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This summer, the New York Choral Society invites singers to their 2010 Mexico Tour in July to Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and Mexico City. 2010 is an ideal year to visit Mexico as the country celebrates both the Bicentennial of its independence from Spain and the Centennial of the Revolution of 1910. Many of the locations that will be visited are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The itinerary includes six concerts in four cities; three performances each of two distinct programs. Concerts in Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato will feature works by American composers in the first half and Mexican composers in the second half, some a cappella and some with piano and guitar accompaniment. Famed Mexican composer Carlos Chávez works will be featured in all six concerts. Three works for chorus and guitar by Gil Gutiérrez and three arrangements of mariachi songs will highlight the second half of our programs. Three concerts in Mexico City will feature the Mahler Symphony #2 with the renowned Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería (OSM) and they will be professionally recorded. These concerts will take place on the campus of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) -- a UNESCO World Heritage site. Because 2010 is an important anniversary year in Mexico the OSM concert will include music of Mexican composers on every concert. Included, will be choral works of Carlos Chávez on these programs, one piece for chorus and orchestra and several a cappella works.
In addition to the concert performances, sightseeing tours are included. Two sightseeing tours in the Oaxaca area will include Monte Alban, Arrazolo, Zaachila, San Bartolo de Coyotepec, Santa Maria de Tule, Mitla, and Teotitlán de Valle. On the way from San Miguel to Mexico City, there will also be a stop at the unbelievable ancient pyramids of Teotihuacán. The seven-day optional tour extension to Yucatán and Chiapas is a highly educational opportunity to explore and discover the now extinct Ancient Maya civilization. The tour includes visits to archeological sites with professional bilingual archeologists to Palenque, Bonampak, Yaxchilan, Uxmal, Kabah, Sayil, Labna, Chichen Itza, Coba and Tulun. Price: $1,100-$1,950. For more information on package options, itineraries, policies, and payment options, please contact Joanne Lawson at (212) 247-3878 or JoanneWLawson@gmail.com.
Posted 2/8/2010.
Expires 6/8/2010.
The American Radio Choir is programming repertoire to record in upcoming years. We would like to invite composers to e-mail or call us if they feel they have music that might fit our choir and would be interested in our recording it. We can accept any music written in the United States for this call for compositions. At times the choir also records works from Central and South America.
PDFs are welcome, as are recordings. American Radio Choir recordings will be put on our site and we will market them to radio and other media. Our goal is to build an expanding online discography for internet users to hear streaming audio online and for composers to get their voice out. Commissions are especially welcome. To inquire about a commission, please send samples of other works, choral works strongly preferred. Part of this project would request that the composers come in to the recording session and/or rehearsals if possible.
We are looking for submissions by February 20. We strongly recommend that interested composers visit our website at www.americanradiochoir.org to hear our choir and gauge the scope and difficulty of works we record. Our rehearsal time is limited, so often pieces of shorter length and moderate difficulty succeed best. Divisi has proven to be surprisingly time-consuming for us to work out. Consequently, works with extensive divisi are especially hard to record up to our standards.
Please send work to americanradiochoir@gmail.com. Phone calls to (203) 859-4588 are also welcome. Time is short, so composers are urged to submit quickly. Thank you for your consideration and we hope to hear from you soon.
Posted 2/8/2010.
Expires 2/21/2010.
Make Music New York returns for a fourth year of free, outdoor music on Monday, June 21, 2010. For information and to sign up, visit timeoutny.com/makemusic.
Posted 2/7/2010.
Expires 6/21/2010.
Alexander Technique for Musicians, an introductory group class with Joan Arnold.
Four Tuesday sessions: February 16, 23 and March 2, 9, 2:00 to 3:30 PM at One Union Square West, Room 708. In this class, you'll learn how the body is meant to work; how to perceive and unravel habits that interfere with your best performance; how to breathe more freely; how to access ease and efficiency. You'll have the opportunity to
observe other participants, experience the teacher's gentle, instructive Alexander touch and learn simple procedures you can do on your own to refresh body and mind.
Maximum four participants. Only $40 per session; $160 for series; $220 with private lesson (scheduled separately). Every instrument has its particular challenges.
But whatever you play, your body is your primary instrument. Many musicians with constriction and chronic pain have used this set of body/mind skills to rescue their careers and tap new reservoirs of expression. For more information or to register for this class, call Joan at 917-699-0239, e-mail
info@ancramoperahouse.com
or visit joanarnold.com.
