When are rehearsals?
Rehearsals are held weekly in three locations - depending on each choir.  Here is our 2025-26 rehearsal schedule:

• Dulcis Musica (K-2): Avon OR Oberlin

  • Mondays, 6-7pm, Avon United Methodist Church (AUMC)

  • Tuesdays, 6-7pm, New Union Center for the Arts (NUCA)

• Jubilate Musica (3-4): Avon OR Oberlin

  • Mondays, 6-7pm, Avon United Methodist Church (AUMC)

  • Tuesdays, 6-7pm, New Union Center for the Arts (NUCA)

• Cantate Musica (5-8): Avon OR Oberlin

  • Mondays, 6-7:30pm, Avon United Methodist Church (AUMC)

  • Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm, New Union Center for the Arts (NUCA)

• una voce musica (9-12, adults) - North Ridgeville

  • Tuesdays, 7-9pm, Lake Ridge Academy (LRA)

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How will I know if rehearsal is cancelled?
You will be notified by email. Please make sure we have your current email address on file.

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What if I must miss a rehearsal?
Absences affect your ability to learn the music and make it difficult for your other choir members to blend.  Please make every effort to attend each rehearsal. If you can't be there, please let us know by sending an email to info@ochoristers.org and filling out the Singer Absence Form.

What does it cost to join Oberlin Choristers?
Each choir has a separate tuition scale. The following rates are for our 2025-26 season:

• Dulcis Musica (K-2): $350

• Jubilate Musica (3-4): $350

• Cantate Musica (5-8): $410

• una voce musica (9-12, adults): $410

If not paying in full at registration, a $100 nonrefundable deposit is required from each singer at registration. Singers will be invoiced for the remaining balance which will be due by August 30, 2025.

 

Subsequent singers in the family will receive a $50 discount/singer.

 

If unable to pay tuition balance by the due date (August 30, 2025), singers must apply for financial aid. If unable to pay the $100 deposit at registration, please contact us at info@ochoristers.org for more information.  At this time, we are unable to guarantee financial aid for the initial $100 deposit. 

 

All payments are non-refundable.

 

Do you offer financial aid?

Yes.  Our financial aid application is available here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/z3AqzCUy0dYQ6rB40dizAw

Please note, our financial aid does not cover the required $100 deposit at registration. 

Why do you ask for tuition, and then ask families to pay for concert tickets and donate to the organization?

We are committed to paying our artistic staff (conductors and accompanists), administrative staff, and other staff for their work, and we have many other costs that go into running this non-profit organization.  We ask for support to make sure we are securing funding through our annual fall campaign, selling concert tickets, and assisting on the board or its committees.  If you have any questions, please contact Charlotte Beers Plank, President of the Board of Directors, via our contact form.

Is there a dress code for concerts?

Singers will be required to wear:

• Black slacks  (no jeans, leggings or tight fitting pants)

• Black shoes

• Black socks

• A choir t-shirt for concerts.  All singers are required to purchase a Choristers’ season t-shirt. Other uniform items and optional swag may be available through the Choristers shop (to be released).  Individual choirs may have other uniform requirements to be determined.

Hair: singers with longer hair should be worn pulled back from the face, with no visible accessories, no colored ribbons or clips.  Singers with shorter hair should be combed neatly away from the face.
 

Who owns the music we perform?
The sheet music we use in rehearsals and performances is owned by Oberlin Choristers or borrowed from other music programs.  It is for your use until the concert.  You should take care of the music and make all notations in your music in pencil only.   All music will be returned to our music librarian at the end of each concert cycle (December, April/May).