Auditions!
Auditions are going on now for the Bach Festival Choir and Bach Festival Youth Choir. Here’s the information:
Bach Festival Choir
Who
Adult singers with a passion for great choral music who are able to read music and can commit to the Choir’s rehearsal and performance schedule.
Where/When
Keene Music Building, Rollins College
1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789
Monday, June 6 and Tuesday, June 7, 2011
To Schedule
Contact Sherry Orr, Assistant to the Artistic Director and Conductor, at choir@BachFestivalFlorida.org or call 407.691.1228.
Audition Material
Candidates will be asked to sing scales, match pitch, and do a sight-reading exercise. In addition, choir hopefuls must prepare one song that is classical in nature—it can be a hymn—and bring an extra copy of the music for the accompanist. The Bach Festival Society’s Artistic Director and Conductor, Dr. John V. Sinclair, will hear all auditions.
Bach Festival Youth Choir
Who
Students aged 9-17
Where/When
By Appointment at Lake Highland Preparatory School.
To Schedule
Contact Devon Kincaid, Youth Choir Director, at youthchoir@BachFestivalFlorida.org or call 407.206.1900 (x3312) or 407.575.1201.
Audition Material
Audition Material
- Students will be expected to sing a song of their choice and/or “America (“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”). The song does not need to be memorized.
- Students will be vocalized to determine their vocal range and voice part.
