Audition for Cordus Mundi

Cordus Mundi is Looking for a Few Good Men - Tenors & Basses Wanted

As we head into our 18th year, Bucks County, PA-based male a cappella group Cordus Mundi (www.cordusmundi.com) is looking to add new voices. We are an all-volunteer choir, with leadership coming from our artistic director, music director, and board members. We rehearse on Monday evening in Solebury, PA from September - June, and present three-four core concerts per season, with additional engagements scheduled throughout the year. Our repertoire ranges from 12th - 21st century, and comes from a wide range of composers and styles.

Cordus Mundi holds auditions for new singers in August/the beginning of September, and again in January of each concert season. Experienced singers who arrive in the area between these times are invited to request an audition by appointment. Your good voice, good reading skills, reliability, and choral musicianship could be a great match for Cordus! Please contact us to arrange for an audition.

Expectations for prospective singers:

            * Sufficient fluency in music reading to be able to learn music independently and not exclusively by ear

            * At least two years of recent experience singing in a community, school, or church choir

            * Availability for weekly Monday evening rehearsals (7:00 - 9:00 p.m.) from September through June at trinity Episcopal Church, located at 6587 Upper York Rd., Solebury, PA; a maximum of two missed rehearsals are allowed during each concert period

            * Payment of annual dues of $125 and purchase of individual music, as ordered by Cordus Mundi

Auditions will be held with the Repertoire Committee, and will consist of:

            * Vocalizing up and down your range

            * Tonal memory exercises (listening to 4-note melodies on the piano and then singing them back accurately)

            * Tonal sight-reading

            * Performing a song, aria, or hymn of your choice

            * Singing some Cordus Mundi material with the adjudicators

To arrange an audition with Cordus Mundi, please contact us on our Facebook page, via email (info@cordusmundi.com) or at 650.219.2748. We look forward to making music with you!