CHORAL INSTITUTE
Inquire now for Volti’s next Choral Institute, September 26 - 28 2025! See below for more details.
Volti’s Choral Institute for High School Choirs provides intensive, content-rich training and performance opportunities for high school choral groups and their directors. These activities bring together multiple choral groups over the course of one concentrated, enjoyable weekend.
Choral program
Group activities: All participating choirs will join together to collaborate on a new, student-driven composition. Guest composer Nicolás Benavides will run a composition workshop with the choirs and their directors to create a new piece of music, rehearse their newly-completed work, and perform it at the end-of-camp concert for parents Sunday morning.
Individual choir activities: Each participating choir will have Volti singing faculty work with them in a rehearsal of their own repertoire, providing group instruction on singing technique for each of the four voice parts: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass.
CYO Camp
The CYO Camp & Retreat Center in Occidental is set amidst the majestic redwoods of northern Sonoma County. Participants are housed with their choir in groupings of heated rustic cabins, each of which sleeps 12 boys or girls, alongside their associated school chaperones. A list of essential items to bring (sleeping bags, etc.) will be provided upon registration. Rehearsals and meals take place in the main lodge, just a few hundred feet away, with its roaring fireplace and green lawns. The camp is equipped with full bathroom facilities, a basketball court, and numerous easy hiking trails.
Additional Benefits
Choral Institute participants have the opportunity to perform major choral works with professional orchestras and soloists as members of the San Francisco Choral Society. Tuition is specially waived and music is provided at no cost. Participants are also entitled to complimentary tickets to Volti and San Francisco Choral Society concerts.
TUITION
Tuition is $325 per student, which includes instruction, room, and board. There is a sliding scale for larger choirs (40 or more). For further information, or to register your choir, please contact us at genevieve@voltisf.org .