Charleston Symphony Chorus - Audition Request Form
About the Chorus and our Rehearsal schedules:
The Charleston Symphony Chorus is an all-volunteer, auditioned chorus that serves the greater Charleston area. We are actively seeking new members in all sections as we grow to meet the expanding expectations of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Artistic Director, Maestro Yuriy Bekker. Most of our performances with the symphony are in the Gaillard performance Hall in downtown Charleston. We are looking for folks with broad choral experience who are willing to spend the time to perform at the highest levels of artistic expression in challenging choral arrangements. We generally rehearse from 7-9 PM on Tuesday evenings during the performance season (late-August through early June, but hours are subject to change). We rehearse in the sanctuary at John Wesley United Methodist Church, 626 Savannah Highway, Charleston SC 29407.

Auditions:
Auditions are scheduled in August and January, and should take no more than 10 minutes. Auditions are in person. Fall 2025 auditions are on Tuesday August 19, 7-9 PM in the sanctuary at John Wesley United Methodist Church, 626 Savannah Highway, Charleston SC 29407. 

Please bring two copies of a short classical/choral solo piece for the audition (one for you and one for our accompanist). You will be asked to sing about one to three minutes of it. Sight reading of a hymn also will be included. (The pianist will play the other three parts of the hymn; you will sing your part.) The audition also will include some scales, intervals and dynamics to determine your vocal skills, range, ability to sing on pitch and blend.

Expectations of Chorus Members:
The annual dues to sing with the Charleston Symphony Chorus are $80. Our singers are also strongly encouraged to help sell tickets or other activities in support of our mission. It is expected that all singers will attend all regular rehearsals and 100% of all dress rehearsals for a performance. Attendance is tracked and used to determine eligibility to perform in a given concert. Absence from more than 25% of rehearsals or the mandatory dress rehearsal will preclude participation in that concert.  That's typically 2 or 3 permitted absences for a performance.

Health Guidelines as Covid19 is now endemic:
We encourage you to stay up to date on your vaccines for Covid, the flu, and RSV. We ask new members if they got the Covid19 vaccine, but the vaccine is not required.  We’re doing this so we have sense of how widespread vaccination remains (it was 100% when we required vaccination until the end of the 2023-24 season) in case local covid levels rise to a point of concern.  If that happens, we may require masking and distancing, particularly in the run up to a performance.  We are contracted by the symphony and need to ensure we provide a hi quality chorus. The MUSC epidemiology page still monitors Covid19, flu, and RSV levels in the Charleston area (https://web.musc.edu/coronavirus-updates/epidemiology-project).

Do not attend rehearsals or performances if you are symptomatic for any respiratory illness. Tell your section leader if you have Covid19 so we can track when you can safely return to rehearsal.  Masking remains optional for anyone at anytime during rehearsals and performances. 

Why join?
Our members are young and old, and everything in-between. We share one thing in common, and that’s a passion for singing and sharing fine choral music with the community. That’s what has kept this Chorus strong since 1978.
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Your first name *
What name you would prefer to have listed in the printed program
Your last name *
Nickname you prefer to go by at rehearsals *
Email address *
Note : email is our primary method of communicating with chorus members.
Best phone number to reach you *
Alternate phone number
Secondary contact phone number, if any.
Street address *
City *
State *
Zip code *
Your occupation
What part do you usually sing? *
Select the part you most often sing
Your height *
in inches, please, e.g. 69" (not 5'9")
Special skills that might benefit the chorus
Marketing, public relations, computer skills, etc.
Instruments you play
Previous choral experience *
I have read and understand the expectations of singing with the Charleston Symphony Chorus and feel I can meet or exceed those.   *
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Please help us keep Choral Arts alive and thriving in the greater Charleston area!
The easiest and most important way is simply attending concerts — either ours or those of the other fine choral groups we are so fortunate to have in our community.  

If you wish to reach someone directly, please contact:

Auditions Coordinator
Charleston Symphony Chorus
auditions@charlestonsymphonychorus.org

Thank you for your interest!
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