Chicago Master Singers Auditions in August Schedule Your Appointment Now
We apologize for the incorrect email address for audition appointments in last week's email from CMS. The correct email address is below. If you would like to sing with CMS this season and have not yet scheduled your audition, now is the time! There are still a few appointment times available on all four dates.
Vocal auditions for the 2017-2018 season of Chicago Master Singers, under the direction of Alan Heatherington, will be held by appointment between 7:00 and 10:00 pm on four dates in August:
Tuesday, August 8
Thursday, August 10
Monday, August 14
Wednesday, August 16
Auditions will be held at the chorus's new rehearsal space at the Village Church of Lincolnshire, 201 N. Riverwoods Road, in Lake Forest, IL. More information about the new rehearsal location can be found below.
Dedicated volunteer singers are invited to request an audition appointment by email to info@chicagomastersingers.orgor by leaving a message at the CMS toll-free number, 877-825-5267 (877-TALKCMS). A chorus member will respond to answer questions and schedule your audition time.
At auditions, you are encouraged to sing a prepared piece of your choice and bring four copies of the music. Singers without a prepared piece will be asked to sing a familiar song provided at the audition. A pianist will be available for accompaniment. You will also be asked to vocalize and sight-read an unfamiliar piece. Members pay dues of $120 per year and purchase their own music.
Chicago Master Singers rehearse on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in Lake Forest beginning August 21, and on Tuesday and Thursday evenings of concert weeks.
The 2017-2018 season includes three magnificent concerts (6 performances) and an exciting tour opportunity.
Friday, November 3, 7:30 pm, and Sunday, November 5, 7:00 pm, 2017 – Handel: Messiah (complete); with the Ars Viva Symphony Orchestra and professional soloists
Friday, December 8, 7:30 pm, and Sunday, December 10, 7:00 pm, 2017 – Christmas concert with Ars Viva instrumentalists and soloists from the chorus
Friday, April 20, 7:30 pm; and Sunday, April 22, 7:00 pm; 2018 – Music of the English Cathedral, featuring Howells: Requiem; a cappella
Singers have the opportunity to participate in the chorus’s biennial European performance tours. Members of the chorus this season who opt to participate will tour and perform in England in July 2018.
Chicago Master Singers, under the direction of Alan Heatherington, is a 100-voice volunteer chorus that works and performs to professional standards. The members are accomplished singers from Chicago and suburban communities. The chorus has performed great sacred masterworks in collaboration with professional soloists and orchestras since 1979.
Performances are held in the beautiful and reverberant Chapel of the Holy Spirit (Divine Word) in Techny (Northbrook).
CMS Rehearsal Venue Moves to Lake Forest
Chicago Master Singers is moving to a new rehearsal space for the 2017-2018 season, starting with auditions in August. It is the Village Church of Lincolnshire at 201 N. Riverwoods Road in Lake Forest. It is one mile west of the I-94 tollway and about 1/4 mile north of Route 22. It offers a comfortable and flexible rehearsal space, including an adjoining kitchen for coffee/tea and snacks, and ample parking.
Chicago Master Singers concerts are held at Techny Towers 2001 Waukegan Road
Techny/Northbrook, IL 60082
At auditions, you are encouraged to sing a prepared piece of your choice and bring four copies of the music. Singers without a prepared piece will be asked to sing a familiar song provided at the audition. A pianist will be available for accompaniment. You will also be asked to vocalize and sight-read an unfamiliar piece. Members pay dues of $120 per year and purchase their own music.
Chicago Master Singers concerts are held at Techny Towers
