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Choir Audition
Jul. 19th, 2009 05:50 pmToday was my audition day for the Galveston-Houston Archdiocesan Choir. It was held at St. Dominic's Chancery over on Holcombe. It was extremely short. I just sang a few lines from my piece, "Simple Gifts." Then the choir directer had me match pitches with some broken chords played on the piano at various volumes and had me sight-sing.
The choir directer and accompanist seemed to like my voice, and the accompanist definitely liked the Mark Hayes' arrangement of "Simple Gifts" that I brought. I agree with her. It really is beautiful, and I feel like a soaring bird when I sing it.
As auditions go, it was not bad at all, but I was still a bit shaky after I finished. I relaxed by going outside and singing some Mozart arias. It helped.
The choir practices two Sundays a month, 2pm-5pm. It also does dress rehearsals from 7pm-10pm on Thursdays for performances, and we have to arrive at performances an hour and a half ahead of time for last-minute rehearsal and warm-up.
I got to meet Sister Mary Eleanor, who I would have sung immediately after, had my audition time not been moved up. She's already a member of the choir, I think--they require current members to re-audition every other year. There is a Dominican convent right across the street from the Chancery.
I'm told the choir sings Gregorian chants, which would make me really, really happy, if I were selected for the choir. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
The choir directer and accompanist seemed to like my voice, and the accompanist definitely liked the Mark Hayes' arrangement of "Simple Gifts" that I brought. I agree with her. It really is beautiful, and I feel like a soaring bird when I sing it.
As auditions go, it was not bad at all, but I was still a bit shaky after I finished. I relaxed by going outside and singing some Mozart arias. It helped.
The choir practices two Sundays a month, 2pm-5pm. It also does dress rehearsals from 7pm-10pm on Thursdays for performances, and we have to arrive at performances an hour and a half ahead of time for last-minute rehearsal and warm-up.
I got to meet Sister Mary Eleanor, who I would have sung immediately after, had my audition time not been moved up. She's already a member of the choir, I think--they require current members to re-audition every other year. There is a Dominican convent right across the street from the Chancery.
I'm told the choir sings Gregorian chants, which would make me really, really happy, if I were selected for the choir. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
