Audition Information
Choral Auditions 2023-2024 Season
Camerata Spring ‘24 Semester
Yale Camerata will be holding in-person auditions for experienced singers of the Yale and greater New Haven communities on Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Thursday, January 18 from 4-8 p.m. Soprano, alto, tenor, and bass positions are available. The auditions will take place in in the Great Hall (N100) at Yale Divinity School, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven.
The audition will include:
- A prepared short solo song or aria of your choice: bring a copy of your music for the accompanist
- Sight Reading and Ear Training excerpts
- Simple vocal exercises demonstrating range and musicianship
To register, please fill out this questionnaire. After we have received your application, you will receive an email confirmation of your audition time from choral.auditions@yale.edu within 48 hours.
Founded in 1985, the Yale Camerata is a choral ensemble of approximately 70 voices with a special commitment to new choral music. Its membership consists of Yale students, faculty, and staff, as well as experienced singers from the greater New Haven area. It is led by Yale associate professor adjunct of choral conducting, Dr. Felicia Barber.
Camerata rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7:30-10 p.m. in Hendrie Hall at the Yale School of Music.
Camerata has four concert performances each academic year. Spring 2024 events include a concert with the Yale Glee Club and orchestra on February 11 featuring José Nunes’ Garcia’s Te Deum, and two concerts of Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem with the Yale Glee Club and Yale Symphony Orchestra—the first on April 3 in Woolsey Hall, and the second at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York City on April 7. The Yale Camerata will also be featured in ISM’s 50th anniversary Hymn Festival “All Creation Sings” on Sunday, May 5 at 4 p.m. in Woolsey Hall
Any questions about Yale Camerata can be directed to Donald Youngberg.