{"id":791,"date":"2025-12-02T10:21:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T15:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/?page_id=791"},"modified":"2026-01-02T08:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T13:17:42","slug":"join-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/join-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Aurora Chamber Singers Audition Process<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your interest in joining the Aurora Chamber Singers! We are a dedicated, collaborative ensemble committed to performing high-quality choral repertoire with artistry, intention, and joy. We welcome singers of all backgrounds who are comfortable with part-singing, vocal independence, and musical growth. Auditions are required for all new members.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Audition Components<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Each audition will last approximately 10\u201312 minutes and includes the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vocal Warm-Ups &amp; Range Check<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>The Artistic Director will guide you through a series of short vocal exercises to assess your range, tone quality, and flexibility. This is a relaxed opportunity to get your voice moving and centered.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Amazing Grace<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>You will be asked to sing a verse of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpdl.org\/wiki\/images\/c\/cd\/1982_no671_New_Britain_Underlaid.pdf\">Amazing Grace<\/a> a cappella in a key of your choice. This familiar tune helps us hear your natural voice and interpretive approach.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sight-Reading<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>You will be given a few short passages to sight-read. You may sing on a neutral syllable or whatever you are most comfortable with. This portion helps us assess your comfort with learning new music quickly and independently.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Audition Tips<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">No need to dress formally\u2014come as yourself, ready to sing!<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Don\u2019t worry if you\u2019re not a perfect sight-reader\u2014we\u2019re looking for musicians who are curious and responsive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to hear you and appreciate your interest in joining the Aurora Chamber Singers! For questions or to schedule your audition, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><b>Cameron Brownell<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Artistic Director<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:cameron@aurorachambersingers.org\">cameron@aurorachambersingers.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aurora Chamber Singers Audition Process Thank you for your interest in joining the Aurora Chamber Singers! We are a dedicated, collaborative ensemble committed to performing high-quality choral repertoire with artistry, intention, and joy. We welcome singers of all backgrounds who are comfortable with part-singing, vocal independence, and musical growth. Auditions are required for all new members. Audition Components\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/join-us\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-791","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PfRSf1-cL","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=791"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":809,"href":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/791\/revisions\/809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aurorachambersingers.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}