Posted 2/7/2010.
Expires 3/10/2010.
Nota, winners of NBC's "The Sing-Off," and over 100 of the best professional a cappella singers from around the world will take the stage at South Lakes High School in Reston, VA March 5-7, 2010 for "SingStrong." The event consists of 4 concerts and 20 masterclasses and features nothing but the human voice. 100% of the event profits go towards the Alzheimer's Association and local music programs. Styles will include pop, jazz, doo-wop, Armenian folk, rock, reggae-tone, beatbox and more, all performed completely a cappella. Groups will use only their voices to perform leads, harmonies and to vocally imitate a virtual orchestra of sounds, including jazz trumpet, classical strings, distorted electric guitar and a full drum set--all without instruments of any kind. For details, visit www.SingStrong.org.
Posted 1/31/2010.
Expires 3/7/2010.
Would you like the opportunity to regularly perform a variety of music at a very high level, including African-American and Caribbean music such as Spirituals, Gospel and Inspirational music? Are you looking for free social activities? World of Harmony is a professional-quality, non-denominational choir based in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, New York that is actively recording and performing all over the Tri-State area. Its members are friendly and fun. For details, see the ad on the Choir Auditions page.
Posted 1/31/2010.
Expires 4/30/2010.
Zephyr Vocal Ensemble will be a 16-voice, semi-professional vocal group performing a varied and eclectic repertoire spanning from early chant and classical music including Dufay, Palestrina, Mozart, Mahler, Whitacre and Lauridsen, all the way up to jazz, rock, pop, doo-wop, world music and show tunes. Most of this will be sung a cappella. Concerts will be profound and evocative, entertaining and fun, delivering a superb level of artistry.
The ensemble will perform in concert without a conductor to foster intimacy between the artists and audience. All music will be memorized. Some light dance/gesturing, as suitable to the music. Searching for people who are performers as well as singers (natural with an audience). Zephyr concertize throughout northern NJ and Orange and Rockland Counties, NY. Weekly rehearsals will be 2.5-3 hours (with a break) in Vernon, NJ. First concerts to be performed November/December 2010.
Zephyr will also bring music "to the people," being able to perform at community festivals and enable a broad spectrum of people to be able to enjoy its music, unhampered as it will be with no need for a piano, orchestra or sheet music. This is a different kind of ensemble, with a different kind of agenda and program. We want to be out in the community to share our music.
If you are interested in singing in a group with a great, collaborative atmosphere and are willing to take personal responsibility to learn/memorize your part at home and rehearse with other singers who will do so as well, please e-mail Artistic Director Cherwyn Ambuter at zephyrve@warwick.net (preferred) or call her at 973-862-0668. You will be e-mailed further information on the auditions, as well as an application. First audition date is February 20. Judges are professional choral directors from our area and also from Albany, NY. We look forward to hearing your audition!
Posted 1/30/2010.
Expires 4/30/2010.
Announcing the launch of a new website, www.rmchoralmusic.com, for online ordering of choral music. We are a small music publisher serving the community of choral directors and choral singers. The variety of styles and skill levels represented by our offerings means that any group is sure to find a selection which they will enjoy performing. While primarily aimed at church choirs, our music is also suitable for school choruses and independent vocal groups. Copies are easy to order online or by order form and ship immediately.
Posted 1/30/2010.
Expires 4/30/2010.
The Princeton Festival announces auditions for roles in The Threepenny Opera and for chorus positions in Handel's Ariodante, and covers for the principal roles in Ariodante. Auditions will be held at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey on February 21, 22, 23, 2010. Requirements for the audition:
- If auditioning for a role in Threepenny Opera only: a musical theater selection in the vein of Kurt Weill.
- For consideration for Ariodante chorus and/or a cover of a principal role in Ariodante: an italian aria, with some coloratura IF you wish to be considered for a cover. Please note, if you are cast as a cover for a principal role, you will be required to sing in the chorus for the production, and must be available to attend stagings during the day time.
- If you wish to be considered for both productions, both selections should be presented.
Posted 1/24/2010. Expires 2/24/2010.
The Western Wind's Winter Wonderland Workshop in Ensemble Singing in Brattleboro, VT is coming up February 12-15. It's a chance to shake the winter blahs and spend three days making beautiful music. First-time participants receive a special 10% discount. For more information and to enroll, visit www.westernwind.org/brattleboro.htm.
