RB Chorale is looking for a few good singers

Since 1974, when 16 people who enjoy singing started practicing in founder and director Pat Bean’s Rancho Bernardo living room, RB Chorale has entertained the community with a variety of musical styles.

It has grown to about 150 members, who over the years have performed locally and around the world. In 2005, RB Chorale received the Bronze Cup at the International Choral Competition in Verona, Italy.

It puts on two multi-show concerts each year in the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. One is for the winter holidays and the other is in the spring.

The latter features six high school seniors over two nights, who in recent years have competed for a combined $10,000 in college scholarships. The audience selects which student receives the various scholarship amounts each night based upon their vocal or instrumental performance.

Through its concerts over the years, the group has raised and distributed more than $300,000 in college scholarships, according to its website.

Weekly rehearsals for the Dec. 17-19 “Deck the Halls” holiday show will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14. New members can join through Oct. 5. The next membership

acceptance will be in January.

There are no auditions and singers in all vocal ranges are needed, especially tenors and basses.

Rehearsals are at Westwood Elementary, 17449 Matinal Road in Rancho Bernardo.

To join, call 858-485-7664 or send an e-mail to recruitment.rbc@gmail.com. Information about the group is at www.rbchorale.org.