UChoir Auditions

Date: 

Wednesday, September 4, 2019, 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

Choir Room, Ground level of the Memorial Church

Students from all Harvard schools are invited to audition for the Harvard University Choir. 

Audition Information

To audition, we ask that you prepare a short piece (a solo work if you have one, but a hymn tune or “Happy Birthday” will do as well) for our preliminary audition; you’ll also be asked to do some range testing and sightreading. There's no need to sign up for a time slot, just show up any time during preliminary auditions. All auditions are held in the Choir Room of Memorial Church (ground level).

Fall 2019 Audition Times
Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2–4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2–4 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 5, 2–4 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 7, 2–4 p.m.

Open Rehearsal
All auditionees are asked to attend the Open Rehearsal in the Choir Room of the Memorial Church (ground level) on Thursday, Sept. 5, 5–6 p.m.

Call Back Service (invitational)
We will invite some auditionees to attend our Sunday Service on Sunday, Sept. 8, from 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., and we will hold callback quartet auditions that afternoon from 2–5 p.m. You will be asked to sing your part from one of the pieces that morning with each of the other three voice parts.

Other Events
There are also a few optional events that we strongly encourage you to attend to learn more about the choir and meet members of the choir:

Fellows Sunday
We strongly encourage auditionees to come hear the Choral Fellows, a 16-member subset of UChoir, sing at Sunday Service on Sunday, Sept. 1, from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. The service is held in Memorial Church.

Tea Time
To learn more about UChoir and talk to current members, join us for snacks and conversation at tea-time on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 4–5 p.m. in the Student Oasis of the Memorial Church (ground level).

Compline
You are also invited to attend our Compline Service on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 9–9:30 p.m., in Appleton Chapel of Memorial Church. This candlelit service is a great way to relax at the end of the day, and happens once a month.

Please feel free to contact the Choir Secretaries May Wang ’20 and Katharine Courtemanche ’21 at uchoir@gmail.com with any questions about the audition process, singing with the choir, or music at Harvard more generally! Watch the documentary below for a backstage look into choir audtions.

A Backstage Look at Harvard University Choir Auditions