Queens College Choral Society to Hold Auditions for New Members Beginning Monday, August 19
—Rehearsals for the Society’s December 2024 Winter Concert begin Wednesday, August 28—
Flushing, NY, August 13, 2024 – The Queens College Choral Society—now in its 84th year—is seeking new members for its 2024-2025 concert season. The theme of the winter concert, scheduled for December, is peace and unity, as inspired by the music of Haydn, Vaughan Williams, and Frank London. The May 2025 Spring concert will feature Mendelssohn’s Elijah, considered one of the most beloved major works ever written.
The Choral Society is a diverse ensemble that welcomes anyone with prior singing experience to audition, including members of the surrounding community and Queens College faculty, students, and alumni as well as high school students, who participate through the chorus’ high school outreach program.
Auditions will take place on the following dates via Zoom or in person in Room 350 of the Music Building at Queens College:
Monday August 19, 4-7 pm
Tuesday August 20, 6-9 pm
Wednesday August 21, 6-9 pm
Monday, August 26, 7-9 pm
Interested singers can schedule an audition time HERE.
Rehearsals will be held weekly at the college on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9:45 pm beginning August 28. Auditions consist of the demonstration of basic singing skills—no preparation is necessary.
From its founding in 1941, the Queens College Choral Society has offered the Queens College community—and music lovers from throughout New York City and Long Island—the opportunity to learn and perform choral masterpieces. The society welcomes people of all ages and backgrounds and is open to anyone with prior singing experience.
For further information, visit the Queens College Choral Society website HERE. The college is located at 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367.
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