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A Capella Ensemble of NY (updated
5/9/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Friday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Chinatown
Wanted: 1 bass to be paid $60 for May 31 concert and at least 2 rehearsals (must be below 24 years old with good reading skills).
No membership dues. An a cappella choir whose goal is to be like the Orpheus Orchestra--perform with NO CONDUCTOR. AKA NY Madrigal Ensemble, LLC. Present members, some of whom are choir directors, are semi-professional musically-trained singers who, inspired by past participation in their college Madrigal group (with NO conductor) want to continue that tradition. Their ex-college Madrigal group still exists and has been winning major choral competitions in Europe including the Le Grand Prix Choral Competition in Tours, France in 1997.
We sing in SBAT quartets and semi-circle formation. This allows us to hear each other well, be in-sync and blend our voices easily. Most importantly, in this formation one experiences the greatest joy from the songs as one hears all the voice parts equally in a blended sound. We want to have at least a double-octet. We aim to improve our quality, perform concerts twice a year with great artistry and gain a good reputation to sing in weddings/receptions for a fee to be split evenly among singers. Rehearsals Friday nights in Chinatown. Basic sight-reading skills and fairly straight tone or fast-fine vibrato needed. Send e-mail edsantayana@yahoo.com or call 212-824-6923.
Adesso Choral Society (updated
8/27/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Ridgefield, CT
The Adesso Choral Society is currently auditoning women for a treble voice concert to be held in spring 2009 in the Danbury, CT area. We are a small vocal ensemble where every voice counts! Founded in 2002 in order to create a forum for contemporary composers, Adesso places special emphasis on performing music by living composers, particularly those from the greater Danbury, CT area. Among the composers programmed for the upcoming season are Ronald Perera, Francis Poulenc, Allen Brings and Margaret Collins Stoop. Prospective singers should have excellent blending ability, as well as good sight reading skills. To arrange an audition contact Margaret Collins Stoop. For more information, please e-mail megcollins@stoop.org or visit www.adessochoralsociety.com.
All Saints Episcopal Parish Choir (updated
11/1/2002)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday evening, Sunday morning *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Hoboken, NJ
The choir is in session September through May. Rehearsals Tuesday evenings 7:30 PM - 9:15 PM and Sunday mornings 10:15 - 10:45. The group sings each Sunday for the 11:00 AM service as well as for a few other events during the year. We are a semi-professional group with some paid singers joining us on Sunday mornings. The repertoire is varied though much of the music is unaccompanied, often from the Renaissance. The group is approximately 15 members at this time with a fairly high level of proficiency. All Saints Parish is a progressive, diverse, welcoming and appreciative Christian community in Hoboken, NJ (a very short bus or PATH train ride from Manhattan). Interested singers should contact Barry Oliver, Director of Music, at 201-963-4418 or at barry.oliver3@verizon.net.
All paid positions at All Saints Parish are currently filled.
The American Boychoir (updated
11/29/2006)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsal neighborhood: Princeton, NJ
Auditions for The American Boychoir take place after each performance (please visit our website at www.americanboychoir.org to see our concert schedule) or they may be scheduled to take place at the School in Princeton. Auditions are accepted from boys in grades 3-6 who love to sing. No formal music training is required. For more information, please contact the Director of Admissions at (609) 924-5858, ext. 34 or ssmith@americanboychoir.org.
American Radio Choir (updated
10/9/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Varies *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Manhattan
The American Radio Choir is a group of professional singers that sings and records music written in the Americas. We are currently holding auditions for our Choral Scholars program, paid positions ($100) for singers age 15-25 to sing with the professional group in a portion of our upcomming recordings. The current choral scholar positions are for Music of the New World, a recording that takes place before a live audience in St Paul's Chapel on October 26 and 27 . Scholars will rehearse on select Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays throughout October, join with the professional singers for two rehearsals in late October, and participate in the recording that will first appear on our website and later be made available for broadcast. Auditions will remain open until at least October 1, and we are auditioning for all voice parts. We may take any number up to 20 singers, and we will provide music and a small travel stipend Choral Scholars participating in this event will retain permanent "alum" status and will be invited to participate in future events.
Auditioning singers are asked to choose and sing a prepared song unaccompanied, and also sing a few scales and take a quick tonal memory test. Interested singers are encouraged to listen to our pilot recording at www.americanradiochoir.org. Musicians interested in auditioning should contact founder and Artistic Director Daniel Shaw at americanradiochoir@gmail.com.
Americas Vocal Ensemble (updated
9/12/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: East Village
The Americas Vocal Ensemble, Nelly Vuksic, Music Director, is a professional chamber group whose repertory focuses on the music of the Americas, early to contemporary, including numerous premieres by living composers. Auditions are arranged individually throughout the year for singers with excellent tone quality, sight-reading skills and ability to blend in an ensemble as well as singing solos. Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese is not required but is a plus. For info and auditions, contact Nelly Vuksic at 718-261-4494 or vuksic@earthlink.net.
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AmorArtis (updated
6/18/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper East Side
Amor Artis is an active chamber chorus of 40 singers based in New York City. There are a few openings for singers with exceptional sight-reading skills and the ability (and desire) to blend seamlessly with the other singers. There is one weekly rehearsal on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00 on the Upper East Side, and additional rehearsals are usually held before concerts. The Amor Artis season consists of four to five concerts. Please call Johannes Somary at (718) 884-5547 to arrange an audition.
*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper East Side
Amor Artis is an active chamber chorus of 40 singers based in New York City. There are a few openings for singers with exceptional sight-reading skills and the ability (and desire) to blend seamlessly with the other singers. There is one weekly rehearsal on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:00 on the Upper East Side, and additional rehearsals are usually held before concerts. The Amor Artis season consists of four to five concerts. Please call Johannes Somary at (718) 884-5547 to arrange an audition.
Amuse (updated
8/5/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Various *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
Amuse is a 16-voice women's group founded in 2002 and dedicated to small ensemble singing. We offer experienced singers an opportunity to work in a setting where every voice counts and where making music, not learning notes, is the priority. We have seven rehearsals and a dress in the three weeks prior to each concert. Music and part assignments are distributed to singers at usually 4-6 weeks before each rehearsal period. Singers are expected to learn their notes prior to our first rehearsal and work between rehearsals to clean up problems. Our goal is to concentrate on making music, to perform at the highest level possible, and to communicate the meaning of the music to our audience. We perform three concerts a year in June, September and January in New York City, and do other performances as they arise.
We audition singers throughout the year. Please visit our website at www.amusesingers.org for additional information about our season, rehearsal schedules, repertory and contact information to set up an audition.
*** Rehearsals: Various *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
Amuse is a 16-voice women's group founded in 2002 and dedicated to small ensemble singing. We offer experienced singers an opportunity to work in a setting where every voice counts and where making music, not learning notes, is the priority. We have seven rehearsals and a dress in the three weeks prior to each concert. Music and part assignments are distributed to singers at usually 4-6 weeks before each rehearsal period. Singers are expected to learn their notes prior to our first rehearsal and work between rehearsals to clean up problems. Our goal is to concentrate on making music, to perform at the highest level possible, and to communicate the meaning of the music to our audience. We perform three concerts a year in June, September and January in New York City, and do other performances as they arise.
We audition singers throughout the year. Please visit our website at www.amusesingers.org for additional information about our season, rehearsal schedules, repertory and contact information to set up an audition.
Angelica (updated
5/21/2006)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Hastings-on-Hudson
Angelica is a Westchester-based women's vocal chamber group that formed in 1996. Performances are biannual, in both Manhattan and Westchester. Over the past ten years, Angelica has developed a rich repertory of music ranging from early anonymous music to contemporary compositions. Angelica also performs unique genres of music including Sephardic, American folk and jazz, and sometimes incorporates instrumental accompaniment.
Angelica rehearses on Monday evenings, 7:00-9:15, in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY. We would like to add singers who have clear tones (without vibrato), and are good sight-readers. If you're interested in auditioning, please call or e-mail Marie at (914) 478-3267 or mlc@mindspring.com.
Antioch (updated
11/25/2005)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Sunday afternoon *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Summit, NJ
The Antioch Chamber Ensemble is currently looking for highly professional singers for the remainder of the 2005-2006 season. Currently, we are auditioning all voice parts (especially soprano) . Ideal candidates should posess strong sight-reading skills, love and knowledge of all types of classic/comtemporary choral literature and the ability to sing straight tone when necessary. Antioch rehearses in Summit, NJ on Sunday afternoons during the season and would therefore prefer New Jersey-based musicians. Antioch is a professional vocal ensemble of 10-12 singers represented by Artists International Management. Highlights for this season include our "Concerts at Calvary" series and Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston SC. Interested musicians should contact the Artistic Director, Joshua Copeland, at joshua@antiochonline.com or (973) 819-2135 to set up an audition. For more information about Antioch, please visit our website: www.antiochonline.com.
APBA Memorial Choir (updated
11/5/2003)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Saturday or Sunday afternoon *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Queens
The APBA Memorial Choir performs each year in or around the month of April. The choir is looking for singers in all sections-- S,A,T and B. Our next auditions will be in January / February 2004. Rehearsals are at St. Andrew Avelino, 158th Street and Northern Boulevard, Queens, NY. The group is made up of experienced volunteers and no formal music training is required but is a plus. For more information, visit our web site at www.nycapba.org/choir or contact the choir manager at choir@nycapba.org.
