AUDITIONS - Volunteers

USM Youth Ensemble – Southern Maine Children’s Chorus Auditions

December 28, 2015 by Nicolas Alberto Dosman Leave a Comment

Southern Maine Children’s Choir
conducted by Nicolás Alberto Dosman

Southern Maine Children’s Choir members, treble voices grades 4 and up, should have an interest in and love of singing, and be able to focus in a rehearsal lasting one hour and fifteen minutes. They are expected to be able to sing on pitch with a pleasant tone quality, maintain their own part when singing in harmony, and have a well developed tonal memory. Previous experience singing in a choir is preferred. Prospective members do not have to know how to read music in order to join.

Weekly rehearsals during the academic year are Wednesdays from 5:45 to 7 p.m (beginning January 20th).

Audition requirements: Candidate singers will be asked to sing a familiar song such as Happy Birthday or America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee). The audition will also include singing back pitch and rhythm patterns and a range check. The audition will take approximately 5 to 10 minutes. Rehearsals will begin on January 20th. Please e-mail to sign up for an audition time and for more information.

Come sing Fauré, Mendelssohn, and Rutter with Sounds of Stow

December 28, 2015 by Christina Kennedy Leave a Comment

The Sounds of Stow Chorus under the direction of Barbara Jones welcomes all area singers to join in preparation for their 37th annual Winter Concert, Sunday March 20 at 3:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Hale School.

We will perform music spanning 2 centuries: Mendelssohn’s beautiful and noble Lauda Sion, Fauré’s beloved Requiem,and a new piece by John Rutter, “Hymn to the Creator of Light” (from the just-published work, The Gift of Life: Six Canticles of Creation), which offers double chorus challenges that resolve in a richly harmonized, consoling, and affirming setting of a hymn to light. In addition, Schumann’s great Romantic piano concerto will be performed by renowned Boston pianist Manu Tokuno.

Rehearsals are Monday nights 7:30-9:30 at First Parish Church, 353 Great Road, Stow starting January 4. Come try us out at our Open Rehearsals, Jan. 4 and 11! Open to all — no auditions are required. You will find a friendly, accomplished group of dedicated singers who gather to enjoy the challenges and rewards of singing great works by great composers, as well as interesting and often recently composed lesser known works. The November and March performances are with full orchestra, with a more informal May program that varies from year to year. For more information please visit soundsofstow.org or call 978-707-9887. We look forward to seeing — and hearing — you in the new year.

Sounds of Stow is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as administered by Stow, Acton-Boxborough, Bolton and Hudson Cultural Councils.

AUDITIONS: VOCI WOMEN’S VOCAL ENSEMBLE seeks experienced women choral singers

December 27, 2015 by Terry Meyers Leave a Comment

VOCI WOMEN’S VOCAL ENSEMBLE seeks experienced women choral singers in all voice parts.

AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2016
The audition consists of the performance of a prepared solo piece a cappella
and various ear-training and sight-singing exercises

VOCI REHEARSES WEDNESDAY 7:30 TO 10 PM IN ORINDA
Rehearsals begin Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016
Additional retreats and/or rehearsals are scheduled during the season.

Spring concert dates are Feb. 7; April 15-16, May 15, 21
Spring Concert repertoire includes works by Bach, Brahms, Ligeti, Purcell,
Gwenyth Walker, Alice Parker, Gustav Holst, Otmar Macha, Arne Melinas,
Morley, Jeno von Takacs, and Voci’s composer-in-residence, Ann Callaway

Voci is a 24-voice auditioned ensemble, which performs classical music from a wide variety of historical periods. Voci promotes music for and by women. Dr. Anne Hege, Artistic Director

For more information or to schedule an audition, please contact artistic director Anne Hege at .

To learn more about Voci, visit our website at: www.vocisings.com

Choral auditions begin for Bach’s B Minor Mass with Cantare Con Vivo

December 27, 2015 by David Morales Leave a Comment

Certainly a pinnacle of Western art, Bach’s B Minor Mass displays the work of a genius in expressing faith that supersedes the boundaries of religion. The opportunity to learn and perform at the standards that define Cantare will make this a transformative event.

Cantare’s Chorale is inviting capable singers to join in performing two concerts: March 11 at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, March 12 at Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church. Performances will be with soloists and full orchestra. Chorale singers are invited to contact Artistic Director David Morales via phone or email to set up audition times prior to January 6, 2016. Contact info: 510 836 0789; . Tuition is $135. Click web page link for rehearsal schedule.

GMChorale Auditions for Spring 2016

December 22, 2015 by Marcia Bliven Leave a Comment

GMChorale (Greater Middletown Chorale) invites experienced singers to audition with Artistic Director Joseph D’Eugenio during January

for their next concert on May 1, 2016, to include Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass accompanied by the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. GMChorale rehearses at Cromwell’s Bethany Lutheran Church, just off I-91 and Rt. 9. To schedule an audition, please call Margie Livengood at (860) 633-6198 or email her at .

Cantico Singers (Portland chamber choir) seeks new members

December 22, 2015 by Karen Porter Leave a Comment

Cantico Singers is holding auditions for singers of all voice types for its spring 2016 concert season. Cantico is a small, classically-based chamber choir that sings an eclectic variety of music including traditional choral, jazz, a cappella and folk music. We rehearse Beaverton and will perform our main concert in May in downtown Portland at First Baptist Church.

Auditions will be held on Wednesday, January 13th, 2016 or by appointment. Get more information at http://canticosingers.org/auditions/ or email for more information.