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Singer auditions Chicago suburbs, Elmhurst Choral Union | elmhurstchoralunion.org

Feel the excitement of singing in a high-quality performance with an orchestra!
Share the thrill of ensemble singing and inspire others through moving music.
Learn more about our unique experience and singer auditions.

Elmhurst Choral Union promises singers:

  • Opportunity: You’ll perform with a professional orchestra, a rare experience not to be missed and impossible to imitate.
  • Challenge: Enhance your vocal technique and musical skills. Bolstered by your fellow singers, you’ll work hard, take risks and have fun!
  • Encouragement: If you want to learn more about music theory or refine your home rehearsal methods, we have tools for you.
  • Camaraderie: You’ll be part of a singing family of diverse ages and backgrounds, sharing interests, learning from each other, and growing together as musicians.

Singer Auditions

Membership is open to singers with previous choral experience and/or the ability to read music. All voice parts are welcome to audition. We are especially looking to add more tenors and basses to our chorus, so please consider signing up to audition if you sing in either of those voice ranges.

Auditions for the spring season will take place in early 2025. Check this page for details, or click here to complete the info form – select “Auditions” under Message Subject, and our Auditions Coordinator will connect with you about your audition request.

Rehearsals

Elmhurst Choral Union rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. in room 200 in Irion Hall at Elmhurst University. To see a PDF of the campus, click here. 

There is on-campus parking (the big lot on the north side of Alexander Boulevard), but it’s not right next to Irion Hall, so plan an extra five minutes to walk to the building.

During the final week before a performance, we hold a Saturday rehearsal in beautiful Hammerschmidt Chapel. Major concerts are held in Hammerschmidt Chapel at 3:00 pm on Sundays (December and late April/early May).

Membership Requirements: To maintain a high-quality performance with professional orchestra and soloists, members are required to purchase 5 tickets to each of our two major concerts and to pay an annual membership fee. Members need to purchase the music for each season, which will be available at rehearsals, or use their own score(s), but only if it is the exact same version the Director has chosen.

Masks are optional during rehearsals and concerts; the Board reserves the right to change this policy at any time based on the CDC guidelines or if it deems such a policy change is necessary.

Come sing with us!

Visitors are always welcome.

Irion Hall, Room 200
Elmhurst University
190 Prospect Avenue
Elmhurst, IL 60126