2026 Spring Auditions
Monday, January 5, 2026, and Thursday, January 8, 2026!
Location for Auditions and Rehearsals: Tallowood Baptist Church (Click here for directions).
Please read over the handbook for the choir and email if you have any questions!
Handbook As of 6.10.25
Come audition and be a part of an amazing concert season with the Houston Choral Society!
Auditions consist of the following:
Vocalization to hear your upper and lower ranges
Pitch-memory exercises
Sight-reading excerpt
Prepared piece of your choosing (aria, art song, hymn, etc.) - Please bring a copy for the provided accompanist
Auditions are for new membership (current membership does not need to re-audition).
Details:
Auditions and rehearsals are held at Tallowood Baptist Church Choral Hall. Regular rehearsals are held every Monday evening from 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM, unless announced otherwise. Members are expected to attend all rehearsals unless extenuating circumstances arise. Additionally, there may be dress, technical, orchestra, and/or sectional rehearsals called before a performance, usually on Thursdays, in order to fine-tune the concert. Auditions will be performed in front of an audition panel, including the artistic director and section directors.2025-2026 Concert Season:
October 24:Celebrating Woman Composers- A collaboration concert between the Energy Corridor of Houston Orchestra, performing Sorenson's Requiem and Hagenberg's Illuminare - Tallowood Baptist Church
December 20: A Glorious Christmas- Featuring Michael John Trotta's Gloria, Pinkham's Christmas Cantata, and other holiday favorites at The Foundry Church
March 20: America's 250th! - Celebrating America’s 250th Anniversary with an all-American program featuring classical and patriotic works, plus our two new choral composition winners- Tallowood Baptist Church
May 16: A Journey of Song - A concert featuring choral works celebrating the 10th anniversary of Dr. Kevin Klotz as Artistic Director - at St. Laurence Catholic Church
Contact Penny Nelson at auditions@houstonchoral.org or at 832-692-7094 for more information.
We are a warm, friendly and welcoming group ranging across all ages, professions, and backgrounds. We are also a community with a wide range of musical experience. It is this diversity which has allowed us to thrive for so many years, and we are always ready to accept the refreshing input of new membership!
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