AUDITIONS - Paid

Paid Section leader/Song Leader The successful candidate should demonstrate proficiency in reading music, both in various clefs as well as the full score. Candidates should have knowledge of styles of various eras in choral music, such as chant, polyphony, and large SATB choral works of all eras, including spirituals.

The choir has routinely scheduled Wednesday evening rehearsals two times a month for two and a half hours throughout the year with the EXCEPTION of preparing for Christmas and Easter which usually runs twice a week leading up to two weeks. Rehearsals begin in August and the choir begins the season from September to May.

Additional and required programming as choristers includes:

• Christmas Concert – Dec 25 at 11:00 p.m.
• Christmas at Midnight Mass – Dec 25 at 12:00 a.m.
• Holy Thursday 
• Good Friday Service 
• Easter Vigil Mass
• Solemnities of the Church – March 19, November 1st and 2nd, December 8 Sacrament of Confirmation determined by the Bishop anytime (March to June)

Song Leader duties include:
Approximately once masses per month of song leader leadership both with and without a choir. Weddings as assigned and accepted by the song leader Holydays as assigned and accepted by the song leader

Compensation: Negotiable, however funerals and weddings are fixed-rate stipends.

For more information, contact:
Tim Jacquet: Director of Worship
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish
1927 SW Green Oaks Blvd | Arlington, TX 76017
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La Cañada Congregational Church is seeking applications for the position of Tenor Section Leader and Soloist and Bass Section Leader and Soloist. Responsibilities include singing with the LCCC Quartet and the Chancel Choir (when reconvened) at the Sunday worship service (10:00am to 11:00am) from the second Sunday in August to the first Sunday in June, singing a solo in the Sunday worship service once a month, and rehearsing with the LCCC Quartet virtually once a week and before the Sunday service (9:00am). Soloists will record weekly hymns, one solo a month, and occasional anthems for virtual services. When the Chancel Choir reconvenes, rehearsals will be held on Wednesdays from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, on Sunday one hour before the worship service (9:00am), and in preparation for special choir concerts. Additional duties include singing in the Christmas Concert and Spring Concert (Sundays at 4:00pm) and singing with the Chancel Choir at special services, including but not limited to Christmas Eve and Good Friday. Soloists may also participate in summer Sunday worship services.

The ideal candidate for this position will be vocally trained for solo and choral music, able to connect with other choir members, church staff, and the congregation, skilled at sight-reading and assisting and mentoring amateur singers, capable of worshiping through music and inviting others to do the same, punctual and prepared for all rehearsals, services, and concerts, and willing and able to follow health safety protocols established by the church. Preferred candidates will have a minimum of three years of vocal training, a degree in music, and at least one year of experience as a section leader or serving in a concert or religious choir.

Please send a resume and links to audio examples to:
Additional information: https://www.lacanadachurch.org/employment

Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD is seeking a paid alto section leader. This position would begin in September and would require availability on Thursday evenings from 7:45-9:30 p.m. and Sunday mornings for a 9:30 a.m. and part of an 11:00 a.m. service, plus a warm-up at 8:45 a.m.. Singers are reimbursed $135 per Sunday and $80 per rehearsal, plus additional compensation for any special services or rehearsals. Fourth’s Sanctuary Choir has over 50 volunteer members, plus four paid professional section leaders. It’s a wonderful community that enjoys singing a wide variety of music and offering periodic special musical offerings, plus a large Lessons and Carols service annually with full orchestra. The choir sings from September through May and periodically over the summer. Good sight reading skills, the ability to help lead and encourage volunteer singers, and choral singing experience is required. For further information and to schedule an audition, please contact Ted Bickish, director of music at or 301-320-1326.

(Vancouver, BC) Chor Leoni announces auditions for The Leonids, a new professional TTBB chamber ensemble, under the direction of Artistic Director Erick Lichte. The Leonids will serve as the professional headline choir for Chor Leoni’s annual VanMan Male Choral Summit and as an educational, inspirational, and aspirational force for this festival and beyond.

Like the spectacular meteor showers after which they are named, The Leonids come together briefly once a year to rehearse, record, perform and enrich the experience of the VanMan festival participants. Based in Vancouver for a week, The Leonids will work with Chor Leoni, the VanMan Festival Singers, Chor Leoni’s Emerging Choral Artist Program, and the participants of Chor Leoni’s MYVoice youth program. The Leonids’ musical example, collaborative spirit, instruction, and encouraging goodwill seeks to inspire and educate these festival participants. Their wide-ranging, inclusive programming and choral excellence will serve as an inspirational professional standard.

Ideal candidates will have extensive professional ensemble singing experience as well as a deep facility and passion for musical education and connection.

Qualified tenors, baritones, and basses are invited to submit:
• A Cover Letter
• A Current CV
• Three professional references
• One link to a video of solo singing

Finalists will be contacted for follow-up remote interviews and sides.
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SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: May 1, 2021 Midnight Pacific Time

FINALISTS NOTIFIED: May 8, 2021

Please visit www.chorleoni.org/leonids for full audition details.

PARTICULARS

Dates: Arrival in Vancouver, BC: May 6, 2022
First rehearsal: May 6, 2022 4:00pm
Final performance: May 14, 2022 10:00pm completion
Departure: May 15, 2020

Lodging: Homestays will be coordinated by Chor Leoni. Each singer will have a private room.

Meals: Breakfasts and four dinners provided.

Travel: All economy air and ground transportation included.
Travel and border crossing, if needed, will be coordinated by Chor Leoni.

Compensation: $2,300 CAD

Inquiries may be sent to theleonids (at) chorleoni (dot) org

SOPRANO and TENOR section leaders needed

The section leader position is an independent contractor position, without benefits. Both positions are available as of August 15.

St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Trumbull, CT, has an established traditional church music program. The choir is composed of around 35 singers, including four professional section leaders (SATB). The choir sings high quality literature ranging from Gregorian chant and polyphony through 21st century repertoire. Section leaders are expected to work well with volunteers, be able to lead sectionals, and have evenness of tone, impeccable intonation and ability to sing straight tone when needed. Although most literature is available ahead of time, excellent sight-reading skills are a must.

Section leaders are required to sing for the following:

• Rehearsals: Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm – 9.30pm (September through mid-June: Corpus Christi)
• Sunday duties: 10.30am High Mass with 10:00am rehearsal.
• Extra services: Thanksgiving Service (Tuesday before Thanksgiving), Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Confirmation Mass (usually on a Sunday afternoon at 2:30pm), Tenebrae Service (Wednesday of Holy Week), Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil, Easter Sunday, Pentecost Vespers on a Sat. afternoon at 4:00pm, and occasional Tridentine Masses during the year (Sundays at 2:30pm with a rehearsal at 1:00pm).
• Other opportunities for additional income: cantoring for funerals, weddings, and other weekend masses.

Compensation: negotiable/based on experience (some services pay more than others)

Minimum required education: BM (Vocal Performance. Choral conducting experience is a plus)
Preferable: MM in Vocal Performance

To apply please submit a resume, a brief cover letter, and 2-3 YouTube videos to Dr. Carolina Flores at: