AUDITIONS - Paid

UNUM Vocal Company, a chamber group based in Chicago, IL,  is seeking an Alto and Bass/Baritone to join them for the remainder of their 2019/2020 season.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate the ability to hold one voice per part and show flexibility in vocal approach to varying genres of choral music, as the ensemble values diversity of repertoire. Candidates should also demonstrate sufficient sight-singing and vocal agility. Auditionees will prepare two unaccompanied vocal pieces of contrasting style. (Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7:00 – 9:30pm for 12 weeks prior to major concerts. Educational outreach performances and other events are scheduled based upon performers’ availability. Performances and rehearsals are compensated.) Auditions are the evening of Tuesday December 10, with callbacks (if needed) on Saturday 12/14. Please notify us if you would like to request an alternate time for your audition. Please send resume and headshot to document.getElementById(“eeb-915823-758748”).innerHTML = eval(decodeURIComponent(“%27%75%6e%75%6d%76%6f%63%6f%40%67%6d%61%69%6c%2e%63%6f%6d%27”))*protected email* to schedule an audition.

UNUM Vocal Company, a chamber group based in Chicago, IL is seeking supplemental singers for the remainder of the 2019/2020 season.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate the ability to hold one voice per part and show flexibility in vocal approach to varying genres of choral music, as the ensemble values diversity of repertoire. Candidates should also demonstrate sufficient sight-singing and vocal agility.

Auditionees will prepare two unaccompanied vocal pieces of contrasting style.

(Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7:00 – 9:30pm for 12 weeks prior to major concerts. Educational outreach performances and other events are scheduled based upon performers’ availability. Performances and rehearsals are compensated.)

Auditions are the evening of Tuesday December 10, with callbacks (if needed) on Saturday 12/14. Please notify us if you would like to request an alternate time for your audition. Please send resume and headshot to document.getElementById(“eeb-911233-321406”).innerHTML = eval(decodeURIComponent(“%27%75%6e%75%6d%76%6f%63%6f%40%67%6d%61%69%6c%2e%63%6f%6d%27”))*protected email* to schedule an audition.

The Cumberland Choral Society, Cumberland Maryland, is in need of a tenor ringer to help our tenor section for our two December concerts. Excellent compensation. Please see details below and be in touch with Judith Brown at
DETAILS:
THURSDAY DECEMBER 12 7pm Orchestra and Choir rehearsal Church-McKee Auditorium, Potomac State College, Keyser, WV
SATURDAY DECEMBER 14 7:30 pm Concert Church-McKee Auditorium, Potomac State College, Keyser, WV
SUNDAY DECEMBER 15 3pm Concert First Presbyterian Church, Cumberland, MD
REPERTOIRE: Fantasia on Christmas Carols Ralph Vaughan Williams
Christmas Day Gustav Holst
Te Deum in C F.J. Haydn
Arrangements by Dan Forrest: O Come All Ye Faithful; O Little Town of Bethlehem; See Amid the Winter’s Snow; The Hands that First Held Mary’s Child
The Little Drummer Boy arr. Mary Hayes
Jingle Bells arr Mark Hayes (Streisand version)

Judith Brown, Artistic Director
Cumberland Choral Society

Paid Choir Section Leaders – Tenor and Bass:

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 to May and we sing on Sundays year-round.

Additional programming as choristers includes Christmas Concert and Christmas at Midnight Mass Holy Week Liturgies: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil Solemnities of the Church Fine Arts Series – Spiritual Concert in February 2020 and Seven Lasts Words of Christ on Good Friday 2020. There are plenty of opportunities for solos and leads.

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 Holy days as assigned and accepted by the song leader

Compensation: Negotiable, however funerals and weddings are a fixed-rate stipend. 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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Mobile: 281-780-1728

The Princeton Festival seeks sopranos, mezzo-sopranos, tenors, and basses to fill paid chorus and comprimario positions in its 2020 concert production of La Traviata. If you are interested in an audition appointment in Princeton on December 7, please contact Associate Conductor Gregory Geehern at . All comprimari must sing in the opera chorus. These are paid positions and accepted singers must be available from June 7 through June 28, 2020.

CATHEDRAL OF ST. RAYMOND NONNATUS SEEKS LAY CLERKS FOR CATHEDRAL CHOIR

Lay Clerks are funded positions given to professional choral musicians upon a successful audition. Lay Clerks are professional men and women recruited to assist and provide musical leadership within The Cathedral Choir. Alongside members of the parish, Lay Clerks act as assistants to the director of music, section leaders, and fulfill other duties as assigned by the Director of Music. These positions are given during or prior to the academic year. Auditions take place the first week in September and throughout the year as needed. Positions are held from September through mid-June and may be renewed for successive years if both the Lay Clerk and the Director of Music mutually agree.  Individuals for all voice parts are currently needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in music (preferred)
• Previous professional choral singing experience
• High level of musicianship and skill
• Knowledge of choral singing and ability to collaborate with others
• Good communication skills
• Dependable leadership skills

Application & Scheduling an Audition

To apply for a lay clerk position, please submit the application form linked below and submit your resume and any audio/visual recordings you may have of your singing to . Position are available immediately. LAY CLERK APPLICATION FORM