Chorus Auditions

The Chorus is filled with experienced soloists and vocal music education professionals, but there is a great number of amateur choral singers (musicians who sing regularly with their church or school/college/university choirs) in our ensemble who contribute equally. Generally, if you have a good musical ear, a confident voice, and know how to read (or follow really well) music, you should audition for us. We are always on the lookout for tenors and basses, in particular, but auditions are open to all voice parts (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass) and there are positions to be filled in each of the sections.

Above all, we seek choristers who are committed to musical discipline and artistry that leads to choral excellence. Our rehearsals are fun and engaging, but they are also rigorous—Chorus singers are required to be at the top of their game every rehearsal. We learn and perform a lot of music every year, and the professionalism that we bring to each of our Symphony performances is a result of a great deal of hard work that requires attendance at all rehearsals (although two absences are permitted each concert cycle).

Singers in the Chorus are expected to work on their music on their own; we provide resources as often as we can to enable each singer to do so. Our rehearsals reinforce the necessary note learning, vocal technique, and language repetition that will make you confident in dress rehearsals and performances, but each singer is expected to take personal responsibility to learn his or her own part flawlessly.

Finally, there is no upper age limit to Chorus participation—the vocal (and physical) standards and requirements to be in (remain in) Chorus are the same for everyone. We accept exceptionally talented high school students who demonstrate the vocal and musical maturity to participate. Singers must, however, be able to stand for long periods of time, and Chorus members are required to re-audition bi-annually or whenever deemed appropriate by the director.