The Arcadian Chorale (updated
8/12/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Matawan, NJ
The Arcadian Chorale, a 70-voice community chorus based in Monmouth County, NJ, celebrates its 16th season in 2008-2009. One of the most active ensembles in the state, the Chorale is known for its innovative approach to programming and its fine musicianship. The group is led by its founder, Marina Alexander, and performs at sites in central NJ, plus at special events and festivals. The Chorale has appeared at Carnegie Hall five times, singing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Mozart's Coronation Mass, Rutter's Requiem, Dvorak's Te Deum, Poulenc’s Gloria and the NY premiere of Rossini's opera Ermione. The Chorale has also appeared at the NJPAC, singing Mahler's Resurrection Symphony. For its 10th anniversary, the group also gave the world premiere of Infanta Marina, a piece commissioned from composer William Hawley.
In March 2007, the group reprised "Mozart Plus One," a performance of the Mozart Requiem with interpolations from a Requiem by Joseph Eybler, the first composer asked to complete Mozart's masterpiece. In May 2007, the Chorale performed the Verdi Requiem in New York City, and will perform that piece again in May 2008 at Carnegie Hall.
Auditions for our Fall 2008 program will be held on September 2, 9 and 16 at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, NJ, Route 34. Singers who would like to join the Chorale are invited to attend a rehearsal and audition on any Tuesday evening. Membership in the group is FREE. Rehearsals are held Tuesdays from 7 to 10 PM. This is a warm and fun group of people from all age groups and walks of life that have come together to create a very vital ensemble. Come join us for an exciting season! Please visit our website via the link above or call (732) 583-4007 for further information. .
*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Matawan, NJ
The Arcadian Chorale, a 70-voice community chorus based in Monmouth County, NJ, celebrates its 16th season in 2008-2009. One of the most active ensembles in the state, the Chorale is known for its innovative approach to programming and its fine musicianship. The group is led by its founder, Marina Alexander, and performs at sites in central NJ, plus at special events and festivals. The Chorale has appeared at Carnegie Hall five times, singing Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Mozart's Coronation Mass, Rutter's Requiem, Dvorak's Te Deum, Poulenc’s Gloria and the NY premiere of Rossini's opera Ermione. The Chorale has also appeared at the NJPAC, singing Mahler's Resurrection Symphony. For its 10th anniversary, the group also gave the world premiere of Infanta Marina, a piece commissioned from composer William Hawley.
In March 2007, the group reprised "Mozart Plus One," a performance of the Mozart Requiem with interpolations from a Requiem by Joseph Eybler, the first composer asked to complete Mozart's masterpiece. In May 2007, the Chorale performed the Verdi Requiem in New York City, and will perform that piece again in May 2008 at Carnegie Hall.
Auditions for our Fall 2008 program will be held on September 2, 9 and 16 at the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, NJ, Route 34. Singers who would like to join the Chorale are invited to attend a rehearsal and audition on any Tuesday evening. Membership in the group is FREE. Rehearsals are held Tuesdays from 7 to 10 PM. This is a warm and fun group of people from all age groups and walks of life that have come together to create a very vital ensemble. Come join us for an exciting season! Please visit our website via the link above or call (732) 583-4007 for further information. .
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Ars Musica Chorale (updated
3/20/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Ridgewood, NJ
The Ars Musica Chorale, a concert chorus of approximately 50 voices, is looking for singers in all voice parts. The Chorale is currently preparing J. S. Bach's Mass in B Minor for a performance on Saturday, June 7, 2008 in Ridgewood, NJ. Some basic music skills are preferred and passing a vocal audition is required. Regular rehearsals are held on 7:30 PM Tuesday nights at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Interested singers are welcome to join us at any rehearsal or contact Alexandra Cramer at 973-628-8793 or arsmusica@hotmail.com to make audition arrangements. Dues apply if a singer joins the Chorale.
Ars Musica Chorale, one of the area's most dynamic and accomplished choral societies, recently celebrated its fortieth anniversary. This exciting organization has explored virtually every aspect of choral music from early masses to world premieres. The Chorale has sung in Carnegie Hall and throughout Europe. Guest soloists have included Jane Bunnell and Lauren Flanigan. Music Director/Conductor Robert Long served as Director of Music at St. Patrick's Cathedral where he conducted the Cathedral Choir and many world-renowned guest artists. He currently serves as Minister of Music for Corpus Christi Parish in Chatham, NJ.
The Art Mob (updated
5/20/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Lower East Side
Are you an alto or tenor looking for a small a cappella chorus to call home? The Art Mob is currently a group of 12 non-professional but dedicated singers. Our repertoire includes Shape Note music, radio gospel, Victoriana, and obscure 19th vernacular songs. We rehearse on Monday nights on the Lower East Side. For more information visit us at www.artmob.org, or e-mail us at contact@artmob.org.
*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Lower East Side
Are you an alto or tenor looking for a small a cappella chorus to call home? The Art Mob is currently a group of 12 non-professional but dedicated singers. Our repertoire includes Shape Note music, radio gospel, Victoriana, and obscure 19th vernacular songs. We rehearse on Monday nights on the Lower East Side. For more information visit us at www.artmob.org, or e-mail us at contact@artmob.org.
AXA/Equitable Center Chorus (updated
8/31/2004)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday afternoon *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Rockefeller Center
Rehearsals for 2004-2005 season begin on Tuesday, September 14, at noon in the AXA/Equitable Building, 1290 Avenue of the Americas (at 52nd Street). Chorus will present two performances of holiday music in the lobby on Wednesday, December 15 at noon and Thursday, December 16 at 1 PM. Membership in the Chorus is open to employees of the AXA/Equitable group of companies and employees of other corporations in their buildings. Contact: Linda Drollinger at 212-314-4157.
The Babylon Chorale (updated
8/25/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: West Islip, NY
Are you a choral singer who enjoyed those elementary, middle, high school and/or college rehearsals and concerts? Are you looking to meet people just like yourself who truly enjoy music? Enjoy the community spirit of The Babylon Chorale!
The Babylon Chorale invites you to join us on Monday nights in West Islip. We are a friendly, diverse and well organized group of folks from various Long Island communities who love to sing. The Babylon Chorale has provided seasonal, classical and light musical entertainment on Long Island since 1950. This season's trio of concerts will feature: Baroque holiday music; Music of the English Cathedral; Americana. Our Monday night rehearsals are from 7:30 to 9:45 PM. Our next auditions, for all voices, will be held on Monday, September 8, 2008 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Udall Road, West Islip and on Monday, September 15, 2008 at Captree School in West Islip. Directions to the school can be found on our website at www.babylonchorale.org.The audition involves singing a short selection from any piece you choose and sight-reading a short excerpt. For additional information or directions, call 631-650-7413, check our website at www.babylonchorale.org or e-mail us at rectrip@aol.com.
Bank Street Community Chorus (updated
3/24/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
The Bank Street Community Chorus is a small group that sings a diverse repertoire, including classical pieces and folk songs from many different cultures. We meet at Bank Street College (610 West 112th Street) on Wednesday nights from 6:30-7:30. No prior experience is necessary. You don't have to be a great sightreader as long as you are willing to work on your music reading skills. Our next concert is on Monday, May 19. E-mail eblumberg@bankstreet.edu for further information.
The Beauty Shop Quartet (updated
7/23/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Sunday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Fort Greene (Brooklyn)
Looking for altos with voices that have a classic quality and blend well for a new a capella group. You: love harmony, enjoy a challenge, and are (most importantly) able to hold your own part. Not interested in soloists or divas, but for experienced ensemble singers who just want to sing in harmony. This is aimed at being a social group with a couple of performances a year. Auditions continue through August, until we complete the quartet. For an audition, please contact Anna Dengler at annadengler@hotmail.com.
*** Rehearsals: Sunday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Fort Greene (Brooklyn)
Looking for altos with voices that have a classic quality and blend well for a new a capella group. You: love harmony, enjoy a challenge, and are (most importantly) able to hold your own part. Not interested in soloists or divas, but for experienced ensemble singers who just want to sing in harmony. This is aimed at being a social group with a couple of performances a year. Auditions continue through August, until we complete the quartet. For an audition, please contact Anna Dengler at annadengler@hotmail.com.
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Bel Canto Chorale (updated
7/21/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Sunday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Wantagh, NY
Altos, tenors and bass/baritones are needed for the Bel Canto Chorale. This volunteer chorale will be celebrating its fortieth year. We perform two major concerts each year in addition to a benefit concert and outside performances. All soloists are selected from within the membership. Our director Greg Mercer is the assistant director at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Rehearsals are on Sunday evenings in Wantagh. Our Winter Concert, on Decmber 13 at 8PM, features a selection of Alleluias, spirituals and holiday music. For further information, please contact BelCantoChorale1@aol.com or call Karin Weibert at (516) 541-0726
*** Rehearsals: Sunday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Wantagh, NY
Altos, tenors and bass/baritones are needed for the Bel Canto Chorale. This volunteer chorale will be celebrating its fortieth year. We perform two major concerts each year in addition to a benefit concert and outside performances. All soloists are selected from within the membership. Our director Greg Mercer is the assistant director at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Rehearsals are on Sunday evenings in Wantagh. Our Winter Concert, on Decmber 13 at 8PM, features a selection of Alleluias, spirituals and holiday music. For further information, please contact BelCantoChorale1@aol.com or call Karin Weibert at (516) 541-0726
Bella Voce Singers (updated
8/14/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Park Slope (Brooklyn)
This amateur group's repertoire includes both sacred and secular works ranging from the Renaissance to Contemporary, paying special attention to works written in the past 40 years. Our mission is to bring a high standard of performance to the often neglected works of the female choral repertoire. We generally have 3-5 concerts per year, and membership is open to all females ages 18 and up who like to sing. This winter our concerts will be on December 7 and December 13, 2008. Our repertoire for the 2008-2009 season will focus on American composers, including works by Leonard Bernstein, Randall Thompson, Ned Rorem and Aaron Copland, among others. We are a fantastic and fun bunch of people who love to make great music. Open auditions will take place on Thursday, September 4, 2008 from 7-8:30 PM; please contact the director, Jessica Corbin at bellavocesingers@gmail.com to schedule a time or ask questions. Additional times may be available by appointment only. Rehearsals take place at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, at 8th Avenue and Garfield, and are on Mondays from 7-9 PM, beginning on September 8, 2008.
