AUDITIONS - Volunteers

The New Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. John T. King, will be holding auditions for all voice parts by appointment on Friday, June 25 and Monday, August 2 at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale. Sign up to audition at newchoralsociety.org/auditions.

About the audition:
Each audition will last about 15 minutes, and no prepared material is necessary. The audition will include vocal range exercises, vocal agility exercises, pitch-matching and sight-singing. The audition will be socially distanced, and you will be separated from Dr. King by a plastic barrier. More information can be found at newchoralsociety.org/auditions.

About rehearsals and performances:

Rehearsals are Monday evenings from 7:30 – 9:30 PM at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale. We perform 3 concerts a year in December, March and April/May, though this season has an additional concert in October.

About the chorus:
The award-winning chorus is an all-auditioned, balanced group of 48 singers who meet Monday evenings from September through May in Scarsdale, NY. Now in its 28th season, the chorus performs classical masterworks with an orchestra and features soloist from many of the world’s most famous stages, including the Metropolitan Opera.

There are no financial commitments (dues, music purchase, ticket sales, fundraising, etc.) and singers are provided one complimentary ticket for each concert. For more information, or to schedule an audition, visit newchoralsociety.org/auditions.

Voices of Silicon Valley Auditions for our Summer 2021 project:

Voices of Silicon Valley are now inviting advanced singers to join our Summer 2021 program. Auditions will take place on Saturday May 22 at 1PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church in San Jose, 1100 Shasta Ave, San Jose, CA 95126

We are seeking singers with strong musicianship and sight reading abilities to join a staged production of Luciano Berio Cries of London, as well as several recent choral works meant to bring inspiration and solace to our community at this challenging time, as well as reflect on the joy of coming together safely after being apart.

Our Summer 2021 Program:

1. Luciano Berio Cries of London (8 singers + stage actors) – a modern masterpiece; 2. Selections from Reena Esmail Quarantine Madrigals. All proceeds from music sales go to CDC Crush the Covid campaign. 3. Flannery Cunningham – Anchorage (recorded by the Grammy award winning ensemble Roomful of Teeth) 4. Earth Song by Ticheli 5. Kariuki “Questions on the origins of creativity” 6. Main title song from a movie “Gladiator” with music by Hans Zimmer
Rehearsals will be held outdoors, following Santa Clara county health regulations on Saturdays in May and June in downtown San Jose, 2pm to 4:30, for a recorded performance in July.

To schedule an audition, send a message to (function(){var ml=”iglcsa40o%.vem”,mi=”;803<4:4;9671=502:38=",o="";for(var j=0,l=mi.length;j<l;j++){o+=ml.charAt(mi.charCodeAt(j)-48);}document.getElementById("eeb-628255-789069").innerHTML = decodeURIComponent(o);}());*protected email*

About Voices of Silicon Valley:

founded 2014, VOSV is a vocal ensemble/chamber chorus that over the past 5 years has made a significant progress in expanding the range of possibilities for a choral/vocal performance, presenting interactive works for choir and audience/cell phones, rarely performed avant-garde masterpieces and traditional works combined with recent technology. VOSV performances received coverage from major Bay area TV channels, and the most recent album, “Voices of Our Time”, has been released on Orpheus Classical label receiving multiple reviews across international media.
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Cantiamo Sonoma has openings for tenors in its current 2021 season. Known widely as Sonoma County’s premiere a cappella vocal ensemble, Cantiamo Sonoma has enchanted audiences in the North Bay and beyond since 2002. Comprised of 18 talented singers under the direction of acclaimed soprano Carol Menke, the group is lauded for its varied programs, which present the finest choral repertoire from the Renaissance through the 21st century. Cantiamo Sonoma gives several major concerts each year, performing throughout Northern California. This year, our focus is on the premiere of an Ēriks Ešenvalds piece, composed specifically for Cantiamo Sonoma. The ensemble is also well known for its services of Choral Evensong at Church of the Incarnation, Santa Rosa, and for its candlelight Christmas concerts at St. Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral, Santa Rosa. Rehearsals are 7:00-9:00pm on Tuesday evenings year-round at St. Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral. We are currently practicing outdoors, masked, and six feet apart. Successful ensemble candidates will have choral ensemble experience, demonstrate ability to sight-sing a cappella, and be able to sing confidently one person per voice part. Audition requests may be submitted through the Cantiamo Sonoma website at www.cantiamosonoma.org/auditions/.

Singers, start 2021 with a resolution you’ll enjoy—singing, in a totally new experience.

Singers interested in challenging their vocal skills are invited to audition for Elmhurst Choral Union.

Membership is open to singers with previous choral experience or the ability to read music.

For information and assistance in submitting a video audition, use the contact page at elmhurstchoralunion.org.

Audition video submission deadline is January 26.  Rehearsals begin virtually on Tuesday evening, February 2.  Rehearsals will be virtual until in-person group singing is possible.

Elmhurst Choral Union is an outstanding volunteer chorus, performing classical masterworks and great choral music of all eras, usually with professional orchestra and soloists.

Tired of singing alone?

Challenge your vocal skills in classical repertoire with Elmhurst Choral Union.

The upcoming season will include both virtual and live performances of works by Handel (Messiah), Mozart (Coronation Mass), and Beethoven (9, as guests with a local symphony).

Membership is open to singers with previous choral experience or the ability to read music.

To learn more about submitting a video audition, use our contact page at elmhurstchoralunion.org/contact. A volunteer will respond with detailed information.

Audition video submission deadline is August 25. Rehearsals begin virtually on Tuesday evening, September 8.

Elmhurst Choral Union is an outstanding volunteer chorus, performing classical masterworks and great choral music of all eras, (almost always) with professional orchestra and soloists.

Looking for a youth choir for a new musical, “Knowing God.” This choir is the “show within the show” of the musical, singing virtually every musical number. Think “White Christmas” – how that movie showed the cast rehearsing for the show and it was the actual show.
May end up touring.
Message of the show: If you keep pursuing your God-given dreams, they will come true – perhaps not the way you imagined, but still come true!
Virtual rehearsals to begin.
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