Posted 1/19/2010.
Expires 12/12/2010.
Tony nominee Lee Roy Reams will lead a master class in vocal performance on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church, 247 Broad Street, Red Bank. (Mr. Reams replaces the previously scheduled Donna McKechnie.) Sponsored by the Monmouth Civic Chorus, the master class will help aspiring singers develop song styling and interpretation, while entertaining and enlightening theater buffs and music lovers. The public is invited to participate in the master class at two different levels: as an observer who learns from and enjoys the working session between the coach and individual performers, or as a performer who spends one-on-one time being coached by the Broadway star. The master class will be followed by a reception with a chance to mingle with Ms. McKechnie, MCC Maestro Mark Shapiro, and the performers. Reservations are $35 for observers and $100 for performers. Performance opportunities are limited and must be reserved by February 5. Visit www.monmouthcivicchorus.org or call 732-933-9333.
Posted 1/19/2010.
Expires 2/27/2010.
Greetings from Prospect Theater Company! We're a small non-profit organization in NYC, and we're producing an innovative new musical, The Hidden Sky, with music and lyrics by Peter Foley, book by Kate Chisholm (based on the short story "The Masters" by Ursula K. Le Guin) and directed by Kate Chisholm. The show's score is truly unique -- featuring complex and extensive choral music, sung by an ensemble of 13 performers. Performances are January 30 to February 28 at the West End Theatre, 263 West 86th Street in the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew.
We believe the work holds particular interest to those who share a love of choral music, so we are reaching out to groups with a special discount offer with $15 seats to selected performances. Use code SING for $15 tickets when ordering. For groups of 10 or more, please contact Cara Reichel, producing artistic director, directly at caraloelle@aol.com for group rates and to arrange tickets and avoid online fees! For more information, visit www.ProspectTheater.org or call 212-352-3101.
Posted 1/19/2010.
Expires 2/28/2010.
The Russian Chamber Chorus is looking for a highly experienced tenor with excellent sight-reading. A fee is offered for a qualified singer. For details, please see the ad on the Choir Auditions page.
Posted 1/17/2010.
Expires 2/17/2010.
Judith Barnes, artistic director of Vertical Player Repertory, is directing an Opera Workshop at Lucy Moses School on Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:30 PM. Spring semester starts on Tuesday, February 2 and goes for 10 sessions, culminating in a public performance on April 27. Last semester, students performed scenes from Cosi fan tutte, Die Zauberflöte, Fidelio, La Cenerentola, La Bohème, Die Fledermaus, Ned Rorem's Five Very Short Operas, Kurt Weill's Street Scene, and other operatic and song repertoire.
Auditions will be held at the Lucy Moses School Tuesday evening, January 19, by appointment. Please contact Judith (vpropera@aol.com) or Alicia Andrews (aandrews@kaufman-center.org) at the Lucy Moses School to learn more about repertoire requirements and fees, and to schedule an audition.
Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center
129 West 67th Street, New York, NY
212-501-3360
www.kaufman-center.org
Posted 1/15/2010.
Expires 2/15/2010.
You are invited to take part in III.International Choir Festival, which will take place in Antalya in Turkey from 3-7 November 2010. III. Antalya International Choir Festival offers you the opportunity to share your love of music, culture and performance with choirs from around the world. AICF is presented by Balkan Forum for Choral Music and European Federation of Choirs of Europe Union. For detailed information, please
visit www.festivalantalya.com.
Posted 1/13/2010.
Expires 7/13/2010.
NYC pro a cappella group seeks a charismatic, easy-going, pop-jazz high lead tenor. This is a paid position. Harmonies come easy to you and you love singing back-ups as much as being a front man. You have a flexible schedule for local, regional and international touring/TV appearances and recording projects, and independent financial stability for the time in between gigs. You are extremely responsible and just as happy helping with our many administrative duties as the performances. All male voice parts encouraged to audition for sub positions. We have too many gigs to do them all ourselves! Creative input! See the world! To learn all about this position, go to www.bluejupiter.com. Ongoing auditions by appointment. Please e-mail booking@bluejupiter (dot) com to schedule an audition.. Send recent photos, MP3s/YouTubes, if available.
Posted 1/12/2010.
Expires 4/12/2010.
