Join one of Ireland's finest chamber choirs
The choir currently (March 2010) has vacancies for Tenor and Bass voices (particularly tenors). Other voices: signup to our audience mailing list to be notified when we next have vacancies.
Current members are aged from their mid-twenties upwards and come from all over Europe and further afield. The typical choir year includes:
- Three main concert programmes.
- Carols at Christmas.
- Subsidised tour to a competition (Slovenia 2009, Cork 2008) or festival (Electric Picnic 2008, Canada 2007).
- One or more special projects, such as a workshop, an exchange with a foreign choir or a recording for CD or film.
New members must:
- Have experience singing in choirs.
- Read music and have reasonable sight-singing ability.
- Be open to a broad range of musical styles.
- Commit to regular rehearsals. We rehearse in Dublin city centre on Wednesday nights from 7.15pm - 9.30pm. Approaching concerts or competitions there are occasional weekend rehearsals.
There is no membership fee and the choir covers costs such as music hire. In return members are expected to make reasonable efforts to participate in at least two corporate / for-hire performances a year to cover operating expenses.
Interested? Email Orla at conductor@morningtonsingers.ie to arrange an audition. Please include your voice type (SATB) and details of your musical experience (especially choral singing.).
Auditions currently being held for tenors and basses. Auditions consist of you singing a prepared piece for our conductor, some sight-reading, plus some range and ear tests. The song you prepare need not be elaborate; we look for flexible voices with good intonation that can blend with a choir, and not necessarily trained singers or soloists.
Other choirs
Below are some sites listing other Irish choirs. Many of these are also looking for new members. We would encourage anyone disappointed in our recent auditions to continue their interest in singing!
- Association of Irish Choirs (AOIC / CNC)
- Choral Ireland Chorus Line (requires free Yahoo username. Also check their mailing list.)
- Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS)