The Oriana Consort seeks experienced choral singers

The Oriana Consort seeks experienced choral singers in all voice ranges for our 2017-2018 season. Sunday evening rehearsals in Cambridge begin October 1. We’ll present concerts on December 1, 3, and 9 of Renaissance works by Gabrieli, Hassler, Lassus, Palestrina, Sweelinck, and Victoria; mid-20th century works by Kenneth Leighton and Samuel Barber; and J. S. Bach’s Cantata BWV 40, Dazu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes.
The Oriana Consort is an accomplished chorale of about 30 voices, with an eclectic repertory, enthusiastic audiences, and a warm, attractive sound. Listen to samples from recent concerts at www.orianaconsort.org (click LISTEN). We seek good-to-excellent readers with clear, center-of-the-pitch voices that work well with the group. Soloists are always drawn from the membership.

To schedule a half-hour audition, please email Walter Chapin at , summarizing your choral and solo experience. You’ll join a quartet of Oriana members to read excerpts from our repertory and sing a brief but difficult choral part that you will receive two days before the audition, to prepare in advance. Bring a solo of your choice.