*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Park Slope (Brooklyn)
This amateur group's repertoire includes both sacred and secular works ranging from the Renaissance to Contemporary, paying special attention to works written in the past 40 years. Our mission is to bring a high standard of performance to the often neglected works of the female choral repertoire. We generally have 3-5 concerts per year, and membership is open to all females ages 18 and up who like to sing. This winter our concerts will be on December 7 and December 13, 2008. Our repertoire for the 2008-2009 season will focus on American composers, including works by Leonard Bernstein, Randall Thompson, Ned Rorem and Aaron Copland, among others. We are a fantastic and fun bunch of people who love to make great music. Open auditions will take place on Thursday, September 4, 2008 from 7-8:30 PM; please contact the director, Jessica Corbin at bellavocesingers@gmail.com to schedule a time or ask questions. Additional times may be available by appointment only. Rehearsals take place at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope, at 8th Avenue and Garfield, and are on Mondays from 7-9 PM, beginning on September 8, 2008.
Beyond Blessed (updated
4/10/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Midtown West
JC Thompson & Beyond Blessed is an ensemble of vocal musicians dedicated to glorifying God and spreading the message of unconditional love to the world through music. Beyond Blessed just recorded their first project Born To Praise and are currently in the process of recording their debut album, Were Beyond Blessed. Beyond Blessed offers a unique sound of gospel with a mixture of Broadway, jazz, funk, R&B, hip-hop and soul. Rehearsals are Thursdays 7-10 PM and alternating Fridays and Saturdays 7-10 PM. Auditions will be held Saturday, April 14 and ongoing throughout the season. For information, e-mail info@beyondblessedmusic.com.
Big Apple Chorus (updated
2/18/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Midtown
The Big Apple Chorus, representing Manhattan's chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society invites men of all ages and voice parts to discover the art and joys of singing twentieth century American popular standards in close, four-part, a cappella harmony. This 95-man Chorus is ranked among the world's top performing and competing Barbershop Harmony groups and is known for its unique New York spin and progressive approach to this otherwise traditional and rich harmonic style. Quartet singing opportunities are also available.
Rehearsals are open to all prospective participants every Monday (except national holidays) from 7-10 PM at Norman Thomas (111 East 33rd Street between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue), 2nd floor auditorium. For more information, visit www.BigAppleChorus.com or write Nealsiegal@aol.com.
Bloomfield Chorale (updated
9/28/2003)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Bloomfield, NJ
The Bloomfield Chorale (formerly the Bloomfield Civic Chorus) invites skilled choral singers to audition. Dr. Mark Terenzi, Kean University Music Department Chairperson, is the new conductor. Performances are in the prestigious New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Rehearsals are on Tuesday nights from 7:15-9:45 in Bloomfield (GSP exit 148). Repertoire includes anthems by G.F. Handel performed with a professional orchestra; American choral music by Bernstein, Copland, Thompson as well as African-American spirituals arranged by Robert Shaw and Moses Hogan; selections performed with the 30-piece Bloomfield Mandolin Orchestra. Auditions are Monday, October 6 and Thursday, October 9. Rehearsals begin Tuesday, October 14. To schedule an audition, call Bloomfield Chorale Director of Publicity Barbara Shank at 973-696-6875 or e-mail her at geni302365@aol.com.
The Blue Notes (updated
8/14/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday afternoon *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Darien, CT
The Blue Notes, a women's singing group of community volunteers from Darien and nearby towns, perform a wide variety of music...from country to show tunes...big band sounds to Latin rhythms, under the direction of former Broadway performer Beth Schwartz, with original arrangements by noted area musician Ted Simons. The twenty-four member group sings in four-part harmony with instrumental accompaniment. The original group made its debut as the Junior League Glee Club in 1951 when eight enthusiastic singers gathered around a piano in Stamford and began to harmonize. Their purpose, to provide joy through music to people of all ages, has remained the same throughout the years.
Each year, The Blue Notes entertain audiences of senior associations, nursing homes, and various community, service and church groups throughout Fairfield County. The musical repertoire of the group includes nostalgic, Broadway and current tunes. Performances offer musical therapy and musical appreciation and audience participation is always encouraged. We give a high quality performance and are invited back year after year to perform for our enthusiastic audiences. Our season starts in September and runs until the end of May. For information, contact director Beth Schwartz at 203-966-7326 or blue.notes.darien@gmail.com.
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Boonton United Methodist Church Choir (updated
8/18/2004)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Wednesday evening, Sunday morning *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Boonton, NJ
The choir is in session year round, with small groups and solos during the summer. Rehearsals Wednesdays evenings (biweekly - 2nd and 4th Wednesdays) 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM (September to May) and Sunday mornings 9:15 AM to 9:50 AM (year round). The group sings each Sunday for the 10:00 AM service as well as for a few other events during the year. We are a volunteer group. The repertoire is widely varied, and the music is selected to fit the interest and capabilities of the group. We are frequently accompanied by a praise and worship band made up of the pastor and church members. The choir presently has approximately 10 members. Boonton United Methodist is an extremely friendly, welcoming, diverse and appreciative Christian community in Morris County, NJ. Interested singers and volunteer musicians should contact Gerard DeMan, Director of Music, at 973-491-7499 (daytime) or at GDeMan@NJTransit.com.
Borough of Manhattan Community College Downtown Chorus (updated
8/12/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
The Borough of Manhattan Community College Downtown Chorus is a new choral organization dedicated to fostering and sharing the art and joy of choral music and to enriching and educating our City's downtown community through concert performances of music from diverse historical periods and cultures.
The chorus's founder and artistic director is Dr. Eugenia Oi Yan Yau, assistant professor of music at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY). At BMCC she directs the college's choirs, including the BMCC Select Chorus which she founded in 2005, and teaches voice. Dr. Yau has also served as the director of the Pace University Downtown Chorale.
The BMCC Downtown Chorus will rehearse on Tuesday evenings, September through May, at the BMCC campus, 199 Chambers Street, NY, NY 10007 from 7:15-9:30 PM. The first fall rehearsal is scheduled for September 2, 2008 in Room S190.
The Chorus is looking for many new voices to join a friendly -- and varied -- core group of singers. Singers of all experience levels and of all vocal ranges are welcome. The ability to read music is a plus but not a requirement as is prior chorale experience. Interested persons should contact Dr. Yau at (212) 220-8000 ext. 7240 or e-mail eyau@bmcc.cuny.edu for an appointment.
*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Lower Manhattan
The Borough of Manhattan Community College Downtown Chorus is a new choral organization dedicated to fostering and sharing the art and joy of choral music and to enriching and educating our City's downtown community through concert performances of music from diverse historical periods and cultures.
The chorus's founder and artistic director is Dr. Eugenia Oi Yan Yau, assistant professor of music at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY). At BMCC she directs the college's choirs, including the BMCC Select Chorus which she founded in 2005, and teaches voice. Dr. Yau has also served as the director of the Pace University Downtown Chorale.
The BMCC Downtown Chorus will rehearse on Tuesday evenings, September through May, at the BMCC campus, 199 Chambers Street, NY, NY 10007 from 7:15-9:30 PM. The first fall rehearsal is scheduled for September 2, 2008 in Room S190.
The Chorus is looking for many new voices to join a friendly -- and varied -- core group of singers. Singers of all experience levels and of all vocal ranges are welcome. The ability to read music is a plus but not a requirement as is prior chorale experience. Interested persons should contact Dr. Yau at (212) 220-8000 ext. 7240 or e-mail eyau@bmcc.cuny.edu for an appointment.
Bountiful Blessings Gospel Singers (updated
9/9/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Bay Ridge
A new gospel chorus/ensemble is forming in Brooklyn. We're looking for enthusiastic singers, all God's children, who love to sing.. If you can carry a part and can take direction, you're what we're looking for. If you're a soloist with talent, usable talent, don't have to be BeBe or CeCe, just able to know your abilities, you're what we're looking for. The group is volunteer. We will rehearse, on Thursday evenings, and will perform our first concert in January. For those of you looking for an opportunity to sing with a quality group under a talented director who can get the most from an organization, contact director Bill Robinson at 917-723-9730 or adalottabrunch@gmail.com and we'll get in touch with you to arrange a meeting. We look forward to hearing from you.
The Brearley Singers (updated
8/10/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper East Side
The Brearley Singers, a non-auditioned chorus based on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, invites singers to come to our first rehearsal and new members party on Monday, September 15 at 7:00 PM. Our rehearsals take place on Monday nights from 7 to 9 PM. We are affiliated with the Brearley School, a K-12 school for girls. The Brearley Singers is dedicated to presenting beautiful choral music and to advancing the musicianship of all involved, while maintaining a fun and friendly atmosphere. Since we are a non-audition chorus with no requirements of prior singing experience or training, our programs are developed at a pace that allows even beginning singers to feel comfortable in learning the music for each concert. All rehearsals are held at The Brearley School, 610 East 83rd Street (East End Avenue) on the Upper East Side near Carl Schurz Park. Our conductor is Stephen Black, who is beginning his fourth year with the ensemble.