Come join the Tuscany Project 2010 (www.tuscanyproject.com) -- 9 days of singing, inspirational teachers, small group and individual work in a marvelous setting in Italy!
The Tuscany Project is an International Workshop on Voice & Song held July 3 to July 11, 2010. The workshop blends group and individual work, focusing on each person's growing edge in the areas of vocal exploration, movement, performance presence and song interpretation. International experienced faculty such as Belle Linda Halpern, Anja Struchholz and Ron Roy will guide you and challenge you! The workshop is held in a beautifully restored 12th century villa, Locanda del Gallo (www.locandadelgallo.it) in the green heartland of Umbria, near Perugia. Enrollment is international. Adult singers of all levels are welcome, from professional to beginner. The prerequisites are a passion for singing and a sense of discovery.
Please check our website www.tuscanyproject.com and contact Zuzana for more information at zuzana@tuscanyproject.com.
Posted 1/11/2010.
Expires 7/11/2010.
My name is Caroline and want to use my voice again. Singing is one of my greatest passions. I'm not only out of practice but under-developed. I want to learn how to read and write music, also learn how to play an instrument or two. I work nights to support myself and don't make much money to afford lessons. I've been out of a choir and singing for years and strongly want to get back into it. I live in St.Petersburg, FL. Please contact me at 727-452-1690 or e-mail me at carobutt@hotmail.com.
Posted 12/10/2009.
Expires 3/10/2010.
Composer looking for a premiere of a new choral work: Sonnet No 61,
a setting of a Shakespeare sonnet for SATB, piano accompaniment and oboe
obbligato. A MIDI realization can be heard and a perusal score viewed
at www.amc.net or contact Norman Mathews, 667 West 161st Street 3H, New York, NY 10032. E-mail eburypress@earthlink.net; website www.normanmathews.com.
Posted 11/28/2009.
Expires 2/28/2010.
I'm a mature retired Bronxite now living in a little town 12 miles east of Scranton with my wife Wanda and our 5 year ol' black lab Smoky Bear, called Moscow. I've been in and out of many bands and groups throughout my life. I am seeking to join in with a working professional doowop group that knows what they're doing, doesn't mess around, and are serious about getting the songs and harmonies down perfectly. I do all parts: bass, baritone, 2nd and 1st tenor, falsetto and lead. Please contact Milton at (570) 848-1682 or miltonandwanda@verizon.net if you'd like me to audition.
Posted 11/17/2009.
Expires 2/17/2010.
Calling all New York Treble Singers and Davidson Singers of New York City:
SAVE the DATE!
Greetings! We are inviting all PAST and PRESENT NY Treble Singers and
Davidson Singers to sing in our 25th Anniversary Concert on May 18, 2010,
which will be Virginia Davidson's final NYC concert before she returns
home to Florida! Stay tuned for more details to be sent later.
For this celebration, we (The Committee for the 25th Anniversary and the
archives) are asking you to reflect on singing or working with Virginia
and write 1-3 paragraphs about one experience. Granted, it will be hard to
choose among our many good times and inspirational music, but consider
recalling a song, concert, a tour, a rehearsal, or anything in particular
that directly relates to your experience with Virgnia's group or
consequences of the group's activities.
Miriam Russell will compile the "Memories" booklet to publish and sell,
proceeds to the archival project. Please send yours ASAP, but no later
than December 1. Send to miriamr38@hotmail.com, copies to vsdavidson@nytreblesingers.org. Hard copies will be accepted reluctantly: Miriam Russell, 50 Heyden Road,
Troy, NY 12180.
Posted 11/14/2009.
Expires 2/14/2010.
My name is Victor Khodadad. I am looking for concert work and, in particular, church work for Christimas Day 2009. I am a lyric tenor and have extensive experience singing opera, church music and oratorio. I can be reached at vkhodadad@aol.com or on my cell (646) 321-6050.
Posted 11/14/2009.
Expires 2/14/2010.
Montclair A Cappella Meetup: Sunday, December 6 at 1:30 PM in downtown Montclair, NJ. FREE for first-time participants. Online registration deadline: Thursday, December 3. Meet other local singers OF ALL LEVELS for a cappella improv circle-singing facilitated by Marshell Jones Kumahor. If you're aching to express yourself through beautiful a cappella music that we create in the moment, then this is the place to be. For event location, participant testimonials and registration, go to www.meetup.com/Sing-Like-Nobodys-Listening/.
