Join The Hartford Chorale

"The Hartford Chorale produced a full sound and a performance rich in details. They delivered text with wonderful rhythmic vitality."

- The Hartford Courant, regarding the Poulenc Gloria (October 2006)

Thank you for your interest in auditioning for The Hartford Chorale!

New Member Auditions - Altos and Male Tenors:
(we are currently on a waitlist for Sopranos and Basses)

Audition Date:

Saturday, January 30, 2010 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Location:

E-mail Laura Oliver, VP Membership, to schedule an audition

Join the Hartford Chorale for an exciting spring season including Britten's War Requiem with the Hartt Symphony Orchestra and Choirs at The Cathedral of St. Joseph and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra at Woolsey Hall in New Haven and The Quick Center at The University of Fairfield. We are looking for qualified singers who can accurately prepare music independently, sing with good intonation and blend, read music well, and commit to a significant number of rehearsals and concerts during our multi-concert season. Rehearsals are held on Monday nights from 7:15-10:00 p.m. Interested candidates should have choral experience, be able to sight read music, and provide a letter of recommendation from a conductor or teacher who can speak to the candidate's experience in choral singing. Components of the audition will include a prepared piece from the standard solo repertoire, some vocalizing to identify range and timbre; short, melodic fragments to be repeated by memory and brief tests of sight-reading ability and learning speed. An accompanist will be provided.

HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR FULL SCHOLARSHIP INTERNSHIP AND INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS

Contact the Chorale office for internship/independent study information.

You may also contact our office at 860.547.1982 for more information.

Following your audition, you will be contacted regarding the results and other information pertaining to Chorale membership.

Membership is open to all persons of high school age and up. Full-time students qualify for reduced membership dues and we offer internships to high school and college students. We also offer CEUs to Music Educators. See the Community Outreach page for more details.