The Brearley Singers presents two concerts each season. Our first concert will be Friday, December 12 at 7:30 PM and will feature music of Bach, Mozart and Duruflé. Our spring concert will feature the Verdi Requiem and will be performed twice. The first concert is in Manhattan on Friday, May 15 (time and venue TBA) and Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 PM at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center; 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City. In addition the chorus is planning a summer European tour in June 2009.
For more information please visit the chorus website at www.thebrearleysingers.com and fill out the online membership application.
*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper East Side
The Brearley Singers, a non-auditioned chorus based on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, invites singers to come to our first rehearsal and new members party on Monday, September 15 at 7:00 PM. Our rehearsals take place on Monday nights from 7 to 9 PM. We are affiliated with the Brearley School, a K-12 school for girls. The Brearley Singers is dedicated to presenting beautiful choral music and to advancing the musicianship of all involved, while maintaining a fun and friendly atmosphere. Since we are a non-audition chorus with no requirements of prior singing experience or training, our programs are developed at a pace that allows even beginning singers to feel comfortable in learning the music for each concert. All rehearsals are held at The Brearley School, 610 East 83rd Street (East End Avenue) on the Upper East Side near Carl Schurz Park. Our conductor is Stephen Black, who is beginning his fourth year with the ensemble.
The Brearley Singers presents two concerts each season. Our first concert will be Friday, December 12 at 7:30 PM and will feature music of Bach, Mozart and Duruflé. Our spring concert will feature the Verdi Requiem and will be performed twice. The first concert is in Manhattan on Friday, May 15 (time and venue TBA) and Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 PM at the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center; 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City. In addition the chorus is planning a summer European tour in June 2009.
For more information please visit the chorus website at www.thebrearleysingers.com and fill out the online membership application.
Broadway at the Y Chorus (updated
9/11/2004)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper East Side
Sing classic songs from the American musical theater. This community chorus welcomes singers of all levels. A public performance ends the semester. Placement auditions on September 23. Twelve Thursday evening sessions beginning October 14. Fee is $175. Call 212-415-5580 to schedule an audition.
Bronx Concert Singers (updated
9/15/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Bronx
The Bronx Concert Singers (BCS), is seeking singers for our 27th Annual Holiday Concert, which will be performed with professional brass ensemble and percussion, on Sunday, December 14, at 4:30 PM. Featured works include Victoria's O Magnum Mysterium, Gabrieli's Jublilate Deo, Z. Randall Stroope's Hodie and other seasonal works from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
Interested singers are invited to attend a rehearsal with music director Robert René Galván. The chorus meets on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 10 PM at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1891 McGraw Avenue in the Parkchester section of the Bronx, NY. For more information, please call (917) 743-4641; visit us on the web at www.bronxconcertsingers.org, or e-mail BCS_info@bronxconcertsingers.org. BCS is very easy to get to by public transportation. By subway, take the #6 to the Parkchester station stop. Walk north one block on Metropolitan Avenue, past Zaro's, to McGraw Avenue. Turn left and walk west one and one half blocks. Rehearsals are also convenient to several bus lines including the Bx4, Bx14, BX22, Bx36, Bx39, BxM6 (Manhattan express bus) and the Q44.
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Bronx Opera Chorus (updated
2/10/2005)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsal neighborhood: Bronx and Manhattan
Puccini's La Boheme, 4 performances (all English language) in May, 2005. Chorus auditions Saturday, February 26, 3-6 PM and Sun, February 27, 2-5 PM. Limited openings for soprano and mezzo; more openings for tenor and bass. Small honorarium provided. Possible small roles (men) and understudy/cover principals for choristers. Rehearsals begin Friday, March 4. To inquire as to rehearsal commitment and performance schedule, and schedule audition, send résume to Elizabeth Scott, Chorus Master bronxoperachorus@hotmail.com.
Brooklyn College Chorale (updated
7/26/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College Chorale will be accepting auditions for its fall 2007 semester. Please call 718-951-5000 x2888 for more information or to schedule an audition.
The Brooklyn Community Chorus (updated
8/18/2008)
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Silver Sustaining Member
*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn
Sopranos wanted!
The Brooklyn Community Chorus is seeking new singers for the 2008-2009 season, particularly tenors and basses. Auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at the Old First Reformed Church, 7th Avenue and Carroll Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Please contact Marlene Clary, 718-855-4814 or 718-789-6060 extension 24, or mclary@berkeleycarroll.org. We are an independent community choir in Park Slope, Brooklyn, open to anyone who loves to sing a variety of music, both sacred and secular. Ages 14 and older. Directed by Marlene Clary. Rehearsal time: 7:30 to 9:30 PM Wednesdays.
Silver Sustaining Member
*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn
Sopranos wanted!
The Brooklyn Community Chorus is seeking new singers for the 2008-2009 season, particularly tenors and basses. Auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at the Old First Reformed Church, 7th Avenue and Carroll Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Please contact Marlene Clary, 718-855-4814 or 718-789-6060 extension 24, or mclary@berkeleycarroll.org. We are an independent community choir in Park Slope, Brooklyn, open to anyone who loves to sing a variety of music, both sacred and secular. Ages 14 and older. Directed by Marlene Clary. Rehearsal time: 7:30 to 9:30 PM Wednesdays.
Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale (updated
9/12/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Park Slope (Brooklyn)
The Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale, Nelly Vuksic, Music Director, welcomes new singers to its second season, 2007-2008. A dynamic chorus of 30-35 singers with high musical standards explores a rich variety of music styles, both a cappella and with orchestra from the Renaissance to the present. Great music making in a friendly atmosphere. The chorale performs two or more concerts during each season. For auditions and info, call the Conservatory at 718-622-3300.
Brooklyn Contemporary Chorus (updated
11/5/2007)
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*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Brooklyn
The Chorus is a neighborhood based group of singers who have been performing in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene neighborhoods for over thirty-five years. We employ professional vocal and instrumental soloists for our performances. Our music ranges from works in the great choral tradition, to Gilbert and Sullivan, to settings of hymns and spirituals, to contemporary music.
We give three concerts a year--Fall, Palm Sunday and Spring. There is a suggested donation at all concerts. TDF vouchers are accepted.
We currently have approximately 40 members and are looking for singers of all voices. There is no audition—a love of music and an ear for music are the only requirements. Rehearsals are Mondays, 7:30-9:30 PM at Cadman Memorial Congregational Church at the corner of Lafayette and Clinton Avenues. Dues are collected twice a year from members to help defray rehearsal expenses, i.e space and rehearsal pianist. Members also purchase their musical scores. We employ professional vocal and instrumental soloists for our performances. While a portion of our expense is covered by membership dues, ticket sales, we actively solicit and receive donations from individuals and businesses and grants from government agencies and private foundations. We are a tax exempt organization. For information, contact director Aaron Williams at awilli6125@aol.com or 718-625-0305.
Brooklyn Philharmonia Chorus (updated
8/9/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Philharmonia Chorus will hold auditions for its winter season on Monday, September 8, and Tuesday, September 9, from 6 to 7:30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church, 124 Henry Street, Brooklyn Heights (near the Clark Street stop on the Number 2 subway line). To schedule an audition, interested singers can leave a message on our automated line, 718-907-0963, or e-mail us at brooklynpchorus@yahoo.com. All voices welcome, but we especially need tenors and basses. We rehearse on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM at the Presbyterian Church, and the September 9 auditions will be followed at 7:30 by the first rehearsal of the winter season. Our winter concert, scheduled for December 14, will include Vivaldi's Gloria and Rutter's Magnificat.
*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Philharmonia Chorus will hold auditions for its winter season on Monday, September 8, and Tuesday, September 9, from 6 to 7:30 PM at the First Presbyterian Church, 124 Henry Street, Brooklyn Heights (near the Clark Street stop on the Number 2 subway line). To schedule an audition, interested singers can leave a message on our automated line, 718-907-0963, or e-mail us at brooklynpchorus@yahoo.com. All voices welcome, but we especially need tenors and basses. We rehearse on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM at the Presbyterian Church, and the September 9 auditions will be followed at 7:30 by the first rehearsal of the winter season. Our winter concert, scheduled for December 14, will include Vivaldi's Gloria and Rutter's Magnificat.
less than 1 month old less than 3 months old more than 6 months old more than 12 months old
Brooklyn Repertory Opera Chorus (updated
1/12/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Various *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Repertory Opera Chorus is a mixed choir for Park Slope’s dynamic new opera company, dedicated to performing opera in innovative stagings that take the fear out of opera-going. The chorus is open to experienced amateur singers with strong sight-reading ability and a love for performing great operatic ensembles. Rehearsals are one weekday evening and one weekend afternoon per week, with additional rehearsals added during staging and tech weeks before a show. The company performs three productions per year, and is directed by experienced opera coaches from the Metropolitan Opera and the American Musical & Dramatic Academy.
Auditions are being held now for the March production of Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, to be sung in English translation, and accompanied with full orchestra. Performances will be March 8, 15, 16 and 22 at the historic Brooklyn Lyceum, at 4th Avenue and Union Street. To arrange for an audition time, please send a resume detailing training and experience to chorus@bropera.org. Prepare 2 solos in contrasting styles and languages (one should be in English). For further information, please contact director Conrad Chu at 917-533-9348 or conradchu@hotmail.com.
