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Asheville Choral
Society Announces
Auditions for the 2009-2010
Season
The Asheville Choral Society and Music
Director Lenora Thom announce auditions for new members for the
2009-2010
season. Our final concert of the season, on May
30-31st, will be a concert of popular music on the theme The
Colors of My Life.
Auditions are scheduled on a rolling basis and openings are
available for all voice parts.
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Audition
Requirements
Download the
Membership Brochure 1.pdf (Click link)
Your audition will include the
following:
Prepared piece. Select
a piece that you feel best demonstrates your vocal
ability. Depending on the applicant, prepared pieces vary
from virtuosic arias and art songs to popular and Broadway songs to
simple hymns and folk songs. In addition to a copy for
yourself, you will need to provide one copy of the music, in the
key you will be singing, for accompaniment. Memorization
is not required.
Vocalization. You will
be asked to vocalize to determine range and vocal
qualities.
Sight-reading. You will
be asked to sight-read a short, simple musical selection.
You will not be expected to sight-read without piano
accompaniment.
Foreign language
pronunciation. The music director will pronounce a
few words or phrases in Latin, German, Italian or French.
You will be asked to repeat them.
A typical audition is 15-20 minutes
long. The only people present will be you and the music
director who will also be your
accompanist.
The Asheville Choral Society welcomes
members without regard to age, race, sex, creed, or sexual
orientation.
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Basic Membership
Requirements
Regular
rehearsals: Regular rehearsals are Monday nights
throughout the concert season, from 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at the
Haywood Street Methodist Church, Patton Avenue and Haywood
Street. The expectation is that choristers will attend
all rehearsals possible. Anyone missing three or more
rehearsals may be asked to withdraw from singing that
concert. A few extra, optional rehearsals will be
offered, usually on Saturday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to
noon. Attendance is encouraged, but not
required.
Dress
rehearsals: Either three or four dress
rehearsals are scheduled the week of each concert. These
rehearsals are from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and attendance is
mandatory.
Concerts: ACS
presents three concerts each season, with two performances of each,
usually Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Our performance venues
are the Central United Methodist Church on Church Street and the
Diana Wortham Theatre on Pack Square,
Asheville.
Chorister
costs: Singers are asked to pay dues of $75
per season and to purchase their music, usually $30-$40
per concert. Financial assistance is available.
Full-time students are exempt from dues.
Concert dress:
Men's concert attire is black tuxedo, bow tie, cummerbund, shoes
and socks with white formal shirt. Women's concert dress
is a standard ACS all-black, full-length performance
dress. Women are expected to purchase these and the cost
will run $60-$90.
Black music
folder: All singers must have their music in
order and in solid black folders or binders for all dress
rehearsals and performances.
Re-auditioning:
In order to retain active membership, choristers must sing at least
two of the three concerts each season. Those who cannot
meet this standard may be asked to re-audition. If there
is a waiting list for their section, they will be placed at the end
of the waiting list, assuming the audition was passed.
How to Schedule an
Audition
To schedule an audition, you must complete
the audition questionnaire and return it to ACS, after which you
will be contacted promptly to schedule your
time.
The questionnaire can be
completed and submitted a number of ways:
ACS Audition Questionnaire.pdf
Mail. Click the
link above for the audition
questionnaire. Print and complete it and mail
to:
Asheville Choral Society
P. O. Box 7200
Asheville, NC 28802
Call. If you
have any questions or cannot download the form, please call the ACS
office at (828)
232-2060.
Online. Complete the
audition questionnaire below and click the submit button.
Your form will be sent to the ACS.
