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(Pasadena, Calif.) Aug. 8, 2022 – The Pasadena Chorale is excited to announce new singer auditions for the 2022-2023 season. The Pasadena Chorale is an auditioned community chorus dedicated to excellent choral singing and to providing free performances and educational programming to the community. The deadline for new singer applications is Aug. 31, 2022.
Pasadena Chorale has a two-part audition process. The first part, open to all, is an online submission. The second part, by invitation, is a live quartet audition after attending a Chorale rehearsal. This process has been created to encourage excellent singers who may not be comfortable singing alone at an audition, or may not have access to rehearsal accompanists, to participate in the audition process.
“This is an exciting time to be in a choir,” says Jeffrey Bernstein, the Chorale’s Founding Artistic and Executive Director. “This season we’re continuing our post-COVID revival with four concerts to move audiences with the beauty of unified choral singing. Performing in great acoustic spaces we’ll be singing gems of the repertoire by Josquin, Vaughan Williams and Brahms and exploring new music by diverse and young composers.”
The Chorale welcomes singers of all backgrounds and actively seeks to assemble a group of excellent singers that reflects our greater community — diverse in race, ethnicity, gender identity, belief, sexual orientation, age, and physical ability. Singers with low voices are particularly encouraged to audition.
At this time, Pasadena Chorale is requiring all personnel to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. Singers who audition will be asked to upload proof of full vaccination before attending any rehearsals.
More details on the Chorale’s audition process can be found at PasadenaChorale.org/Join
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ABOUT PASADENA CHORALE
Founded by Jeffrey Bernstein in 2009, the Pasadena Chorale is an auditioned community chorus presenting affordable high-quality choral concerts and educational programs to the greater Pasadena Community.
During its dozen years of service to the community, the Chorale has presented over one hundred performances and enjoyed collaborations with the Pasadena Playhouse, MUSE/IQUE, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and the Gamble House. In 2017 the Pasadena Chorale was awarded second place in the American Prize in Choral Performance.
The Chorale also offers a robust education program at no cost to participating students. Each year, through its unique Listening To The Future project, the Chorale pairs local high school composers with a professional composer mentor for a year of study. At the end of the year the Chorale presents a concert of the music composed by these students.
The Pasadena Chorale is the proud recipient of support from the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Pasadena Community Foundation and the City of Pasadena. All of PMC's regular concerts are offered on a “Listen First, Then Give” basis, ensuring that all are able to attend, and encouraging the generous support of those who are able.
The mission of the Pasadena Chorale is to create choral music that educates, uplifts and inspires as many people as possible.
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