choral Ensemble.
USD Choral Studies
Faculty and Staff
Emilie Amrein
Choral Scholars
Ken Anderson
Gospel Choir
Brian Lustig Woods
Concert Choir
Ryan Nestor
Ensemble X
Charissa Noble
Ensemble X
Lisa Pagan
Collaborative Piano
Wilfred Paloma
Song/Story/Stage
Leonard Patton
Torero Blues
Applied Voice
Faculty & Staff
Richard Dueñez Morrison
Applied Voice
Maribel Ruiz Velasco
Applied Voice
Enrique Toral
Applied Voice
Upcoming Performances
2023-2024 Season
Arts & Culture Festival
featuring student artists, musicians, theatre-makers, story-tellers, and dancers from across campus
9:00am on Saturday, October 28, 2023 in the Camino-Founders Courtyard at the University of San Diego.
Voice Recital
featuring the students of Maribel Ruiz Velasco and Enrique Toral, accompanied by Gema Garcia Grijalva
1:00pm on November 30, 2023 in the French Parlor at the University of San Diego.
Lessons & Carols
featuring the USD Concert Choir
7:00pm on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Founders Chapel at the University of San Diego.
2:00pm on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at Founders Chapel at the University of San Diego.
Gospel Festival with San Diego's MLK Community Choir
featuring the USD Gospel Choir
7:30pm on December 8, 2022 in Shiley Theatre at the University of San Diego.
Song/ Story / Stage
featuring the S3 Music & Theatre Workshop and the students of Richard Dueñez Morrison, accompanied by Reka Parker
7:30pm on December 9, 2023 in Shiley Theatre at the University of San Diego.
New Music Festival
featuring Ensemble X & and Guest Artists
2:00pm on December 10, 2023 in Shiley Theatre at the University of San Diego.
A Night of Jazz
featuring the Torero Blues, the USD Jazz Ensemble
7:30pm on December 11, 2023 in Shiley Theatre at the University of San Diego.
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