
Join Cantico
Audition sign-ups for our Spring 2023 season are live!
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Auditions are Thursday, Jan 19th from 7:00-9:00 pm or by appointment
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Auditions will be held in Sherwood
Please see below for more information on our audition process.
Show us what you've got.
We are looking for singers with choral experience, good sight-reading skills, a strong sense of pitch, precise tuning, and a smooth and flexible legato line.
We have many types of singers from different musical backgrounds. We really value singers with a passion for singing music expressively, a commitment to musical excellence and the ability to collaborate with a group.
Come prepared.
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Auditions are 10-15 minutes.
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Prepare a short selection to perform unaccompanied that complements your vocal style. (i.e. hymn, aria, lied, folk song, etc.)
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You will be asked to sing a few vocal exercises to demonstrate your vocal range
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We will have you sight-sing a few short passages
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We will have you demonstrate tonal memory by singing back a series of notes
Audition Checklist
You will be evaluated on:
Vocal Tone

Intonation

Tonal Memory

Sight-Reading

Callbacks
Candidates will be notified via email whether they are invited to callbacks. At callbacks you may be asked to prepare a short choral excerpt, sight-read new music, sing with different sections or groups, and/or sing your part alone in a quartet.
We look forward to meeting you!