AuditionS


San Francisco-based Resound Ensemble will hold auditions for the 2025 Spring season on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

GENERAL INFORMATION

We are a 40- to 50-voice ensemble committed to an eclectic choral repertoire. Each season, we present a wide range of styles of choral music, from 15th-century pieces to new works, accompanied and a cappella, based around a unifying theme. We value community and enjoy many musical and non-musical activities together throughout each season.

Rehearsals are every Wednesday night from 7 pm to 9:30 pm in a large space just off 24th Street in Noe Valley, easily accessible by BART and MUNI. Free parking within a two-block radius is also available.

Date and Time

  • Wednesday, February 5th

  • We typically have openings for all vocal parts.

Singer Requirements

  • A minimum of 1 year of choral experience

  • You should be comfortable identifying the following:

    • Bass and treble clef

    • Major key signatures

    • Common musical terms about tempo and dynamics

    • Note durations, dotted rhythms, and time signatures

    • Whole steps and half steps in the major scale

    • Identifying pitches on a piano

an audition for Resound Ensemble includes the following: 

  1. Vocalization

    • You will be led through a few, brief exercises to explore the extent of your range.

  2. Tonal Memory

    • Tonal Memory: Part of the audition will be rhythmic, singing patterns that are first played on the piano. These will get progressively more difficult and will only be played once.

  3. Sight-reading

    • There will be one short sight-reading exercise.

  4. Solo Piece

    • Please prepare 12-16 bars of a piece appropriate for your voice and vocal experience. Generally, a selection from a musical or a classical song (art song or aria) is preferred. Be sure to choose something that shows the most expressive aspects of your voice. You will be required to provide your own sheet music for our pianist.

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