San Francisco Girls Chorus

San Francisco Girls Chorus offers Prep Chorus, Training Chorus, Level I, Level II, Concert Group, Premier Ensemble, and Soloist Intensive. Prep Chorus has two tiers, Prep 1 and Prep 2, and no singing placement is required. Training Chorus, Level I, Level II, Concert Group, and Premier Ensemble require singing placement for new students, and Premier Ensemble also requires a Readiness Assessment and at least one year in Concert Group.

Programs

• Prep Chorus — 4-5 · 1x week, 45 minutes; Saturdays 10:00-10:45am in SF; Mondays 4:00-4:45pm in SF; Mondays 4:15-5:00pm in Emeryville · $1,565 · No singing placement required. Two tiers: Prep 1 and Prep 2.
• Training Chorus — 6-8 · 1.5-hr classes, 1x week; Mondays 4:15-5:45pm in SF; Wednesdays 4:15-5:45pm in Emeryville; Thursdays 4:15-5:45pm in SF · $2,240 · Singing placement required if new to SFGC.
• Level I — 8-12 · 2.25-hr rehearsals, 1x week; Tuesdays 4:15-6:30pm in SF; Wednesdays 4:00-6:15pm in Emeryville; Thursdays 4:15-6:30pm in SF; select Saturday rehearsals throughout the year · $3,255 · Singing placement required if new to SFGC.
• Level II — 9-13 · 2.5-hr rehearsals, 1x week; Wednesdays 4:00-6:30pm in Emeryville; Thursdays 4:15-6:45pm in SF; select Saturday rehearsals throughout the year · $5,215 · Singing placement required if new to SFGC. Includes required Summer Music Camp.
• Concert Group — 10-15 · 2-hr rehearsals, 2x week; Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:45-6:45pm in SF; Wednesdays 4:30-6:30pm in Emeryville and Thursdays 4:45-6:45pm in SF; Thursdays in SF required; an additional weekly rehearsal day of Tuesdays in SF or Wednesdays in Emeryville · $6,035 · Singing placement required if new to SFGC. Includes required Summer Music Camp.
• Premier Ensemble — 13-18 · 2.5-hr rehearsals, 2x week; Tuesdays theory class 4:45-5:15pm and rehearsal 5:15-7:30pm; Fridays rehearsal 5:00-7:45pm; select Saturday rehearsals throughout the year · $6,955 · Readiness Assessment required and at least one year in Concert Group. Includes required Summer Music Camp.
• Soloist Intensive — $4,200

At a glance

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Price range: $1,565–$6,955
• General schedule: Program year runs from September through May. Families can register at either the San Francisco or Emeryville campus.

About the provider

San Francisco Girls Chorus has been active since 1978. Artistic Director Valérie Sainte-Agathe is named, and the program says it prepares girls and young women from diverse backgrounds through rigorous, empowering music education and enriches Bay Area cultural life through vocal performance. It is a five-time GRAMMY Award-winning ensemble and takes part in community outreach, outreach performances at schools, other SFGC performances, and performances throughout the Bay Area.

Tuition listed covers the full school year from September through May. Families commit to a full school year. Select programs require singing placement or a readiness assessment. Tuition assistance is offered for regular school-year programming.

What families say

“You can throw just about anything at these young singers, and they’ll respond with panache...there is a lovely spirit of adventure, a sense that these performers are game for anything.” — San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated September 4, 2026.