Brooklyn Youth Chorus (updated
4/15/2005)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsal neighborhood: Cobble Hill
Auditions for BYCA’s fall semester will be held in mid-June. Girls entering grades 2 through 11 and boys entering grades 2 through 7 are invited to audition for membership in one of the Academy’s three Training Chorus Divisions, or the advanced Concert Chorus. Admission is based on musical potential, skill, interest and enthusiasm. Check our website or call (718) 243-9447 to schedule an audition or request further information.
The Academy's structure is designed to meet the needs of both the beginner and the advanced student, including those seeking pre-professional training. BYCA members receive rigorous musical instruction, including voice training, ear training, and music reading. The Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy serves over 200 boys and girls from across New York City, representing over 140 public and independent schools. Rehearsals are held once or twice a week at BYCA's new facility at 179 Pacific Street in Brooklyn's picturesque Cobble Hill neighborhood. Financial aid is available based on demonstrated need, and additional merit-based scholarships are awarded for Voice Fellows for private study and coaching. The Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy provides a rigorous program of vocal and musicianship training with additional opportunities for small group and private study including vocal and instrumental lessons and courses in theory, jazz improvisation, classical solo repertoire, musical theatre and other subjects. Choristers perform a varied repertoire of music spanning musical styles and periods - classical to contemporary, jazz, gospel, and international folk music - in a variety of languages. Performing in the Chorus's annual concerts and other professional engagements complements the educational curriculum and helps choristers to develop self-reliance, confidence, discipline and poise. In addition, the Concert Chorus records and travels for concert tours annually
The Brooklyn Youth Chorus Academy is a not-for-profit educational organization funded by a combination of corporate, foundation, government and individual donations.
C4: The World's First Choral Composer/Conductor Collective (updated
8/14/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Midtown East
Dear interested singer/conductors, singer/composers and just plain singers: We will be holding auditions for all voice parts on Thursday, August 21 between 7:00 and 10:00 PM. There are openings in both the chamber and symphonic choruses, and we'd love in particular to hear composers and conductors. If you fit into either of those categories, please bring along a score or two to show off your skills. Please be prepared to do a bit of vocalizing and ear training at the piano, then sight-read a not-too-difficult vocal line a cappella and with a quartet. The audition takes 10-15 minutes.
If you're interested or have questions, please e-mail your name, voice part, and a preferred 15-minute time slot to Phillip at phillip.cheah@gmail.com. We look forward to meeting you!
*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Midtown East
Dear interested singer/conductors, singer/composers and just plain singers: We will be holding auditions for all voice parts on Thursday, August 21 between 7:00 and 10:00 PM. There are openings in both the chamber and symphonic choruses, and we'd love in particular to hear composers and conductors. If you fit into either of those categories, please bring along a score or two to show off your skills. Please be prepared to do a bit of vocalizing and ear training at the piano, then sight-read a not-too-difficult vocal line a cappella and with a quartet. The audition takes 10-15 minutes.
If you're interested or have questions, please e-mail your name, voice part, and a preferred 15-minute time slot to Phillip at phillip.cheah@gmail.com. We look forward to meeting you!
Calvary Choir (updated
10/13/2004)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Carnegie Hall area
Looking for a church home? Come join us! Our season begins September 4. Manhattan-based Calvary Choir leads worship during the 11:00 AM Sunday service and other special concert events throughout the year at Calvary Baptist Church (established 1847; independent). Rehearsals are 7:00 to 9:00 PM Thursdays and 10:00 AM Sundays.
Our mission is to offer praise to God through musical excellence. Your attention to vocal quality and skillful singing is a must, while placing aside your own ambitions in favor of worship and a servant-attitude towards others. Membership is open to disciplined professional and non-professional singers who publicly profess faith in Jesus Christ, and whose lives reflect their faith. Applicants are auditioned and interviewed. Positions are unpaid. If you are a believer, we are fervently praying that the Lord will lead you to us!
Our repertoire typically includes classical and 20th century sacred anthems by composers such as Handel, Rutter, Copland and Thompson. Conductor Stace Gaddy, Ph.D., the interim Director of Music at Calvary, includes worship and a short devotional in rehearsals. Calvary also offers you a church home with a vital spiritual life. We are located on 57th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Rehearsals take place next door to Calvary in the Salisbury Hotel’s second floor Regency Room. You are welcome to drop in on rehearsals. Please arrive before 7:00 and call first, if possible. Contact Dr. Gaddy during business hours at (212) 975-0170, ext. 32, or e-mail him at sgaddy@cbcnyc.org.
Camerata d'Amici (updated
10/1/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: South Salem, NY / Ridgefield, CT
Camerata d’Amici, a group of more than 40 auditioned choral singers from upper Fairfield and Westchester counties, is seeking new members for all voice parts. Our first concert will be held on Saturday, December 6. Formed in 2006, the group's repertoire includes classical works, spirituals, and other fine musical selections. Rehearsals take place Thursdays from 7:30 to 9:30 PM at South Salem Presbyterian Church at 111 Spring Street in South Salem. To schedule an audition, please contact the choir's membership liaison, Victoria Secunda, at 203-300-5249.
The Canby Singers (updated
7/27/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Greenwich Village
Calling all basses and altos or countertenors: Are you a singer with good sight-reading skills? Would you like to be part of a group in which your voice really counts? The Canby Singers, a chamber choir with a challenging early-Renaissance to contemporary repertory, is holding auditions now for its fall 2008 season. Rehearsals will bein in September and are held on Tuesday evenings in Greenwich Village. To make an appointment to audition, call Director Sheila Schonbrun at 845-947-1520.
*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Greenwich Village
Calling all basses and altos or countertenors: Are you a singer with good sight-reading skills? Would you like to be part of a group in which your voice really counts? The Canby Singers, a chamber choir with a challenging early-Renaissance to contemporary repertory, is holding auditions now for its fall 2008 season. Rehearsals will bein in September and are held on Tuesday evenings in Greenwich Village. To make an appointment to audition, call Director Sheila Schonbrun at 845-947-1520.
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Canopus Singers (updated
9/8/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Various *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Manhattan
Founded in 2005, Canopus Singers is a chamber choir focusing on the rich choral heritage of Spain and Latin America. We perform mainly a cappella works in Spanish, both original compositions and arrangements. Canopus Singers is currently looking for voices in all ranges, but especially basses. Applicants should have good reading skills. While it is not necessary to speak Spanish, but singers are expected to have experience singing both in Spanish and in German. The group performs about three concerts a year and meets on a project basis, usually for four or five weeks before every concert. The next concert will take place on October 27, 2007, with rehearsals beginning on October 7, 2007 (eight rehearsals in total on various days of the week). To arrange an audition, please contact music director Guillermo Vaisman at guillermovaisman@yahoo.com.ar.
Cantabile Chamber Chorale (updated
8/10/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Bound Brook, NJ
Cantabile Chamber Chorale, a mixed voice chamber vocal ensemble, is looking for singers in all voice parts. Our 2008-2009 season is a celebration of Cantabile's 21st year of concert performances. The repertoire for the December 7, "Songs of Thanksgiving, Joy & Praise" performance includes the premiere of a new commission by Barbara Rogers and music of Vaughan Williams, Fauré and Poulenc along with excerpts from G.F. Handel's Judas Maccabeus and Messiah. The spring concert on March 29, "All in Green, My Love Went Riding," features excerpts from F.J. Haydn's The Creation, as well as the premiere of a new commissioned work by Gerald Cohen.
Formed in 1987, Cantabile has gained recognition as an important element in New Jersey's music culture reflecting director Rebecca Scott's reputation for superb programming and her love of contemporary music and poetry. Membership in Cantabile presents opportunities for community service, friendship, and musical growth. Cantabile's concert productions include performance tours to Great Britain (1989), France (1995), Italy (2001), and Sweden (2005). We rehearse Wednesday nights from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM in Bound Brook, New Jersey. First rehearsal for the 2008-2009 season is Wednesday, September 3, 2008. To schedule an audition, please call (732) 560-7132, or e-mail to cantabile@worldnet.att.net. Visit our web site at www.cantabilechamberchorale.org.
*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Bound Brook, NJ
Cantabile Chamber Chorale, a mixed voice chamber vocal ensemble, is looking for singers in all voice parts. Our 2008-2009 season is a celebration of Cantabile's 21st year of concert performances. The repertoire for the December 7, "Songs of Thanksgiving, Joy & Praise" performance includes the premiere of a new commission by Barbara Rogers and music of Vaughan Williams, Fauré and Poulenc along with excerpts from G.F. Handel's Judas Maccabeus and Messiah. The spring concert on March 29, "All in Green, My Love Went Riding," features excerpts from F.J. Haydn's The Creation, as well as the premiere of a new commissioned work by Gerald Cohen.
Formed in 1987, Cantabile has gained recognition as an important element in New Jersey's music culture reflecting director Rebecca Scott's reputation for superb programming and her love of contemporary music and poetry. Membership in Cantabile presents opportunities for community service, friendship, and musical growth. Cantabile's concert productions include performance tours to Great Britain (1989), France (1995), Italy (2001), and Sweden (2005). We rehearse Wednesday nights from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM in Bound Brook, New Jersey. First rehearsal for the 2008-2009 season is Wednesday, September 3, 2008. To schedule an audition, please call (732) 560-7132, or e-mail to cantabile@worldnet.att.net. Visit our web site at www.cantabilechamberchorale.org.
