Auditions
Auditions for the 2010|11 season have been completed.
The Master Chorale will hold auditions in January and February 2011 for the 20011|12 Concert Season. The deadline for submission of your materials is Friday, January 7, 2011. Not all applicants will be invited to audition. Those invited to audition will be contacted later that month.
Interested singers should submit a resume, CD of solo performances and a recent photo.
Please include the following in your resume:
- List of primary choral and solo experiences, including dates (year) and under what auspices the performances occurred (conductor, choir, etc.).
- Musical training/background.
- List of choral repertoire (especially the larger choral works), which have been performed.
- Email address — all communications are done via email.
Send resume, CD and photo to:
Los Angeles Master Chorale
Artistic Personnel and Production Manager
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Audition process
Singers will be asked to prepare two contrasting selections that best demonstrate the quality and versatility of their voice. A pianist will be provided for all auditions. The segment of the audition evaluating musicianship will strongly emphasize sight-singing. Testing will progress from easy to difficult, including scales, intervals, and rhythms. Please be aware that you may be asked to sing a chromatic scale as a test of intonation. There will also be a test of tonal memory – i.e. the ability to sing back a phrase that was just played on the piano. Finally, there may be a short language test during which singers may be asked to sight read a phrase or two in Latin, French and German in order to evaluate the individual's basic level of familiarity with the rules of diction in those languages. The length of each audition will be approximately 15 minutes.