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The O`ahu Choral Society is looking for professional singers to join our organization. OCS has openings in all voice parts for the Symphonic Chorus and for the Chamber Choir with a limited number of paid positions available for singers with a music degree or equivalent experience.
Auditions will be held Monday, August 12 and Tuesday, August 13 from 5:00PM – 9:00PM at the University of Hawaii Music Department, Room 36. Interested singers must reserve a time slot by visiting The Oahu Choral Society website at OahuChoral.org for instructions and to download the membership application form. Any singer who is 18 years of age or has graduated from High School may audition. Auditions include singing an art song, aria or hymn of your choosing for the Artistic Director, Dr. Esther Yoo. In addition to singing a selected piece, singers will be voiced to assess range, quality, diction and sight-reading ability. Please bring 3 copies of sheet music; an accompanist will be provided. If applying for a paid position, please bring your CV. In the fall we enter our 25th Anniversary Season with our Season opener to be held at the Blue Note Hawai`i, followed by performances with the Hawai`i Symphony Orchestra. If you would like to become a part of this elite team of singers, please contact OCS Executive Director. If you have a passion for choral music and want to work with Hawai`i's only semi-professional choir, this is a perfect opportunity. |
Requirements for Singers
Acceptance into the O'ahu Choral Society (OCS) is by audition. Chorus members agree to abide by a set of requirements designed to support the goal of providing professional-quality musical performances in the state of Hawaiʻi.
Dues
Dues for OCS are $250 per year. Scholarships may be available at the discretion of Executive Director. Students sing free!
Attendance
Attendance is expected at all rehearsals and public performances. Schedules will be published and members are expected to plan outside activities with these dates in mind. Participation is expected throughout the entire season, usually August through May.
Unexcused absences will jeopardize membership in OCS. If an absence is anticipated, the Section Leader must be notified as much in advance as possible. If an absence is necessary without advance notice, the Section Leader must be advised either by leaving a voice message or sending an email prior to the start of the rehearsal that will be missed.
The Artistic Director may ask any member to demonstrate their knowledge of music scheduled to be performed and has the absolute right to preclude any under-prepared member from singing in an up-coming performance.
Music Scores
Music will be made available to members at the beginning of the first rehearsal for each piece. Occasionally, it will be possible for members to purchase the music. Where music is loaned to members, it is to be returned to the Librarian no later than the first rehearsal following a performance. A member who loses a score or fails to return it will be assessed the replacement cost.
You may, and should, mark your scores with pencil during rehearsals to reflect what is being sung and directed. Bring a pencil to each rehearsal and use it freely. Have an eraser as well to properly reflect any changes made.
Music scores, unless purchased by the singer, must be returned to the chorus librarian immediately following the final performance of any concert.
Rehearsal Decorum
Members are expected to arrive sufficiently early so as to be in their seats, ready to sing when the rehearsal commences. All members are expected to have their music and a pencil at each rehearsal. No extraneous talking during rehearsals is allowed - it is distracting to other singers and rude to the Director.
Concert Decorum
Concert standard dress is required. No flowers, distracting jewelry or scented hair spray, lotion or perfume are to be worn by men or women.
Your Questions or Concerns
Each of the four voice sections has a section leader. Singers who have any chorus-related question that is not addressed in the weekly newsletter should first contact their section leader.
Any questions regarding an administrative matter may be addressed to any member of the Oʻahu Choral Society's Board of Directors. Board meetings are generally held once each month and every singer is invited to attend those meetings. Notices of board meetings are placed in the weekly member newsletter.
Dues
Dues for OCS are $250 per year. Scholarships may be available at the discretion of Executive Director. Students sing free!
Attendance
Attendance is expected at all rehearsals and public performances. Schedules will be published and members are expected to plan outside activities with these dates in mind. Participation is expected throughout the entire season, usually August through May.
Unexcused absences will jeopardize membership in OCS. If an absence is anticipated, the Section Leader must be notified as much in advance as possible. If an absence is necessary without advance notice, the Section Leader must be advised either by leaving a voice message or sending an email prior to the start of the rehearsal that will be missed.
The Artistic Director may ask any member to demonstrate their knowledge of music scheduled to be performed and has the absolute right to preclude any under-prepared member from singing in an up-coming performance.
Music Scores
Music will be made available to members at the beginning of the first rehearsal for each piece. Occasionally, it will be possible for members to purchase the music. Where music is loaned to members, it is to be returned to the Librarian no later than the first rehearsal following a performance. A member who loses a score or fails to return it will be assessed the replacement cost.
You may, and should, mark your scores with pencil during rehearsals to reflect what is being sung and directed. Bring a pencil to each rehearsal and use it freely. Have an eraser as well to properly reflect any changes made.
Music scores, unless purchased by the singer, must be returned to the chorus librarian immediately following the final performance of any concert.
Rehearsal Decorum
Members are expected to arrive sufficiently early so as to be in their seats, ready to sing when the rehearsal commences. All members are expected to have their music and a pencil at each rehearsal. No extraneous talking during rehearsals is allowed - it is distracting to other singers and rude to the Director.
Concert Decorum
Concert standard dress is required. No flowers, distracting jewelry or scented hair spray, lotion or perfume are to be worn by men or women.
- Women are to wear the authorized black concert uniform and single strand of pearls, sold to members at cost, with black stockings and close-toed shoes.
- Men are to wear a long sleeved white dress shirt, black bow tie, tuxedo or black dress pants and jacket, black shoes and socks.
Your Questions or Concerns
Each of the four voice sections has a section leader. Singers who have any chorus-related question that is not addressed in the weekly newsletter should first contact their section leader.
Any questions regarding an administrative matter may be addressed to any member of the Oʻahu Choral Society's Board of Directors. Board meetings are generally held once each month and every singer is invited to attend those meetings. Notices of board meetings are placed in the weekly member newsletter.
