Chorus Auditions 2026-2027
Fall term auditions will be held on Friday, September 11th and Sunday, September 13th in the Hart House South Sitting Room, located on the third floor. If interested in joining, please review and complete this Google Form. It contains important information on rehearsal dates, audition materials, and membership fees.
Please also complete this form to sign up for an audition slot. Booking an audition time is mandatory, as an audition is a part of our standard screening process.
Please prepare the following excerpt in whichever voice part you are comfortable with:
Besides the excerpt above, candidates are expected to do a small sight singing exercise and give a brief choral interview during the audition.
Please contact us at hhchorus@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
General Information
Auditions are held twice a year, at the beginning of fall and spring term in September and January, respectively. Returning members of the chorus are not required to reaudition.
Eligibility Requirement
The chorus is open to all those with Hart House clubs membership. All current U of T students are automatically Hart House club members upon payment of student incidental fees. Further Hart House membership details can be found at harthouse.ca/about-us/membership
Acceptance Decisions
Acceptance decisions will be emailed to auditionees by 12 noon on the first rehearsal date. Adjudicators will include our conductor, executive secretary, vice executive secretary, and assistant conductors. If you are not accepted this semester, please consider auditioning in January or September of next year.
All accepted members must pay a membership fee and participate in the choir’s mandatory rehearsals and concerts for the duration of the school year.
Rehearsal Schedule
The Chorus rehearses most Mondays from 5:30- 7:30 pm. Attendance is extremely important for the mutual enjoyment and musical coherence of our choir, and our attendance policy reflects this.
We hope to hear you soon!