Next audition date: Monday, July 27, 2009 E-mail Laura Oliver, VP Membership at lojo98@comcast.net to schedule an audition Join the Hartford Chorale - Music Director, Richard Coffey, for an exciting season including Brahms’ Requiem with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra at The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts and Britten’s War Requiem with the Hartt University Orchestra and Choirs in St. Joseph Cathedral. We are looking for qualified singers who can accurately prepare music independently, sing with good intonation and blend, read music well, and commit to a significant number of rehearsals and concerts during our multi-concert season. Rehearsals are held on Monday nights from 7:15-10:00 p.m. Interested candidates should have choral experience, be able to sight read music, and provide a letter of recommendation from a conductor or teacher who can speak to the candidate's experience in choral singing. Candidates are asked to prepare two contrasting pieces. Other components of the audition will include some vocalizing to identify range and timbre; short, melodic fragments to be repeated by memory; and brief tests of sight-reading ability and learning speed. An accompanist will be provided. HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR OUR FULL SCHOLARSHIP INTERNSHIP AND INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAMS Contact the Chorale office for internship/independent study information at the.hartford.chorale@onecommail.com CHECK OURWEBSITE FOR OUR SEASON SCHEDULE & UP TO DATE INFORMATION AT: www.hartfordchorale.org