BRATTLEBORO — The Blanche Moyse Chorale, an affiliate of the Brattleboro Music Center, is now scheduling auditions for new members in all vocal sections. Potential auditioners should be experienced in choral singing, capable of learning music independently, and not intimidated by foreign languages.
The chorale, founded in 1978, is a chamber chorus of about 30 voices, who strive to attain the high level of musical artistry exemplified by its original director, Blanche Moyse. Although based in the Brattleboro area, the chorale includes singers from the wider tri-state region and beyond. Weekly rehearsals are held on Sunday evenings at The Putney School.
Since 2007, under the direction of Mary Westbrook-Geha, the chorale has performed works by Handel, Copland, Stravinsky, Mendelssohn, Britten, Palestrina, Brahms, and especially J.S. Bach. Recent Bach concerts have included his Magnificat, Mass in B-minor, Christmas Oratorio, and several cantatas and motets.
This year, the chorale has just completed an April production of two 20th-century Latin masses, and is looking forward to a performance of J. S. Bach's St. John Passion on Columbus Day weekend this fall. Auditions for this project will be scheduled this week, and rehearsals will begin on May 3.
For further information, interested singers should contact chorale representative Calvin Farwell at 802-257-0496 or [email protected].