Springfield Symphony Orchestra Announces Symphony Chorus Auditions

Auditions to take place in January at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 34 Jarvis Avenue, Holyoke, MA

The Springfield Symphony Chorus will hold auditions for new members on Tuesday evening, January 2, 2024 from 7pm-9pm, and Tuesday evening, January 9, 2024 from 8:15pm-9:30pm at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 34 Jarvis Avenue, Holyoke, MA, where the Chorus has its weekly rehearsals on Tuesday evenings. The Chorus performs with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra each concert season. This season the SSC performed in the December 2023 holiday concert with the SSO in Symphony Hall and will perform a classical concert with the SSO in Symphony Hall on March 9, 2024. The Chorus will also present a recital at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on May 11, 2024.

Interested singers are asked to email their name, phone number and email address to Chorus President, Claire Folini, at [email protected]. As part of the audition, singers will be asked to make sure the concert and rehearsal schedule will work for them.

Auditionees should bring a short piece, with piano accompaniment, to perform, preferably in one of the following languages: Latin, Spanish, Italian, German, French or Hebrew. English solo pieces are permitted, but pieces in the suggested foreign languages are preferred. Auditionees are also asked to bring a legible piano part for Ms. Stoia, who will provide accompaniment. These auditions are painless, but singers should be prepared to vocalize and sight read.

The Springfield Symphony Chorus is an unpaid semi-professional group of singers from throughout the greater Connecticut River Valley. The Chorus performs at Springfield Symphony Hall with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and also performs in concerts on its own with an accompanist, chamber orchestra, and/or other artists. Auditions for the Springfield Symphony Chorus are typically held in September and January.