Posted 11/12/2009.
Expires 12/7/2010.
Rye Country Day School has an immediate need for a substitute accompanist for some upcoming choral rehearsals/ performances. The rehearsals are primarily during the day but there are a few evening dates too. The school is located walking distance from Metro-North in Rye, NY. Strong piano accompanying/ score reading skills including the ability to comfortably read open choral score (at the level of a Haydn Mass) required. Patience to accompany groups of all ages also required.
Comfort with running a sectional a plus. While one person would be ideal, all rehearsals need not be covered by one person. Please contact Mary Marcell, Head of Music, at 914-925-4577 or mary_marcell@ryecountryday.org.
Posted 11/11/2009.
Expires 2/11/2010.
The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York (RCCNY) is looking for tenors with a light upper range, good sight reading and ensemble skills who can blend in a 32-voice ensemble. Pay is offered for a qualified candidate. For details, see the group's ad on the Choir Auditions page.
Posted 10/27/2009.
Expires 11/27/2010.
Distinguished Concerts International New York is proud to announce the New York premiere of the concert version of American composer and choral idol Eric Whitacre's award-winning musical, Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings, at Carnegie Hall on June 15, 2010. The concert version of Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings combines trance, ambient and techno electronic with choral, cinematic, and operatic traditions. Grammy Award-winning soprano Hila Plitmann will sing the lead role of the angel Extasis, and Whitacre himself will be conducting, complete with taiko drummers, electronic playback, and a supporting onstage choir. DCINY is looking for choral ensembles and individual singers of exceptional quality to comprise the choir.
Whitacre has recently decided to select the best individual videos of each vocal part--soprano, alto, tenor, bass--from his new "virtual choir" project, www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1c2xWVWiA and in turn, award four scholarships to those selected to join him and other singers and choirs from around the country to sing in the Paradise Lost: Shadows and Wings June 15, 2010 production in New York City. Whitacre's "virtual choir" project is a thrilling and innovative collaborative music making event. Singers are invited to complete a quick YouTube registration and upload a video of themselves singing a SATB sectional part to his hauntingly beautiful composition, Lux Aurumque (Light of Gold) using a virtual conductor track they can view on his blog, ericwhitacre.wordpress.com/. Once all the videos have been uploaded, Whitacre himself will select the best individual videos of each of the parts, and award scholarships to those selected. The Eric Whitacre Scholarship is an incredible opportunity for singers to work directly with the composer during a four-day residency, culminating in a professional premiere performance. An additional four singers will be chosen for Mr. Whitacre's April 17, 2010 performance at Carnegie Hall. Submission deadline is December 1, 2009. Whitacre's first virtual choir project, which featured his well-loved work Sleep, can be viewed at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1h3Tf26TcA.
For audition information, please visit the DCINY website, www.DCINY.org or contact Jeffery Thyer, 212-707-8566, Ext. 312 or Jeffery@DCINY.org. For press inquiries, contact Julie Kostrey 212-707-8566, Ext. 306 or Julie@DCINY.org.
Posted 10/13/2009.
Expires 12/15/2010.
Umbrian Serenades is a life-transforming choral program that brings together passionate singers from all over the U.S. who seek opportunities to perform exquisite a cappella repertoire within a small vocal chamber ensemble. These choral enthusiasts come together to enhance their vocal, musicianship, and ensemble skills, as well as savor all that small medieval hilltop towns in the heart of Italy can offer culturally, be it wine, olive oil, cooking, and the like. This select chamber ensemble performs sacred a cappellavocal works, spanning from Renaissance to Gospel, Spiritual and contemporary repertoire in unique spaces throughout the lush and breathtaking hills of Umbria.
2010 participants will perform in some of the most beautiful hilltop towns of Umbria, such as Spoleto, Spello, and Assisi, and some some of the most beautiful sacred spaces such as the Basilica of St. Francis. These participants will also get to perform with guest conductor Joseph Flummerfelt, as well as participate in a conducting master class during the 12-day stay in Umbria, Italy.
For application information and procedures please visit www.umbrianserenades.com or contact Paulo Faustini, Founder & Co-Artistic Director, Umbrian Serenades, LLC, PO Box 56314, Philadelphia, PA 19130; (888) 664-2355; fax: (267) 430-7490; mail@umbrianserenades.com.
Posted 9/10/2009.
Expires 3/10/2010.