The Whatcom Chorale is a community chorus based in Bellingham Washington. The chorus has over 100 members from Whatcom and Skagit Counties in Northwest Washington. The Chorale is dedicated to presenting concerts of highest quality and to providing opportunities for people in the community to experience the joy of singing fine a cappella and accompanied choral music.
The Chorale meets for rehearsal on Tuesday evenings during the concert season (September through May). Rehearsals are from 7 until 9:30 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on Walnut Street in Bellingham, Washington. There are no rehearsals during the summer. Concerts are given three or more times yearly, as determined by the artistic director and with board approval. . For more information about the Chorale, please contact Mary at Piper Music at (360) 738-7166.
Membership in the Whatcom Chorale is by audition. Auditions are usually held at the beginning of each quarter, or by arrangement, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
Call Kristi at (360) 734-6549 to schedule audition appointments.
Or contact her by email: kristichampagne@comcast.net.
Members pay an annual fee of $150 to sing with Whatcom Chorale. Singing is a full-season commitment, September to June. Tuition can be paid in full by September 30th or in installments, by arrangement with the registrar, over the course of the singing year. Part of this fee is used to purchase music, which becomes a part of the Chorale library and the remainder helps to fund concerts and rehearsal space, accompanist, assistant director and artistic director salaries.
Partial scholarships are available. The scholarship tuition reductions may be obtained by privately asking the registrar. The Board intends that no eligible member be turned away because of financial hardship.
Tuition of $150 covers the entire singing season. Singers commit to the full season to assure unity of sound and balance between sections. If singing 2 quarters the tuition is $115. Single quarter singers would pay $60, but that rate is only available for those joining the Chorale in March.