The River City Chorale is the longest-standing community choral organization in the Sacramento region. We are celebrating our 50-Year Anniversary this season! The 42-voice Chorale has brought high-quality choral music since 1977, when it was founded by Mary and Bob Balkow. The Chorale has had five artistic directors: Jack Carey, Walter Kerfoot, Mel Olson, Richard Morrissey, and, since 2019, David Vanderbout. Committed to excellence in choral music, the singers work diligently while having fun preparing and performing three distinctively different concert sets each season. The Chorale performs music in a variety of styles, including classical, multicultural, folk, jazz, musical theatre, and pop. Membership is open to all adults, subject to audition and the needs of each vocal section. In addition to regional concerts, the Chorale performs internationally every three years.
Our Spring Concert in May is titled "RCC50: A Celebration of the Choral Experience" and features songs from the 1970's, the decade when we were founded
The River City Chorale operates on a modest budget of approximately $65,000 per year, relying on revenue from membership dues, ticket sales, fundraisers, advertisements, and donations. With the support of the Chorale's incredible donors and audience members, we look forward to bringing high-quality and diverse choral music to the Sacramento community for many years to come.
To inspire and enrich our community through high-quality and diverse choral performances.
Sheet music for performances. At the core of the River City Chorale is the high-quality, diverse music that we prepare and perform. Sheet music costs for the Chorale total approximately $4,500 per season.
Publicity, advertising, and concert programs for performances are a major expense. The Chorale spends approximately $11,000 per year creating advertising flyers and concert programs for our performances, as well as publicizing our performances in local media.
Venue rentals for performances. Annual venue rental for concerts is approximately $3,700. Each set of concerts costs approximately $1,250 for two performances.
Venue rental for rehearsals. Each season, the Chorale spends approximately $2,000 on venue rental for rehearsals.
Storage space for music library. Annual costs for our climate-controlled storage space to store our sheet music library amount to approximately $4,600.
River City Chorale is open to any member of the greater Sacramento community, regardless of color, gender, or religion.
Organization name
River City Chorale
other names
RCC
1976
Mission Category
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Operating Budget
$50,001 - $100,000
Organization Need
Funding: Program, Funding: Other
Demographics Served
General population
Local Counties Served
El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Yolo
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
1045 VANDERBILT WAYSacramento, CA, US
Carmichael, CA, US
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