CantaLyrica (updated
7/1/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Hackensack, NJ
CantaLyrica, a growing northern New Jersey mixed chamber chorus, is looking for experienced singers for all voice parts. Rehearsals for the group's 2007-2008 season will start on Wednesday, September 12, 2007. The first performance, to be conducted by Music Director Joshua Greene, will take place at 4 PM Sunday, January 20, 2008 at the Central Unitarian Church in Paramus, NJ. The program will include Kodaly's Missa Brevis and Bach's Kantate Nr. 140. Mr. Greene is an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, a private te acher of voice, piano and conducting, a vocal coach to leading opera singers and a noted recital accompanist. To arrange an audition, please call 201-837-1734.
Cantare (updated
8/15/2002)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: West Midtown
Cantare is a small, select ensemble of men's voices. The group performs a wide variety of music from various eras including music written for tenor and bass ranges as well as music written for soprano, alto, tenor and bass ranges. Conducted by and founded by Barry Oliver, Cantare has a particular commitment to the creation of new music through commissions to composers. Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings 7:45 PM - 10:30 PM at 210 West 31st Street in midtown Manhattan. Cantare presents an annual series of two concerts. Other performing engagements do occur. Cantare is currently holding auditions for its Fall season beginning with rehearsal on September 18. We are currently hearing from all voice parts: countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass. The audition will consist of one prepared song or aria, some sight-singing and some vocal exercises. Skilled male singers wishing to audition for Cantare should contact Barry Oliver at barry.oliver3@verizon.net or telephone 201-963-4418.
Cantemus (updated
3/6/2004)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Scarsdale, NY
In existence for 14 years, Cantemus is an SATB chamber choir of skilled musicians and trained singers who perform repertoire encompassing the 1400s through the present including theatre music, folk and jazzy pop arrangements. The group rehearses in Scarsdale, NY every other week and begins its season the Thursday after Labor Day.
Cantemus has given concerts in France at the invitation of the Cultural Attache of the Loire Valley and in July 2002 the group appeared in Prague, Marienbad, Salzburg and Vienna with the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra. The group was enthusiastically received. "We ran out of encores," said conductor Jena Smith, a Juilliard grad and a mezzo-soprano soloist with the Robert Shaw Chorale on tour.
Ms. Smith welcomes all voices to audition. She utilizes soloists from the chorus. Three choral concerts with orchestra plus tour though Belgium and Holland with a few days in Paris, August 9 - 19, 2004. Basses and tenors needed! Please contact Cantemus at JenaCarole@aol.com for more information.
Canterbury Choral Society (updated
8/22/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper East Side
Audition now for our 56th season. Places available in all sections for the 2008-2009 season. November 16, 2008: Gabrielli - Missa Salve Regina. March 1, 2009: Mendelsohn - Elijah. May 9, 2009: At the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, music of Handel, Brahms and Vaughan Williams. Also, a Handel Messiah sing-along fall performance.
Join the legendary conductor Charles Dodsley Walker and the Canterbury Choral Society for a great season that includes a winter ski weekend and a spring Frolic at Stonihurst on the Hudson. Check out the Canterbury Choral Society web page for additional information. Call Maestro Walker at 212-222-9458 to set up an audition appointment. Rehearsals start September 8.
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Canticum Novum Singers (updated
5/22/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
The Canticum Novum Singers is a chamber choir (about 28 singers) now entering its 36th season under founder/conductor Harold Rosenbaum. It is chorus-in-residence at St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church on 87th St. and West End Avenue. It has performed over 450 concerts in this country and in Europe, and has collaborated countless times with P.D.Q. Bach (Peter Schickele), and with orchestras. There are limited openings for excellent readers. For information, e-mail haroldrosenbaum@gmail.com or call 914-763-3453.
*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
The Canticum Novum Singers is a chamber choir (about 28 singers) now entering its 36th season under founder/conductor Harold Rosenbaum. It is chorus-in-residence at St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church on 87th St. and West End Avenue. It has performed over 450 concerts in this country and in Europe, and has collaborated countless times with P.D.Q. Bach (Peter Schickele), and with orchestras. There are limited openings for excellent readers. For information, e-mail haroldrosenbaum@gmail.com or call 914-763-3453.
Cantigas Women's Choir (updated
8/26/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Hoboken, NJ
Cantigas Women's Choir seeks committed singers for its upcoming 2008-2009 season. The Hoboken-based all-female group brings women of the community together--from all ages and all backgrounds--to explore the rich tradition of women’s singing and performs a broad spectrum of global music, both ancient and contemporary. This year's repertoire will focus on music of the Americas, including contemporary music of the United States, Canada and Latin America (Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina). Also included will be African-American traditional songs and holiday music. Cantigas also brings its music out to the community, performing at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, NJ, American Cancer Society's Relay for Life and the Bayonne Cancer Survivors Group Meetings.
The group rehearses on Thursday nights from 7 to 9 PM at the Mustard Seed School at 422 Willow Avenue in Hoboken. Auditions will be held by appointment. Sight reading skills are desirable, but not required. Ability to sing in tune and blend in classical style is essential. To schedule an audition, please contact Litman at joan_litman@yahoo.com.
Cantigas Women’s Choir, named after a medieval Spanish song form called a "cantiga," is composed of 40 women of varying ages and backgrounds and brings women of the community together to explore the rich tradition of women's singing. The group performs a broad spectrum of global music and advocates through song for those whose hearts need to be uplifted and whose voices need to be heard, performing regularly with the inmates of the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in Clinton, NJ, and other community groups. Litman founded the group in September 2002.
Director Joan Isaacs Litman is a native of Los Angeles and has been a choral director in the New York metropolitan area for 29 years. She was the winner of the first "Excellence in Teaching" award from Westminster Choir College. Litman is a member of the music faculty of the United Nations International School in Manhattan and a member of the summer faculty at the Kodály Institute at Capital University. In April 2008, Litman was the guest conductor at the American International School in Even Yehuda, Israel, and her United Nations International School children’s chorus performed for Pope Benedict XVI's recent visit to New York. Additionally, Litman is the author of Song Caravan: Songs of the Middle East. She is a founder and Music Director Emerita of Mustard Seed School in Hoboken.
Cantori New York (updated
8/25/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
Now in its 25th season, Cantori New York, directed by Mark Shapiro, has been cited by The New York Times for its "spirit of exploration" and praised for its "gorgeously regulated tone." The only volunteer chorus in New York to receive two ASCAP/Chorus America Awards for Adventurous Programming, Cantori has built a strong reputation for artistic excellence and innovative programming including the US premieres of important works by several generations of 20th century composers. Cantori has performed at Carnegie's Zankel Hall (under Michael Tilson Thomas), on the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center, with the Yale Symphony Orchestra, in concert series at Trinity Church and The World Financial Center, and enjoys a long collaboration with Teatro Grattacielo.
Cantori's 2008-9 season is this group's 25th. The varied and stimulating program features commissions, reprises and premieres, a cappella and accompanied, by outstanding composers: Tom Cipullo, Shawn Crouch, Michael Dellaira, Berndt Franke, Giya Kancheli, Kristin Kuster, Jorge Martin, Efstratios Minakakis, Beata Moon and Vince Peterson. Collaborative projects include appearances with the astounding saxophone quartet PRISM in New York and Philadelphia, and with the dynamo verismo opera company Teatro Grattacielo, in Avery Fisher Hall.
If you are an adventurous singer who would like to audition for Cantori New York, please call 212-439-4758 or e-mail info@cantorinewyork.com. We listen to potential members throughout the year.
Cappella (updated
8/7/2006)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper East Side
Cappella New York is a chorus composed of community singers and eight professionals, who present several concerts each season under the direction of David Enlow. The size of the chorus is limited to 40, ten to each voice part, and often performs music in more than four parts. The repertoire is fairly traditional, but interesting and lively. We have several openings for tenors, some for basses, and a very few for sopranos and altos. Auditions are short and painless. David Enlow Organist and Choir Master at the Church of the Resurrection, where he conducts a professional church choir, often with orchestra. For information, contact David Enlow at david@davidenlow.com.
Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir (updated
1/1/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Poughkeepsie, NY
Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir, an auditioned choral ensemble known throughout the Hudson Valley for producing high quality, well prepared concerts of compelling classical music is seeking to expand, and invites singers to call 845-437-5552 for an audition appointment. Rehearsals for our May concerts begin Monday, January 22, 2007 at 7:30 PM in the choir room of Vassar College Chapel, Poughkeepsie, NY. Featured work will be Dvorak's Mass in D major op. 86. Call or write info@cappellafestiva.org for more info or visit our website www.cappellafestiva.org.
Cappella Festiva Treble Choir (updated
1/1/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Poughkeepsie, NY
Cappella Festiva Treble Choir, a new choral ensemble for boys and girls age 10-16, will begin rehearsals for May performances on Monday, January 22, 2007 in the choir room of Vassar College Chapel, Poughkeepsie, NY from 5:45-7:15 PM. This group of 20-50 singers will collaborate with the Cappella Festiva [Adult] Chamber Choir on a yearly basis. The fee is $175 per semester (includes music). Financial aid forms are available upon request. We invite you to call (845) 437-5552 or send an e-mail to info@cappellafestiva.org to arrange a friendly choral interview. Coming in July: Cappella Festiva Treble Choir's Children's Summer Choral Festival! More information at www.cappellafestiva.org.
