Auditions are held regularly in the spring and early fall, and periodically throughout the season as vacancies occur. Experienced singers are invited to audition.
ALL MEMBERS RE-AUDITION ANNUALLY.
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Volunteer Member Auditions
Please prepare one solo in any language, ideally from the oratorio, art song, or opera repertoire. Memorization is not a requirement, though people sing with more ease and expression when the music is mastered. You will also be asked to sight-sing a choral excerpt, vocalize, sing chromatic and/or whole tone scales, and perform tonal memory exercises (sing back phrases played on the piano).
Please bring a copy of the your music in a binder for the accompanist.
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Professional Core Member Auditions
Singers interested in auditioning for the professional core are asked to submit a résumé before scheduling an audition. Headshots are not needed.
Please prepare three solos in contrasting languages, styles and tempi (maximum total of 12 minutes of music; need not be memorized). You will also be asked to sight-sing, vocalize, sing chromatic and/or whole tone scales, sing prepared choral excerpts, read aloud short texts in Latin, German and French, and take a short written theory exam.
Core Prepared Excerpts - Remain the same.
From Handel's Messiah
Sopranos: "For unto us a child is born", m. 13-18; "And He shall purify", m. 15-18
Altos: "For unto us a child is born", m. 56-61; "And He shall purify", m. 13-15
Tenors: "For unto us a child is born", m. 38-40; "And He shall purify", m. 41-45
Basses: "For unto us a child is born", m. 19-24; "And He shall purify", m. 5-10
Professional Core Member Re-Auditions
Please prepare two solos in contrasting languages, styles and tempi (maximum total of 9 minutes of music; need not be memorized). You will also be asked to sight-sing, vocalize, sing chromatic and/or whole tone scales, sing prepared choral excerpts (above), read aloud short texts in Latin, German and French, and may be asked to take a short written theory exam.
Please bring a copy of the your music in a binder for the accompanist.
For more information please contact MaryColleen Seip at mcseip@themendelssohn.org