AUDITION with ATLANTA MASTER CHORALE
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If you are passionate about choral music and looking for a challenging, satisfying choral experience, we would love to hear from you!
We hold auditions in August each year. If you are interested in auditioning with us for the 2024-2025 season, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page and we will be in touch with more information.
Rehearsals and concerts are at the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts on the campus of Emory University. Rehearsals begin in mid-August and are held every Tuesday evening (7:30 – 9:30 pm). We perform four concert programs each season with multiple performance dates for each concert.
You can see our current season's programming and concert dates on our Concerts Page.
Details of the Audition Process
Prospective choir members need not be professional musicians, but singers should possess an excellent choral “skill-set,” including:
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good music-reading skills
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nuanced phrasing
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precise intonation
Atlanta Master Chorale sings with a warm, tension-free tone, often without vibrato. Though our members come from different walks of life and have a wide variety of vocations, many are highly experienced singers and may be featured as soloists within the group.
Prospective members are encouraged to listen to excerpts of Atlanta Master Chorale in performance, which may be found at our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/atlantamasterchorale.
At your audition, you will be asked to vocalize and to sight-read a portion of a choral work. The sight-reading will be a cappella. Additionally, we ask that you prepare EACH of the following in advance to sing at your audition. An accompanist will be provided.
One classical solo piece of your choosing (oratorio, aria, or art song preferred) that demonstrates your best vocal qualities. A few possibilities are provided as follows:
Soprano: “Quia respexit” from Bach Magnificat
Alto: “O Rest in the Lord” from Mendelssohn Elijah
Tenor: “If with all your Hearts” from Mendelssohn Elijah
Bass: “Bright is the ring of words” by Vaughan Williams
Sing your part from this section of the following two choral works:
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem AND Rheinberger Abendlied
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There is a Membership fee and it will be announced in the initial communications. Scholarship options are available.
Atlanta Master Chorale rehearses and performs at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts:
1700 North Decatur Road
Atlanta, GA, 30322
DIRECTIONS TO EMORY UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
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ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT: Atlanta Master Chorale is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity volunteer choral community chorus. Atlanta Master Chorale does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, parental status, veteran status or any other protected status under applicable laws. We encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply.