Watch our audition video!

Dates & Times:

Tuesday, August 14, 2018, 5-8 pm

Wednesday, August 22, 2018, 5-9 pm

What are the audition requirements? 

The Chorale welcomes singers of diverse backgrounds, experience and ability levels and encourages you to audition!

For volunteer (non-paid) membership in the Chorale, new singers will be asked to:

• Sing one a cappella solo (a hymn, art song, folk song, or aria; the solo does not need to be memorized.)
• Sing scales to determine range.
• Repeat simple melodic patterns to determine tonal memory skills.
• Sight-read to determine music reading skills.
• Volunteer members must be able to sing with good intonation and be able to blend with other singers; Volunteer members do not need to be able to read music. 

For Young Artist Awards (paid membership in the Chorale):

The Chorale will be expanding its opportunities this year by offering 8 paid positions in the form of Young Artist Awards. Our Young Artists also function as our Section Leaders. Candidates for Young Artist Awards must:

• Audition for the Artistic Director annually by performing from memory two contrasting solos: one in English and one in another language.
• Be pursuing or have a degree in music.
• Be in the early stages of establishing a professional career in music.
• Have above average sight-reading skills.
• Have extensive choral singing experience.
• Be able to sing solos and/or participate in small ensembles in Chorale performances.
• Be able to blend with other voices.
• Be able to sing with good intonation.
• Be a positive presence in rehearsals and performances. 
• Attend all rehearsals and performances. 
• Participate for the entire season.
• Come prepared for each rehearsal by learning pitches and rhythms at home.
• Lead sectional rehearsals and help others in her section learn their part. 
• Promote kindness and respect amongst the members of her section and within the Chorale as a whole. 
• Be supportive of the goals, mission and vision of the WHCSL.

Please Contact Artistic Director, Leanne Latuda, to schedule your audition: artisticdirector@womenshopechorale.org

if music be the gift of love, sing on

Gift of Transformation: Two Unique Settings of the Latin Mass

Missa Popularis by Mårten Jansson is a sublime setting of the traditional Latin Mass yet has its musical roots in Swedish folk tunes and derives its charm from the combination of women’s voices and string quartet. 

A Little Jazz Mass by Bob Chilcott successfully brings together the very diverse traditions of the Latin mass and the jazz idiom in his wonderful setting of the Latin Missa Brevis; driving rhythms give way to a jazz lullaby followed by blues riffs in this unique setting for women’s voices and jazz trio.

Featuring 

Rosewood Ensemble String Quartet

And Jazz Trio

if music be the gift of love, sing on

Gift of Healing: Harnessing the Power of Singing

Join us for an illuminating concert demonstrating the power of singing to heal, transform and improve the quality of life. Audiovisual displays will enhance our innovative performance as we explore how singing has been used through the ages to improve the human condition. The Chorale will be joined by St. Louis singer/songwriter Jane Godfrey, as we perform an arrangement of one of her songs specially commissioned for this concert. 

if music be the gift of love, sing on

Gift of Renewal: A Traveler's Tale

Join us as we travel to exotic locales, from the fjords of Norway to the islands of the Caribbean, and experience a dazzling array of music selected to soothe and revitalize your soul. Our concert will feature a newly commissioned piece by Dominican composer Darwin Aquino, a top rising composer and conductor, to round out our captivating tour.