
ALL students, regardless of major or class year, are welcome to audition for a choral ensemble! When audition week arrives, sign up for one of the audition times on the Choral Studies bulletin board located on the first floor in the Dalton Center. Please sign up for the earliest available time to ensure that there are enough spaces for all singers. Information about the ensembles, rehearsal times, and the yearly concert schedule will be available next to the sign-up sheet. Please familiarize yourself with the schedule, particularly concert dates and times, to avoid scheduling conflicts. Auditions are generally held in room 1116 (Rehearsal Room A – Choral) or the Recital Hall of the Dalton Center. In the spring semester, they are held in 1720 (Dr. Adams' office).
* Those interested in learning more about the audition process for our graduate program in choral conducting should look under at the Graduate Studies page. *
Choral Ensemble auditions for University Chorale and Cantus Femina occur at the beginning of every fall semester. Collegiate Singers and Collegium auditions occur before every fall and spring semester. Grand Chorus auditions will be held at the beginning of each semester.
Fall Semester Auditions are held for one week before classes start.
Spring Semester Auditions are held in December and early January.
This year's audition dates and times are:
August 30, 2013 - 9:00am-6:00pm, 7:00-9:30pm
August 31, 2013 - 9:00am-6:00pm
September 1, 2013 - 12:00pm-6:00pm
September 2, 2013 - 9:00am-6:00pm
September 3, 2013 - 11:00am-4:00pm
Callbacks for Chorale & Cantus Femina:
September 3, 2013 -
6:00-9:00pm
Spring Semester Auditions:
December 9, 2013 - 2:00-4:00pm
January 6, 2013 - 2:00-5:00pm
January 9, 2013 - 6:30-7:30pm (Grand Chorus Only)
For more information on Grand Chorus auditions, please visit:Grand Chorus.
Be sure to arrive a few minutes early to your audition in order to pick up and fill out an audition form. The audition, though short, will consist of several components:
Students interested in auditioning for University Chorale and Cantus Femina will also be required to learn a short choral excerpt in advance of the callbacks. This music can be obtained from the Choral Studies bulletin board once the callback list is posted (24 hours in advance of callbacks). Callbacks this year will be:
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 - 6:00-9:00pm
Questions can be directed to Dr. Kimberly Dunn Adams at:
Kimberly.Adams@wmich.edu