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1. Do you need my voice part?
2. Do I have to be a trained singer?
3. What musical experience should I have?
4. When and where are the auditions?
5. How do I schedule an audition?
6. What will I have to do at the audition?
7. What is the Oratorio Society of New York singing next season?
8. What are the membership dues?
9. What are the current Membership Policies?
10. When and where are rehearsals, and what can I expect?
11. How do I obtain the music?
12. What do we wear at concerts?
1. Do you need my voice part?
All voice parts are
welcome to audition.
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2. Do I have to be a trained singer?
Although you are not
required to have had formal voice lessons, all members are expected to be
able to sing on pitch, in accurate rhythm, and to have good sight singing
ability.
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3. What musical experience should I have?
Previous choral
experience is not necessary, but helpful.
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4. When and where are the auditions?
For
audition information,
please click here for our
Audition Flyer Page.
For more info, you may call 201-568-9721, or e-mail auditions@oratoriosocietyofny.org.
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5. How do I schedule an audition?
Call 201-568-9721, or e-mail auditions@oratoriosocietyofny.org to
register.
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6. What will I have to do at the audition?
Relax! We understand that
you might be nervous. The audition consists of singing a prepared piece
(bring music), sight-singing your part in a four-part piece, and some vocalizing.
This is to determine your sight-reading ability and the quality and range of your
voice.
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7. What is the Oratorio Society of New York
singing next season?
When the season schedule is set, it
will be posted on our home
page.
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8. What are the membership dues?
Dues are $150.00 for the
season and are due in October.
Click here for the complete Dues
Policy.
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9. What are the current Membership Policies?
Members are expected to sell
tickets to our concerts as well as participate in volunteer activities.
Members are required to:
-- Make the payment of dues by the due date.
-- Sell four tickets per concert. (Generally ordered on a
consignment basis.)
-- Attend rehearsals regularly. (Excessive unexplained
absences are referred to the Music Director.)
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10. When and where are rehearsals, and what can I
expect?
Rehearsals are regularly
held every Thursday evening, from September through June from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM,
at the Turtle Bay
Music School, 244 East 52nd St., just west of 2nd Ave., in Manhattan.
During concert weeks, other daytime or evening rehearsals will be scheduled.
In addition, some Saturday rehearsals (usually 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM) are scheduled
as required.
Our rehearsals are
devoted mainly to interpretation. You will be coached in foreign language and
English pronunciation at rehearsals. Assignments are made each week, and
singers are expected to learn the notes by themselves. Of course, we go over
the notes of very difficult or tricky passages.
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11. How do I obtain the music?
Each singer purchases his or
her own music, which is available for sale at rehearsals through the Society's
Librarian.
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12. What do we wear at concerts?
Women: Long (ankle-length)
black skirt; black, long sleeved, no buttons, jewel-neck blouse (no velvet or
shiny material like satin); 24" pearls; black or nude
stockings; black shoes.
Men: Tuxedo (or black suit),
white shirt, black shoes, black socks, black bow tie.
All Singers: No flashy
jewelry; no perfume or cologne.
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