EAST LANSING, Mich. -- The Michigan State University Choral Union will hold auditions for its 2010-11 season 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, and Wednesday, Sept. 1, in the Communication Arts and Sciences Building at the southeast corner of Red Cedar and Wilson roads.
On Aug. 25, auditions will be held in room 161 and on Sept. 1 they will be held in room 173. The first rehearsal will be 7 p.m. Sept. 1 so those auditioning Sept. 1 should be prepared to stay for rehearsal.
Singers will be expected to sing the first verse of "The Star Spangled Banner." Previous choral experience is desirable, but not required. No appointment is necessary.
The MSU Choral Union is conducted by David Rayl, MSU director of choral programs.
"The group is made up of adult singers from throughout the greater Lansing area," Rayl said. "Its members come with a wide variety of musical experiences and abilities. The unifying element is their common love of choral singing."
The ensemble rehearses 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays from September through April. Members pay a $45 per semester registration fee and pay for their own musical scores.
The 2010-11 season will include a performance of Ernst Bloch's "Sacred Service" and John Rutter's "When Icicles Hang with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra," a sing-along Messiah and the Verdi Requiem with the MSU Symphony Orchestra.
For additional information, please contact David Rayl at musgrad@msu.edu or at (517) 353-9122.
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