Vocal Music

About Vocal Music

Every student in the Totino-Grace choir program receives small group lessons throughout the school year, allowing instructors to ensure musical progress while providing a personal connection. This is a key asset to the strength of the program.
The Vocal Music Department hosts four concerts throughout the year which feature a variety of music from classical to pop. There is something for everyone!
Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, and Company of Singers Show Choir have been featured ensembles at state, regional and national levels.
For over 30 years Totino-Grace students have participated in MN All-State Choirs, an auditioned and highly select ensemble from vocal students throughout the state.
At the State Solo and Ensemble Contest, Chamber Singers and Grace Notes have received a Superior Rating for 30 consecutive years. Individual performers have received numerous Excellent and Superior ratings including many "Best-At-Site" awards.
The choirs have performed in such esteemed venues as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC and locations internationally in Poland, Costa Rica, Italy, Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Portugal, and Malta.
Vocal directors are frequent adjudicators, clinicians, and working professionals in the field at locations nationally.
Through active participation in both classroom study and group ensembles, Totino-Grace students have the opportunity to learn and grow as vocalists. Our curricular offerings include Chorale and Concert Choir, as well as an honors level Concert Choir, and the department features a number of co-curricular opportunities for performance and competition.

Vocal Music Groups

Show Choir and Musical Theater

Company of Singers: Varsity Co-ed show choir
Encore Singers: All female show choir
T-Tones: All male show choir
Learn more below about show choir!

There are three theatrical productions throughout the school year for which any students may audition: a fall musical, a non-musical in February, and a spring children’s musical which is performed for local elementary kids who are bussed to TG for the performances.

Ensembles

Tenor/Bass Chamber: A group of tenor and bass voices selected through audition from the music department, this ensemble performs at the choral concerts and performs music that is more challenging or more appropriate for a smaller ensemble. They generally rehearse once a week - occasionally more often before the concerts.

Grace Notes: A group of soprano and alto voices selected through audition from the music department, this ensemble performs at the choral concerts and performs music that is more challenging or more appropriate for a smaller ensemble. They generally rehearse once a week - occasionally more often before the concerts.

Music Ministers & Praise and Worship: Members of the choirs are often asked to help lead worship at school masses and prayer services. We also provide the opportunity for individuals to cantor.

Vocal Music Classes at TG

Chorale

This is a non-auditioned curricular choir made up of freshmen and sophomores. The students in this class will learn music (in three and four parts) to be performed at the four major choral concerts. In addition, they learn how to sight-read music, count rhythms, learn intervals by ear, and other basic music theory.

Concert Choir

This is the top curricular choir, made up of juniors and seniors. They perform at the four major choral concerts in addition to a few other performances (i.e. the NWSC Choral Festival, Graduation, as well as often leading music ministry at Mass).

Honors Concert Choir

This group rehearses and performs with Concert Choir but is comprised of junior/senior students who wish to have more advanced studies in music (including theory, history, critical listening, advocacy, and other varying topics).

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About Show Choir

Totino-Grace High School has two auditioned show choirs and one non-auditioned show choir. The groups compete and perform across the country and internationally. Every, Totino-Grace show choirs host the renowned Spectacular Show Choir Competition. This year, the event is taking place on Saturday, March 1, 2025.