Sing with the River City Chorale

2023-2024

audition for our Chorale

Founded in 1976, the River City Chorale’s mission is to inspire and enrich our community through high-quality and diverse choral performances. This auditioned ensemble performs three distinctively different sets of concerts each season, with repertoire that includes classical, folk, multicultural, pop, jazz, and musical theatre. In addition, the Chorale tours internationally and has produced numerous recordings.

The purpose of the audition is to ensure appropriate placement and proficiency for all members in order to create a quality experience for all participants.

The audition will take approximately 10 minutes and consists of two parts (a prepared excerpt and a vocal assessment).

Part 1 - Prepared Excerpt

The first part of the audition consists of learning an excerpt from a piece of music.

This year, the audition excerpt is from the “Gloria Patri” (measures 1-23) of Antonio Vivaldi’s Magnificat.

  • For the audition, auditionees will perform their voice part with keyboard accompaniment.

  • Measures 1-12 will be performed from memory, and for measures 13-23 sheet music may be utilized.

Audition Materials

The sheet music and links to part recordings to aid in the learning process are included below:

Sheet Music

Gloria Patri (measures 1-23)

Videos

Soprano

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - SOPRANO - Download

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - SOPRANO - YouTube

Alto

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - ALTO - Download

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - ALTO - YouTube

Tenor

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - TENOR - Download

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - TENOR - YouTube

Bass

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - BASS - Download

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - BASS - YouTube

All Parts (SATB)

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - ALL PARTS (SATB) - Download

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - ALL PARTS (SATB) - YouTube

Pronunciation Guide

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - LATIN PRONUNCIATION - Download

Gloria Patri MAGNIFICAT Vivaldi - LATIN PRONUNCIATION - YouTube

Part 2 - Vocal Assessment

There is no preparation needed for the second part of the audition which consists of:

  • a short vocal assessment of range

  • ear training, and

  • reading ability

Audition Times

Auditions will be held on Mondays at Northminster Presbyterian Church (3235 Pope Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821). To schedule an audition or for questions regarding the audition, please contact:

Sharlene St. Clair (Audition Coordinator) at 916-616-7734.

Come make music and memories with the River City Chorale!