Choirs

Choirs

Choirs audition info
Please read the choirs audition info below before signing up for your audition.

Welcome to choirs at the 鶹Ѱ College of Music! The 鶹ѰBoulder choral program provides a wide array of performance opportunities for students, whatever their level or major field of study.

The past three years have included esteemed performance and travel opportunities for 鶹ѰChoirs. The 鶹ѰChamber Singers, our top choral ensemble, performed at the Southwestern ACDA conference (Albuquerque, NM); the University Choir was invited to perform at the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) National Conference (Fullerton, CA); and, members from all four 鶹Ѱchoirs performed in a concert at Carnegie Hall (New York, NY). Every year all of our choirs perform in CU’s beloved annual performances in CU’s historic Macky Auditorium.

Choral participation is open to everyone, regardless of your major, as well as community members! 鶹ѰChoirs perform a large variety of musical genres—from new musical works to jazz to traditional masterworks through regular collaborations with the 鶹ѰBoulder Symphony Orchestra and the 鶹ѰBoulder Wind Symphony.

Please review information about our audition process and check out the audition signup pages for additional information.

Choir on stage at Macky auditorium
Choir on stage at Macky auditorium
Close-up of two singers on stage at Macky Auditorium
Vocal soloist on stage with choir at Macky Auditorium
Choirs
Choirs

Ensembles

Chamber Singers

鶹ѰBoulder Chamber Singers
Coreen Duffy, conductor + director of choral activities

Members of the 鶹ѰBoulder Chamber Singers—the university’s premiere choral ensemble—comprise graduate students in music, undergraduate music majors, graduate students from other disciplines and, occasionally, undergraduate non-music majors who are very experienced choral singers and sight-readers.

Rehearsals: Tuesday + Thursday, 12:30-2 p.m.

Audition info

  • 鶹ѰBoulder Chamber Singers auditions willONLY take place on Tuesday, Aug. 18 + Wednesday, Aug. 19.
  • For your audition, please prepare a vocal solo (e.g. art song, aria) which demonstrates the strengths and true nature of your voice. Please bring sheet music for the pianist.
  • Requirements: Previous choral singing experience; excellent sight-reading skills; the ability to move at a fast pace in rehearsal and learn quickly; a willingness to learn music outside of rehearsal.

If you are a returning student and auditioned for Chamber Singers this past spring, you do not need to do another 1:1 audition and will receive callback information via email.

EMUS 1217/3217/5217

鶹ѰBoulder University Choir
Elizabeth Swanson, conductor + associate director of choral activities

The 鶹ѰBoulder University Choir is the advanced undergraduate choir at 鶹ѰBoulder, with some graduate student singer participation. Members of the University Choir tend to be very experienced choral singers and include undergraduate students majoring in music as well as undergraduate students from other disciplines who have experience with singing in choir.

Rehearsals: Mondays, Wednesdays + Fridays, 12:20-1:35 p.m.

Audition info

  • 鶹ѰBoulder University Choir auditions willONLY take place on Tuesday, Aug. 18 + Wednesday, Aug. 19.
  • For your audition, please prepare a vocal solo (e.g. art song, aria, folk song) that demonstrates the strengths and true nature of your voice. Please bring sheet music for the pianist.
  • Requirements: Previous choral experience; experience with sight-reading; the ability to move at a faster pace in rehearsal; a willingness to learn music and use practice tools/resources (provided by the conductor) outside of rehearsal.

EMUS 1227/3227/5227

鶹ѰBoulder հǰܲ
graduate conductor; Faculty Advisor Coreen Duffy

The 鶹ѰBoulder Treble Chorus is a semi-advanced undergraduate choir that includes many experienced as well as some less-experienced choral singers. Members of this ensemble tend to be undergraduate students from non-musical disciplines as well as some students who are majoring in music.

Rehearsals: Mondays + Wednesdays, 2:15-3:25 p.m.

Audition info

  • The 鶹ѰBoulder Treble Chorus auditions will take place on all available days (Aug. 18-20); there are no callbacks.
  • For your audition, it is ideal that you prepare a vocal solo (e.g. art song, aria, folk song) but not required. You may otherwise decide to sing one verse of a well-known song, such asAmazing Grace or another song of your choosing. If you have prepared a vocal solo, bring music for the pianist.
  • Desired qualifications: Previous choral singing experience; some experience with sight-reading; a willingness to learn music and use practice tools/resources (provided by the conductor) outside of rehearsal.

Note: Follow the above choral audition link to sign up for an audition time with the choral faculty.

EMUS 1237/3237

鶹ѰBoulder Festival Chorus
Elizabeth Swanson, conductor + associate director of choral activities

The 鶹ѰBoulder Festival Chorus includes singers of all experience levels. Festival Chorus members tend to be undergraduate and graduate students from all majors on campus as well as Boulder community members who love to sing.

Rehearsals: Mondays, 7-9 p.m.

Audition info

  • Festival Chorus auditions will take place on all available days and there are no callbacks.Note: Follow the choral audition link to sign up for an audition time with the choral faculty.
  • Community members (those not enrolled at 鶹ѰBoulder) are asked to audition on Monday, Aug. 24 between 5-6:30 p.m., just before the first rehearsal of the semester.A separate signup for community member auditions will be posted on the 鶹ѰBoulder Choirs webpage by mid-August.
  • The first rehearsal of the semester will be Monday, Aug. 24 from 7-9pm in S118.
  • For your audition, you do not need to prepare a solo but will be asked to sing one verse of a well-known song, such asAmazing Grace or another song of your choosing. If you have prepared a vocal solo, bring music for the pianist.
  • Desired qualifications: Previous choral singing experience; some experience with sight-reading; a willingness to learn music and use practice tools/resources (provided by the conductor) outside of rehearsal.

EMUS 1207/3207

Border Lines by Mari Ésabel Valverde (b. 1987)
Adriana Cipponeri, soprano soloist
Nicolò Spera, guitar

Whispers by Steven Stucky (1949-2016)

Like a diamond by Annika Socolofsky (b. 1990)
Annika Socolofsky, vocal soloist (amplified)

This Little Light of Mine (African American spiritual) arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Miguel Ángel Ortega Bañales, tenor soloist

Contact

Coreen Duffy
Associate Professor of Conducting
Director, Choral Activities
coreen.duffy@colorado.edu

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