Auditions
The New York Choral Society holds annual auditions every August/September for its upcoming season. We may also conduct auditions mid-season. We are looking for experienced choral singers with good sight-reading ability, in all voice parts. Join a versatile group of talented singers, a unique and diverse community of people who have come together as a result of their passion for music.
We’ll provide you with challenging, diverse, and joyful singing experiences. You’ll join us in sharing a rich variety of choral music with our audiences, in meeting new friends, traveling to new places, and enriching your life through choral music.
If you'd like to be contacted when we start scheduling audition appointments, please send an e-mail to info@nychoral.org. In your e-mail, please include information about your sight-singing ability and choral music background. We look forward to seeing you on the risers!
Frequently Asked Questions
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All voice parts are welcome to audition.
Although you are not required to have had formal voice lessons, all members are expected to be able to sing on pitch, in accurate rhythm, and to have good sight-reading ability.
You should have previous choral experience in a large or small group with performances of some of the major classical choral works.
We rehearse Tuesday evenings, 7pm-10pm on the Upper East Side.
The audition consists of singing a prepared piece (please bring music for the accompanist), a pitch-matching exercise, sight-reading your part in a four-part piece, and some reading in foreign languages (French, German, Italian, Latin, your choice of two languages). Also, relax! All of us have gone through what you will be going through. Attending one of our Summer Sings is a good way to brush up on your sight-reading and choral singing!
To schedule an audition, please call the New York Choral Society answering service at (212) 247-3878 and leave your name, voice part, phone number(s), preferred audition date(s), and times when you can be reached. Alternatively, you can use our online form. If you email us, please include some information about your previous choral experience and sight-reading ability.