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Cappella Oratoriana (updated
11/26/2006)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Downtown Brooklyn
Cappella Oratoriana is an ensemble of about a dozen singers specializing in the performance of the important but neglected body of music associated with the Oratories in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Our repertory includes laude, spiritual madrigals and the sacred dramatic dialogues that led to the development of the oratorio. Performances offer rarely-heard oratorios with period instruments. Cappella Oratoriana is based at the Brooklyn Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, in the heart of Metrotech -- only a couple of stops into Brooklyn on most subway lines. Cappella has just returned from a tour of Spanish Oratories, following on a similar 2001 tour of Oratories in England. Aside from our usual three programs a year, we presented Concurrent Events programs as part of the 1997, 2003, and 2005. Though all voice parts are always welcome to audition, the ensemble is especially interested in new tenors at this time.
Rehearsals take place every Wednesday evening, at the Brooklyn Oratory, scarcely more than a two block walk from the IRT 2/3 (Hoyt Street), BMT R (Lawrence Street) and IND A/F (Jay Street); and four blocks from the IRT 4/5 (Borough Hall). For more information about the group, please contact Joel Warden at 718-643-1750 or Wardenco@aol.com.
The Celebration Singers (updated
8/18/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Cranford, NJ
The Celebration Singers of Cranford, New Jersey seeks Tenor and Basses for their 2008-2009 concert season. All voice types are welcome to audition.
Adult auditions will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and Wednesday, September 3 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. To join the adult choir, you must be at least 18. Singers under 18 may be accepted at the discretion of the director. However, they should be at least a junior in high school to qualify for consideration.
Children auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 3 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM for the children's choir and the boy's ensemble for boys with changed voices. Children must be nine years old or older as of February 1, 2008.
All auditions will be held at the Cranford United Methodist Church, located at the corners of Walnut and Lincoln Avenues. If you need to contact us, please call our voicemail at 908-241-8200 and leave a message. Vist us on the web at www.celebration-singers.org or e-mail us at celebrationsingers@hotmail.com.
*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Cranford, NJ
The Celebration Singers of Cranford, New Jersey seeks Tenor and Basses for their 2008-2009 concert season. All voice types are welcome to audition.
Adult auditions will be held on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, and Wednesday, September 3 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. To join the adult choir, you must be at least 18. Singers under 18 may be accepted at the discretion of the director. However, they should be at least a junior in high school to qualify for consideration.
Children auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 3 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM for the children's choir and the boy's ensemble for boys with changed voices. Children must be nine years old or older as of February 1, 2008.
All auditions will be held at the Cranford United Methodist Church, located at the corners of Walnut and Lincoln Avenues. If you need to contact us, please call our voicemail at 908-241-8200 and leave a message. Vist us on the web at www.celebration-singers.org or e-mail us at celebrationsingers@hotmail.com.
Central City Chorus (updated
8/12/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Penn Station
Central City Chorus, now beginning our 28th season as an all-volunteer mixed chorus, has openings in all sections for singers with strong sight-singing skills, excellent musicianship, and an interest in performing varied repertoire from different periods. In addition to hiring professional soloists, the Chorus utilizes soloists from within, so singers with strong solo performance backgrounds are especially encouraged to respond. The Chorus enjoys lively rehearsals on Thursday evenings September to June at the Church of St. John the Baptist, mid-town Manhattan, just across from Madison Square Garden. The 2008-2009 three-concert calendar includes And There Were Shepherds," pastoral music for the Season by various composers, December 6, 2008; "Reconciling Self and Circumstance," works by Brahms, Byrd, Mendelssohn, Mozart and others, March 14, 2009; and on June 4, 2009, at Symphony Space, the Chorus will present "Frederick Delius--A 75th Anniversary Remembrance," featuring Delius' Requiem for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra. In recent years the Chorus has performed J. S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio and the Magnificat, the Brahms Requiem, Mozart's C Minor Mass, and Mendelssohn's Elijah, with orchestra and soloists; contemporary music by Eric Whitacre, Kirke Mechem, Aaron Jay Kernis, Adolphus Hailstork, Randall Thompson, and others; a cappella works spanning five centuries of music; two new Chorus commissions: Redness, by Kristin Kuster, 2008, and Requiem for the Living, by Elliot Z. Levine (2006); and in 2005, the Chorus produced the world premiere performance of Harp Sonnets by James Bassi. The fifty-member Chorus is led by Stephen Black, artistic director since 2005, and assisted by Brian Hamer, assistant conductor.
Auditions will be held at our rehearsal space at the Church of St. John the Baptist, Parish Hall, West 30th Street, just west of 7th Avenue, New York City, on Thursday, August 28 and Thursday, September 4, beginning at 6:30 PM. To schedule an audition time, please send an e-mail to us at CentralCityChorus@gmail.com, or call 212-330-7293 and leave a message. To learn more about the Chorus please visit www.CentralCityChorus.com.
*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Penn Station
Central City Chorus, now beginning our 28th season as an all-volunteer mixed chorus, has openings in all sections for singers with strong sight-singing skills, excellent musicianship, and an interest in performing varied repertoire from different periods. In addition to hiring professional soloists, the Chorus utilizes soloists from within, so singers with strong solo performance backgrounds are especially encouraged to respond. The Chorus enjoys lively rehearsals on Thursday evenings September to June at the Church of St. John the Baptist, mid-town Manhattan, just across from Madison Square Garden. The 2008-2009 three-concert calendar includes And There Were Shepherds," pastoral music for the Season by various composers, December 6, 2008; "Reconciling Self and Circumstance," works by Brahms, Byrd, Mendelssohn, Mozart and others, March 14, 2009; and on June 4, 2009, at Symphony Space, the Chorus will present "Frederick Delius--A 75th Anniversary Remembrance," featuring Delius' Requiem for soprano, baritone, chorus and orchestra. In recent years the Chorus has performed J. S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio and the Magnificat, the Brahms Requiem, Mozart's C Minor Mass, and Mendelssohn's Elijah, with orchestra and soloists; contemporary music by Eric Whitacre, Kirke Mechem, Aaron Jay Kernis, Adolphus Hailstork, Randall Thompson, and others; a cappella works spanning five centuries of music; two new Chorus commissions: Redness, by Kristin Kuster, 2008, and Requiem for the Living, by Elliot Z. Levine (2006); and in 2005, the Chorus produced the world premiere performance of Harp Sonnets by James Bassi. The fifty-member Chorus is led by Stephen Black, artistic director since 2005, and assisted by Brian Hamer, assistant conductor.
Auditions will be held at our rehearsal space at the Church of St. John the Baptist, Parish Hall, West 30th Street, just west of 7th Avenue, New York City, on Thursday, August 28 and Thursday, September 4, beginning at 6:30 PM. To schedule an audition time, please send an e-mail to us at CentralCityChorus@gmail.com, or call 212-330-7293 and leave a message. To learn more about the Chorus please visit www.CentralCityChorus.com.
Cerddorion (updated
7/8/2008)
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*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
Open audition for Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble, Wednesday, August 27, 7-10 PM at Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). Highly selective chamber choir seeks soprano and high tenor with solid, healthy vocal technique and advanced sight-singing skills. Repertoire is mostly a cappella, with emphases on Early, Modern, and Contemporary music. All voice parts will be heard. Auditions are 15 minutes long, requiring no prepared repertoire. Rehearsals Tuesday evenings from 7--10 PM at St. Ignatius (87th Street and West End Avenue). Performances in November, February and May each season.
Cerddorion is a non-paid, members-run group that depends on a commitment and active participation on the part of each singer. For more info, visit www.cerddorion.net.
*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
Open audition for Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble, Wednesday, August 27, 7-10 PM at Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th Street (between 6th and 7th Avenues). Highly selective chamber choir seeks soprano and high tenor with solid, healthy vocal technique and advanced sight-singing skills. Repertoire is mostly a cappella, with emphases on Early, Modern, and Contemporary music. All voice parts will be heard. Auditions are 15 minutes long, requiring no prepared repertoire. Rehearsals Tuesday evenings from 7--10 PM at St. Ignatius (87th Street and West End Avenue). Performances in November, February and May each season.
Cerddorion is a non-paid, members-run group that depends on a commitment and active participation on the part of each singer. For more info, visit www.cerddorion.net.
La Chapelle-Musique (updated
8/10/2004)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Times Square
Auditions are now being held for La Chapelle-Musique, the new choral counterpart to Ensemble Les Goûts-Réunis, New York’s professional French Baroque ensemble, specializing in the sacred works of the grand siècle. The first performance of the 2004-05 season will take place on October 10 as part of the New York Early Music Celebration, a ten-day fall feast of music from the 11th through 18th centuries, presented by New York-area early music performers. Program includes choral/vocal and orchestral works of Charpentier, Couperin, Lalande, Lorenzani and Lully. In the Spring: oratorios of Charpentier and Carissimi. Audition dates: 8/16-8/17, 8/23-8/24, daytime or evening, by appointment only. For further information, or to schedule an audition, call (212) 246-3540 ext. 20 or write to info@lesgoutsreunis.org.
Charis Chamber Voices (updated
8/26/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Katonah, NY
Charis Chamber Voices, a select group of 28 singers dedicated to the highest quality vocal performance, is holding on-going auditions for all voice parts. See www.charisvocals.com for information about the group, the upcoming season, our CDs, sound clips and Artistic Director Vince Peterson. Please call 914-931-6575 or e-mail charisvoices@yahoo.com to arrange an audition.
