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Season 62

New and returning singers are welcome! Our first rehearsal is Monday, February 6 at 7pm (Brookside Congregational Church, 2013 Elm St. Manchester, NH).
Our Spring 2023 repertoire includes:

The Cry of Jeremiah, by contemporary American composer Rosephanye Powell
The Unarmed Child by Michael Bussewitz-Quarm

Registration and Dues

All singers must register. Click here to register. Please complete this form prior to the Open Sing to expedite our check-in process. If you have any questions that this form cannot answer, please send a message to info@mcsnh.org or call 603-472-6627.

Use the dues and sheet music button to pay online. Please note: you will need to add dues and sheet music to your cart before checkout. Watch this video for directions.

Additionally, if you would like to make a donation, click the donate button.

You can also pay by cash / check during the Open Sing on Feb. 6. Make checks payable to Manchester Choral Society

2022-2023 Audition Requirements

All singers who plan to Sing Season 62 will be required to audition.
These private, annual auditions are designed to assess your capabilities and to place you appropriately in the choir.

To schedule your audition, you will need to complete this audition form and select your audition time slot.
Your audition will include the following:

Singing your part from The Unarmed Child, "Lux aeterna" mvt. 7 as a solo. Excerpt attached to the audition form.
Individual vocalization.
A brief sight-singing exercise.

Please Note: The focus will be on advance preparation of the excerpt. Unprepared singers MAY be given the opportunity to re-audition if a solid commitment is made.

MEMBER OBLIGATIONS

Dues = $175 per year or $120 per semester. (Students = $90 per year or $60 per semester; scholarships available) PLEASE PAY BY CHECK OR CASH IF POSSIBLE!
Purchase of music = $60 for the fall semester; $25 for spring semester; or $85 for full year
Assist with selling tickets to concerts
Assist with selling advertisements for program booklet
Serve on committees and volunteer to help where needed
Be prompt to rehearsals and bring a pencil
Practice and prepare music during the week on your own.
Bring a high level of preparation and commitment to each rehearsal.
Do your best to memorize music according to the assigned schedule. Committing some of our music to memory will enhance the level of communication between choir and conductor, and provide greater interpretive nuance and freedom.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CREDIT

Music Educators can earn Professional Development Hours!
Full Year 75 hours - Half Year 30 hours. Contact Kirsten Mohring, kirsten.mohring@gmail.com, for more information.

CONCERT DRESS

MODEST, elegant black concert attire:

dress slacks, skirts, dress pants
blouse, long sleeved button up dress shirts
top should have sleeves or should be worn with jacket/sweater (no off- the-shoulder, no cleavage, no bare belly)
black stockings, black socks, black shoes
Tasteful jewelry and bling are encouraged.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Rehearsals will be held on Monday nights from 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST and will be simultaneously broadcast via Zoom for singers who are ill. There will be no "sick bay" at in person rehearsals. Please note: Zoom will only be an option if you are ill and need to stay home. If you are not ill, please attend rehearsal in person.
No more than two absences per semester; additional absence approved by the Music Director
Attend a minimum of two sectionals per concert series. Fall sectional dates can be found on the calendar page. Section leaders may also schedule additional sectionals. These sectionals may be led by section leaders or a capable designee. Sectionals should be at least 1 hour in length preferably not on Monday evenings.
Mandatory attendance at dress rehearsals; singers participate in rehearsals only if they plan to sing in concert.