SSU Choral Festival
Weill Hall | Schroeder Hall
October 20, 2026,
Tue, Oct 20, 12:00 am
– 11:59 pm
October 21, 2026,
Wed, Oct 21, 12:00 am
– 11:59 pm
Free Entrance to Performances
The Sonoma Invitational Choral Festival is a two-day event for high school and community college choirs. The festival will include performances by Sonoma State’s select choral ensemble, SonoVoce, as well as masterclasses with SSU Voice Faculty.
The Sonoma Invitational Choral Festival is a non-competitive, non-rated festival, with emphases on musical artistry and education. This unique experience offers your students the opportunity to perform in Weill Hall, one of the nation’s premier concert venues. Performing ensembles receive audio feedback of your performance from the adjudicators, a 25-minute clinic from a nationally-recognized choral director immediately following the performance, and a clean video recording of the performance (free of comments). In addition, the conductor of each ensemble receives a video recording featuring a frontal view of the conductor with recorded comments from one of the adjudicators.
The Sonoma Invitational Choral Festival is an affiliate of the Music for All National Festival, qualifying premier ensembles for an opportunity for national exposure at the annual Music for All Choral Festivals held annually in Indianapolis.
Sonoma Invitational Choral Festival Schedule
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Weill Hall, Green Music Center
| School/Choir | Director | Warm-Up Green Room | Performance Weill Hall | Clinic Schroeder Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Cotati High School Concert Choir | Dustin Friel | 8:10 | 8:35 | 9:00 |
| Albany High School Chamber Singers | Cristiana Franzetti | 8:35 | 9:00 | 9:25 |
| Liberty High School A Cappella Choir | Laura Carreon | 9:00 | 9:25 | 9:50 |
| Monte Vista High School Chamber Singers | Rosalind Neisinger | 9:25 | 9:50 | 10:15 |
| Dougherty Valley High School Treble Clef | Diana Walker | 9:50 | 10:15 | 10:40 |
| American Canyon High School Concert Choir | Jamie Butler | 10:15 | 10:40 | 11:05 |
| Liberty High School Treble Choir | Laura Carreon | 10:40 | 11:05 | 11:30 |
| Dougherty Valley High School Chamber Singers | Diana Walker | 11:05 | 11:30 | 11:55 |
| Lunch | 11:55–12:30 | |||
| SSU Performance | SonoVoce & Mary Evelyn Hangley Recital | 12:30–1:30 | ||
| Santa Rosa HS/ArtQuest Concert Choir | Marla Tusa | 1:05 | 1:30 | 1:55 |
| Liberty HS A Chamber Singers | Laura Carreon | 1:30 | 1:55 | 2:20 |
| Carlmont High School Treble Clef | Genevieve Tep | 1:55 | 2:20 | 2:45 |
| Oak Ridge High School A Cappella Choir | Natalie Fletterick | 2:20 | 2:45 | 3:10 |
| Santa Rosa HS/ArtQuest Chamber Choir | Marla Tusa | 2:45 | 3:10 | 3:35 |
| Carlmont High School Chamber Singers | Genevieve Tep | 3:10 | 3:35 | 4:00 |
| Oak Ridge High School Treble Ensemble | Natalie Fletterick | 3:35 | 4:00 | 4:25 |
| Santa Rosa HS/ArtQuest A Cappella | Marla Tusa | 4:00 | 4:25 | 4:50 |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Weill Hall, Green Music Center
| School/Choir | Director | Warm-Up Green Room | Performance Weill Hall | Clinic Schroeder Hall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Carrillo High School Bass Choir | Gail Bowers | 8:10 | 8:35 | 9:00 |
| St. Helena High School Chamber Singers | Alba Gonzalez Arredondo | 8:35 | 9:00 | 9:25 |
| San Mateo High School Chamber Singers | Karen Chan | 9:00 | 9:25 | 9:50 |
| Aragon High School Chamber Singers | John Chen | 9:25 | 9:50 | 10:15 |
| Maria Carrillo High School Treble Choir | Gail Bowers | 9:50 | 10:15 | 10:40 |
| St. Helena High School Concert Choir | Alba Gonzalez Arredondo | 10:15 | 10:40 | 11:05 |
| Aragon High School Women’s Ensemble | John Chen | 10:40 | 11:05 | 11:30 |
| Las Positas Chamber Choir | Andreas Preponis | 11:05 | 11:30 | 11:55 |
| Lunch | 11:55–12:30 | |||
| SSU Performance | SonoVoce & Mary Evelyn Hangley Recital | 12:30–1:30 | ||
| Marin School of the Arts | Margaret Starr | 1:05 | 1:30 | 1:55 |
| Maria Carrillo HS Chamber Singers | Gail Bowers | 1:30 | 1:55 | 2:20 |
| Casa Grande High School Choir | Sean Millard | 1:55 | 2:20 | 2:45 |
| Marin School of the Arts #2 | Margaret Starr | 2:20 | 2:45 | 3:10 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Chamber Singers | Darita Seth | 2:45 | 3:10 | 3:35 |
| Fremont High School Bella Cantorum | Chris Felice | 3:10 | 3:35 | 4:00 |
| Marin School of the Arts #3 | Margaret Starr | 3:35 | 4:00 | 4:25 |