Auditions

Auditions for the 2007|08 season have been completed.

The Master Chorale will hold auditions in February 2008 for the 2008|09 Concert Season. We ask that interested singers prepare a resume exhibiting primary choral and solo experiences, including dates (year) and under what auspices (conductor, choir, etc.) the performances occurred. Please include musical training/background and a list of choral repertoire (especially the larger choral works), which have been performed. Include an email address in audition submission materials as all communications are done via email. Not all applicants will be invited to audition. The deadline for submission of your resume is Friday, January 11, 2008. Those invited to audition will be contacted later that month.

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 will be asked to sing a chromatic scale as a test of intonation. There may 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 will be a short language test. Singers will 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.

Send or fax resume to

Kathie Freeman
Artistic Personnel and Production Manager
Los Angeles Master Chorale
135 North Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
fax 213-687-8238