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The Kansas City Symphony Chorus is auditioning for new members for the 2010-11 season

Saturday, August 21^, 10am – 4pm
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
415 West 13th Street
Kansas City, MO 64105-1350 

General Audition Information

• Bring a solo to sing (best is a classic piece in a foreign language, but you can also bring a favorite song of any kind that shows off your voice). We will provide the KCSC accompanist, so all you need to worry about is preparing your solo. It does not need to be memorized but please bring a second copy for the Accompanist.
• Some sight-singing (typically you will sing your voice-part while the piano plays the other three in a short choral work)
• Be comfortable chatting with chorus director Charles Bruffy and the Audition Panel (the easiest part of the audition)

The chorus rehearses every Monday night from the end of August through late May/early June at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral. Rehearsals begin at 7:00pm and end at 9:30pm.

During performance week with the Symphony, the KCSC will typically have a piano-only rehearsal with the conductor on Monday evening, and have dress rehearsals on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30-10:00pm. Performances with the Kansas City Symphony are generally Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

If you are interested in auditing a rehearsal when the Chorus is "in session" to hear the chorus and watch Mr. Bruffy work, please make arrangements in advance by contacting the executive director Scott Mason at scottm@kcsymphonychorus.org or visit:  http://kcsymphony.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=NB8l0QBzAAEAAANUAAQliA

Topeka Symphony Youth Ensembles Auditions

Auditions for the 2010-2011 Topeka Symphony Youth Ensembles will be Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Washburn University.  The three youth ensembles are Debut Orchestra, Youth Philharmonic, and Youth Orchestra. Rehearsals begin September 7.  All rehearsals are on Tuesdays with concerts on November 21, 2010 and March 6, 2011. Any musician 21 years of age and younger may audition. To be a member, a student must also play in his or her school orchestra or band, if such an organization exists. Conductors for the three groups are Carolyn Sandquist, Debut Orchestra, Carolyn Rich Voth, Youth Philharmonic, and Steven Elisha, Youth Orchestra.

There is a non-refundable $10 audition fee. Once accepted into one of the ensembles, there is a non-refundable tuition fee of $75 per student per year, which includes music charges and rental. Tuition assistance is available for those families with a need. Detailed information and registration forms are available at www.topekasymphony.org “Youth Ensembles” or by calling the Topeka Symphony Office at 785-232-2032.

Topeka Symphony Youth Ensembles are sponsored in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art, and Washburn University.    

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