Choir

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Our Mission

The HCS Music Program seeks to develop student musicians who grow in personal discipline and skill, perform quality music with the ensemble, develop meaningful relationships, and use their musical abilities to bring glory to our Father in Heaven.

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Upcoming Events

Choir registration

Concert Choir Registration

Open Until October 2, 2026

Register Via Your HSL Account
Christmas microphone

Christmas Concert

December 4, 2026

Location & Time TBD
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Spring Concert

May 2027

Date/Time/Location TBD

Rehearsals

Fridays, September - May

Del Cerro Baptist Church

12:45 pm

Performances

Every school year, there is a fall concert and a spring concert. Our choirs may also sing at field trips, fundraisers, graduation ceremony, and other events.

Join A Choir

Concert Choir is a non-auditioned choir for boys and girls, where vocal and choral techniques will be taught, along with music theory and score reading, while we prepare 3 and 4-part music in a variety of styles. Open to grades 6-12.

Fees & Registration

$45/Semester per student - Club Fee for facility rental
$100/Semester per student - Ensemble Fee for director and performance venue rental

Additional Information 
Email choirclub@hcssd.org

Meet Our Concert Choir Director

Joel Wood

Joel Wood is Senior Pastor of New Life Presbyterian Church of La Mesa, husband to Emily, the director of HCS musicals, and father to Esther (2022 HCS Alum), Jonathan (2026 HCS Alum), and Effie (Class of 2028). He has spent his life making music, from church choir, ensembles, and quartets to elementary, middle school, and high school choir and band. He majored in Educational Ministries and Music at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, IL, spending four years under Conductor Jerry Edmonds in the Moody Chorale. He also completed his music internship under Dr. Edmonds in the worship and music department of Moody Church. He went on to lead church music programs in California and Texas, while also staying active musically after moving into preaching roles.

His desire is to see the HCS Choir grow in their technical musicality, using each weekly rehearsal to work hard together so they enter performances prepared and leave them proud.

Meet Our Piano Accompanist

Erinn Schwarz
Erinn Schwarz graduated summa cum laude from Point Loma Nazarene University, where she
earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Piano Performance. She completed her
Master’s degree in Piano Pedagogy at San Diego State University. Erinn served as an Assistant
Professor of Music at Vanguard University from 2004-2009, where she taught class piano,
private piano, music theory, and aural theory classes. She has also taught class piano at PLNU
and SDSU, and private lessons in her home studio.

Mrs. Schwarz enjoys writing hymn arrangements for solo piano, and has three books of sacred
piano arrangements published by The Lorenz Corporation. Her compositions have been
included in PedalPoint magazine and The Church Pianist. She also loves to accompany for
choral groups, and has performed as piano accompanist for the choirs at PLNU and Vanguard
University.

Erinn and her husband, Dieter, have been married for over 19 years, and they are members of
Shadow Mountain Community Church. They have two daughters and have been homeschooling
with Heritage since 2023. Erinn loves the wonderful community at Heritage Christian School and
is so blessed to accompany the amazing choir students at HCS! The Schwarz family is
passionate about homeschooling, and they love to pursue creative endeavors including music,
ballet, art, and photography.

Questions? Contact Us

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