Audition for the City Choir of Washington

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If you would like to audition for the City Choir of Washington, please fill out THIS FORM. [Direct form link: https://forms.gle/g7x5fynUXB3EkXQS7]. If we have an opening in your voice part, we will contact you shortly. Otherwise, we will contact you in late spring 2024 for summer auditions.

If you have any questions or are unable to access the form, please feel free to reach out us at auditions@citychoir.org.

Scroll down for an overview of the audition process, and tools to help you succeed. We look forward to hearing from you!

Ahead of auditions for the 2024-25 season, we invite you to join us for an open rehearsal on Monday, May 20.

Please fill out the registration form here: https://forms.gle/3Gvpwc9dZGFizXTf7 so we'll know how many extra chairs we'll need, etc.

Rehearsal begins at 7:15 p.m. (and runs through 9:45 p.m., though you don’t need to stay for the entire time) at St. Columba's Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St NW, Washington, DC. The entrance is up the stairs on Albemarle and through the glass doors on the left; then go straight through to the Great Hall. St. Columba’s is about a 5-minute walk from Tenleytown metro on the Red Line, and there is ample street parking. Please don’t park in the small lot behind the church.

Questions? Please contact us at auditions@citychoir.org.

QUICK LINKS

COVID notice: Given continued low transmission rates, we are currently employing a strategically implemented mask-optional policy, with vaccines and a waiver required for singers.

Auditions: What to Prepare & What to Expect

Auditions will consist of four different segments - all meant to help assess the strengths that you bring to City Choir.  We look forward to hearing you!

  1. Vocalization: We will take you through some vocal exercises to ascertain your range, your vocal color, and your intonation

  2. Musicianship: You will be asked to do some basic ear training exercises (i.e. we play something, and you repeat it!) and a short rhythm exercise. You will receive the rhythm exercise when you arrive at the audition, and you’ll have some time to work on it before entering the audition.

  3. Prepared Musical Excerpt: Coming soon.

  4. Diction: This will be a short passage in German.

    • Note - it need not be perfect! We are happy to coach you during the audition to see how you pick up the sounds of the language.

Tools to help you succeed are below!

  1. Vocalization:  Has it been a while? Feeling out of practice because of COVID?  Here’s a helpful warmup by Artistic Director Erin Freeman (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-8b-yEdd0o)

  2. Musicianship: 

  3. Prepared Musical Excerpt:

    • We’ll link learning tracks to the excerpt - coming soon.

  4. Diction

    • We’ll provide an audio track and IPA help.

An invitation to audition for the City Choir of Washington from Artistic Director Erin Freeman

Are you a singer who is dedicated to the art of beautiful choral music? Would you like to sing under the direction of dynamic conductor Erin Freeman? Are you excited to meet new people who are equally as thrilled about music as you? The City Choir of Washington may be the very group for you.

City Choir is a member-driven choral community that is as committed to the music it performs as to the city it serves. It presents thoughtfully curated musical events throughout the Washington, DC metro area to uplift and inspire audiences and singers alike. We seek to serve as a model organization where artistic excellence, strong community, and positive culture mutually reinforce each other. Please click here to read our Mission/Vision/Values statement. The City Choir of Washington is pleased to announce that as of the 2023-2024 season we no longer require membership fees.

 

Weekly rehearsals take place on Monday nights, with additional orchestra rehearsals on concert week. Rehearsals are held from 7:15-9:45 p.m. at St. Columba's Episcopal Church in Washington, DC.