ABOUT SNS

For two decades, SNS Choirs has given voice to the Antelope Valley through our ensembles, commitment to choral education, and a performance record that has carried this community's name from the Antelope Valley to the international stage. SNS has been a launching pad for many young people. Alumni of our ensembles have gone on to build careers across the country as performers, music educators, composers, and arts administrators, carrying what they learned here out into concert halls and classrooms nationwide.

Our Story

SNS Choirs was founded in 2005, when Artistic Director Mike McCullough gathered a handful of Palmdale High School alumni to sing at a friend's birthday party, a one-time favor that turned into a standing Sunday night rehearsal from which the organization takes its name. Twenty years later, that same instinct, singers gathering simply for the love of it, continues to define SNS Choirs today.

The Sunday Night Singers

The Sunday Night Singers is the ensemble where SNS Choirs began. A mixed chamber group with a wealth of choral experience and training, The Sunday Night Singers have journeyed across the globe, competing and performing internationally. They graced the stages of the International Musical Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales, as well as the World Choir Games in Cincinnati and Riga, Latvia. In a momentous year, 2012, they won the Mixed Chamber Choir category at the World Choir Games.

Participation in conferences and festivals is a core aspect of the group's endeavors. Their presence was felt at the American Choral Directors Association Western Regional Conference in 2016 and 2024, as well as at the California Choral Directors Association Conference in 2019. Invitations to join the 2019 International Choral Festival in Missoula, Montana, and their return engagement in July 2023 underscore their global acclaim. For 15 year, the group performed the L.A. County Holiday Celebration broadcast on PBS SoCal from The Music Center on Christmas Eve. The Sunday Night Singers are honored to have been selected as a Featured Performing Ensemble at the 2027 Chorus America Conference in Los Angeles, CA.

With three remarkable albums to their name, The Sunday Night Singers have captivated audiences with Stacey V. Gibbs' "Didn't it Rain," Joshua Shank's "Color Madrigals," and their heartwarming holiday album "An A Cappella Christmas."

The Sunday Night Singers Chorale (SNS Chorale) Founded in 2015, SNS Chorale's debut performance at the Soraya Performing Arts Center, alongside the Northridge Singers and California State University's Symphony Orchestra, showcased their commitment to excellence by performing Brahms' Requiem. The repertoire of SNS Chorale has since expanded to include masterpieces such as Faure's Requiem, Beethoven's 5th Symphony, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Schubert's Mass in G, and Lauredson's Lux Aeterna.

SNS Chorale is a harmonious blend of voices and experiences, with its over 75 members spanning various ages, from high school students to senior citizens, and everyone in between. This intergenerational ensemble is a reflection of LA County's vibrant and multifaceted musical community, united by their collective love for music and their commitment to inclusivity.

Desert Youth Voices

Desert Youth Voices launched in 2024 with funding support from Chorus America. It gives middle schoolers across the Antelope Valley a free entry point into group singing, and a clear path to keep singing well beyond it. That path has already come full circle: some of its earliest students have grown into college singing assistants, working alongside high school mentors to round out the program's teaching artist team. At every step, from first rehearsal to returning as a mentor, Desert Youth Voices is built to inspire the singers who move through it. It reflects SNS Choirs' broader commitment to access, diversity, equity, and inclusion in choral music, and gives high school singers the opportunity to mentor the next generation as they grow into the ensemble.

SNS Choirs, with its unwavering dedication to embracing diverse voices, continues to shine as the Antelope Valley's premier choral organization, connecting communities through the power of choral music.

FROM THE BEGINNING

OUR HISTORY

In 2005 director Mike McCullough was asked to provide singers for a birthday party.  He asked a few of his previous students to participate. The small group was a success and had fun singing together, so they stayed together. The name “Sunday Night Singers” (SNS) came naturally as they rehearsed on Sunday nights. Members have since come and gone as they began new chapters of their lives, but the ensemble continues to sing with a love and passion that has never changed.  SNS now consists of a mix of college students and professionals who participate simply because they love singing together.