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Chelsea Song (updated
9/13/2006)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Sunday or Monday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Chelsea
We are looking for more singers (all voices) to join us. Chelsea Song is a small (8-10 people) amateur a cappella singing group that meets twice a month in Chelsea, usually on a Sunday night or a Monday night from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM. We are coached by a Elliot Z. Levine, baritone of The Western Wind. Intermediate sight-singing skills and/or experience in choral singing are required. In recent seasons, we have not performed, but that could change. We sing mainly for the joy of singing together. For more information, please contact Evelyn at 212-675-0057 or 212 217-7575 or Evelyn_Triantafillou@fitnyc.edu.
ChildrenSong of New Jersey (updated
7/18/2006)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday and Saturday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Haddonfield, NJ
ChildrenSong of NJ is an auditioned children's choir for ages 7 1/2-16. We have two major concerts each season, in addition to a community song festival. Choristers have performed with the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Orchestra, Haddonfield Symphony, and soloists Julianne Baird and Paul Winter. The most advanced choir tours nationally and occasionally abroad. There are three choir levels:
- Prelude Choir (2nd-5th graders, ages 7 1/2-11)
- Allegro Choir (4th-7th graders, ages 9-13)
- Concert Choir (6th grade and up, ages 12-16)
Choir of Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (updated
11/16/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
Choir of Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church has a vacancy for an alto in its 8-voice all-professional choir. Singers must be excellent sight-readers, have the ability to sing with a straighter tone, have choral experience (preferably from other Episcopal professional choirs) and have the understanding/sympathy of the context of church music in the Anglican /Episcopal liturgy. Interested singers should e-mail their expression of interest and resume to Nigel Potts at music@csschurch.org.
Choir of Christ Church -- Garden City (updated
2/6/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Garden City
Let the joyful sound of your voice be your ministry in celebrating the Lord! Come and join us in singing hymns and anthems of honor, thanksgiving, forgiveness, and hope. Christ Church is a congregation of gentle, appreciative people with genuine warmth. Twelve now serve in the choir, and we would like to grow to 24. We are blessed by having both an organist AND a choirmaster -- Beth Erbe brings forth wonderful sounds from our 12-rank pipe-organ, and Tim Erbe leads us to bring out the best in our voices.
Dear singer, you are welcome at any of our twice-weekly rehearsals -- Thursday nights from 7-9 PM, Sunday mornings at 9:15 before the 10:00 service. We hope that you will decide to worship with us and share your voice with ours, singing praises to His name! For information, contact eerbe@optonline.net.
Choir of Saint Luke Church (updated
8/21/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Toms River, NJ
A 32-member semi-professional church choir located in Toms River, New Jersey. The choir sings regularly at the 10:00 AM Sunday Mass and the Holy Days. Repertoire ranges from Gregorian chant to modern sacred music. The choir also performs several time a year with the in-house Chamber Ensemble comprised of students and professionals. We are looking for members in each section, especially sopranos and altos. Sectional rehearsals are once a week on Thursdays in the side chapel from 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Extra rehearsals are scheduled when needed. The choir term starts in September and ends with the Feast of Corpus Christi in June. All are welcome. The choir is under the direction of Mark La Rosa. Contact Mark at tedeum20@gmail.com or 732-606-4916, or Laura Manning at laura.stlukesoprano@gmail.com to schedule an audition.
The Choir of Saints Peter & Paul Church (updated
2/7/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Wednesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Hoboken, NJ
The Choir of Saints Peter & Paul Church is composed of volunteer and professional musicians. Repertoire includes Gregorian and Anglican chant, traditional and contemporary liturgical music. This Catholic parish reflects the vibrant, diverse atmosphere in Hoboken with a parishioner base of many young adults.
Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings 7:30 to 9:30 PM, Sunday Mass is 10:30 AM with a 9:45 AM call. We are welcoming volunteer singers who have some choral experience and a basic ability to read music.
Saints Peter & Paul Church, Hudson at Fourth Street, Hoboken, NJ, is located close to PATH and NYC buses. For more information contact Louis Scarpa, organist and choir director at peterandpaulmusic@hotmail.com.
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Choir of the Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew (updated
1/13/2003)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Sunday morning *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Fort Greene
Semi-professional choir with 30 voices of men and women. We are always looking for new members in all parts SATB. The organist is Dr. Robert (Bob) Rogers M.M. Choir rehearsals are Sunday mornings at 9:15 and auditions are Tuesday at the church at 10 AM. Call (718) 638-0686 for an appoinment.
Choirs of Grace Church (updated
8/12/2004)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Sunday morning *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Greenwich Village
The Choirs of Grace Church comprise The Choir of Men and Boys, The St. Cecilia Girls' Choir and a professional adult mixed choir. The adult singers who support the alto, tenor and bass parts of the Men and Boys and St. Cecilia Choirs come from the adult choir. The Choirs sing a varied repertoire from the Anglican Choral tradition. In addition, The Adult Choir sing special liturgies throughout the season including choral vespers with oratorio five times a year on Saturday afternoons. A volunteer group sings for the contemporary Eucharist on Sunday evenings. For information, contact Dr. Patrick Allen, Organist and Master or Choristers, at pallen@gracechurchnyc.org.
The Choral Art Society of New Jersey (updated
4/20/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Westfield, NJ
We welcome singers who are interested in sharing the joy of learning and performing some of the world’s most beautiful choral music. Join us on Tuesday nights from 8:00 to 10:00 PM in the choir room on the lower level of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Please note that during construction at the church, rehearsals will be held at the Assembly Hall, in the lower level of the Parish House. For information, e-mail cas@westfieldnj.com.
The Choral Art Society, a non-profit community chorus, is dedicated to the study and performance of great choral works whose members come from Union, Somerset, Bergen, Hudson and Middlesex counties, originated in September 1962, as The Suburban Symphony Chorus under the direction of Peter Sozio. In September 1963, Evelyn Bleeke became the director and in 1964 the chorus formed an independent organization under its present name. Mrs. Bleeke served the organization as director for 32 seasons, followed by Thomas Booth and Kathleen Healy-Wedsworth, for two seasons each. James S. Little is the current Musical Director.
Choral Arts Society (updated
8/29/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Briarcliff Manor, NY
Come sing with The Choral Arts Society - it's music you won't hear everywhere else. We sing early music and modern music. We sing a cappella and works accompanied by orchestras and jazz bands. The chorus currently consists of approximately 50 voices. Our members come from throughout Westchester County and range dramatically in vocal experience and ability.
As a member of the Choral Arts Society you'll enjoy a wide range of benefits including the pleasure of singing beautiful choral music with a group of other inspired vocalists and musicians as well as bringing choral music to the Westchester County community. We welcome all vocalists with a range of experience levels. Male voices are especially welcome in the Choral Arts Society as basses and tenors are usually in short supply. Also, don't worry if the concert season has already begun, we welcome auditions in mid-season! Please visit www.choralartssociety.org to see what to expect as a Choral Arts Society Member and how to arrange an audition. Rehearsals are held on Thursday evenings from 7:45 PM to 10 PM at the Scarborough Presbyterian Church in Briarcliff Manor, NY. For more information please call 914-462-3212.
70th Anniversary Concert, Sunday, December 16 at 4:00 PM. Poulenc: Gloria; Respighi: Laud to the Nativity. With Jacqueline Horner, soprano. Spring Concert, Saturday May 10 at 8:00 PM. "In Living Stereo". An exploration of how physical arrangements can inspire the work of musical composers. Works by Gabrieli, Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Thompson and many more. Both concerts under the direction of Music Director and Conductor Michael Conley.
The Choral Society of the Hamptons (updated
8/22/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Monday, Friday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: East Hampton, NY
The Choral Society of the Hamptons will perform its Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 14 at 3 and 5:30 PM. Experienced singers with sight-reading ability are invited to join. Music director and conductor Mark Mangini will lead the Chorus in Haydn's Missa Sancti Bernardi von Offida (Heiligmesse); Mozart's Regina coeli and Laudate Dominum; and seasonal selections. . Rehearsals and the performances take place at the Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Bridgehampton.
Rehearsals begin on Monday, September 15. Auditions will be held on Monday, September 22 from 6:30 to 7:30 PM by appointment only.For more information or to schedule an audition, call (631) 204-9402 or e-mail info@choralhamptons.org.
The Choral Society of the Hamptons, now celebrating its 62nd year, is composed of 80 members who live on Eastern Long Island. The Chorus presents three concerts a year with professional soloists and instrumentalists.
Choral Symphony Society (updated
1/23/2007)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Tuesday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Rockefeller University
The Choral Symphony Society is seeing singers in all parts for a performance in May of the Bach B MInor Mass. Rehearsals are Tuesday nights from 7:30 to 9:30 at Rockefeller University. To audition, please contact David Labovitz at 212-864-7541.
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The Choral Workshop (updated
10/19/2008)
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Choir Directory listing*** Rehearsals: Thursday *** Rehearsal neighborhood: Upper West Side
The Choral Worshop seeks tenors and basses for meaningful relationship. Must have experience, solid reading skills, and no objection to black clothing.
The Choral Workshop, a versatile ensemble of high-caliber volunteer and professional singers is holding ongoing auditions for male voice parts at the Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street (between Broadway and Amsterdam). Please contact Heather Cole at aychc@hotmail.com for more information and to set up a pre-rehearsal audition time.
The Choral Workshop is dedicated to furthering interest and excellence in vocal music through diverse programming and performance, ed