AUDITIONS - Volunteers

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.

The New Choral Society, under the direction of Dr. John T. King, will be holding auditions by appointment September 8-11 at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale.

If you sing in another choir that is currently not rehearsing, we are also accepting temporary members.

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:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently planning to hold short, outdoor rehearsals with 1-2 sections at a time. We will present our regular concert season, but performances may be live-streamed or pre-recorded depending on the circumstances.

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 27th 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, please e-mail .

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.
Title song attached

The Ember ensemble has immediate openings for one high soprano, one low bass, and one tenor for our May concert called “Voices of the Earth,” featuring the commissioned premiere of Eric Banks’ Famous Last Words, based on the award-winning book by Jared Diamond, Collapse. Singers interested in auditioning for these chairs are invited to reach out asap here.

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Ember is an 8-part SATB ensemble for experienced singers who read music well. The ensemble stands out for its programming, which focuses on telling a meaningful story over the course of a full concert season. Artistic Director Deborah Simpkin King is well known for her new music advocacy and extensive collaboration with living composers.

Ember is now celebrating its 25th anniversary season with the theme of “Listening” — listening to each other with civility; listening to our own internal voices, and those often considered to be “on the fringe;” listening to the earth and to the universe; considering what lessons we can learn as we heighten our awareness and ability to listen on multiple levels. Remaining concerts of the season will be on May 16/17. To learn more about us, please visit our website, EmberEnsemble.org.

Setauket United Methodist Church (East Setauket, Long Island, NY) is seeking singers to join us every Sunday for a refreshing morning of music and worship. Warm up begins at 9:30am- Woship at 10am, followed by a rehearsal starting around 11:30am. In between, there is fellowship, and coffee.

For more information or questions, contact Carl J Ferrara, Music director.