Chorus Auditions
The Allentown Symphony Chorus is a professional level chorus that will be featured at least once a year with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. This chorus is designed to not compete with other Lehigh Valley choruses, and will only rehearse eight weeks prior to this year’s featured concert. The Allentown Symphony Chorus will be comprised of approximately 50 voices. There will be special auditions for paid Section Leaders and Assistant Section Leaders. There will also be auditions for positions in a Scholarship Quartet, which will be open to local college students upon teacher recommendation.
This season, the chorus will be singing two concerts. The first will be with the Allentown Symphony Pops, opening the 75th season of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, on September 27th. The spring concerts will be Saturday, April 25th and Sunday, April 26th, 2026 with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra performing the Mozart Requiem.
The Allentown Symphony Chorus will be comprised of approximately 50 auditioned voices. All singers interested in becoming part of the ASC must take part in a short audition, which includes singing the provided excerpt and sight reading. Choral singers must re-audition every 3 seasons. There will be special auditions for paid Section Leaders and Assistant Section Leaders. Honorarium positions for a Scholarship Quartet will be available to local college students majoring in a vocal music degree with a teacher recommendation. Any new singers auditioning for an honorarium position must also prepare a solo piece for their audition. The solo should be an aria or art song of five minutes or less.
AUDITION DATES:
- Thursday, October 23, 2025 from 6:30-10pm
- Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 6:30-10pm
- Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 6:30-10pm
Auditions will take place inside the Rodale Room of Miller Symphony Hall.
SIGN UP FOR AN AUDITION TIME PLEASE SEE THE LINKS BELOW:
Returning Singers Only
New Singers Only
DOWNLOAD AUDITION EXCERPT
Mandatory Excerpt for Requiem – Kyrie movement
Practice parts
Excerpts are linked to YouTube clips of predominant recordings and a pronunciation guide for study/practice purposes. These excerpts are for new auditionees and previous chorus members.
Click your section below to view the practice tracks for the Requiem mandatory audition excerpt:
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Rehearsals are Thursday evenings from 7-9:30pm beginning Thursday, March 5, 2026, with additional weekday rehearsals the week leading up to the performances. For a complete rehearsal and performance schedule, click here. For any questions, please email Carole Burkhardt, Chorus Manager, at chorus@allentownsymphony.org.