Waukesha Choral Union Announces Auditions For 2012-2013 Season

July 30, 2012 - PRLog -- Waukesha, WI – Waukesha Choral Union will hold open auditions for the 2012-2013 season Tuesday, August 21, 2012, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Christ the Servant Church, 2016 Center Rd., Waukesha, WI.

Scheduled auditions will last ten minutes and include vocal exercises, simple sight-reading, and part-singing. Preparation of a solo is encouraged but not required, an accompanist will be provided. To schedule an audition time email: membership@choralunion.org or call 414-297-9310. Waukesha Choral Union rehearses on Tuesday evenings at Christ the Servant Church. Additional rehearsals will be held the week of concerts.


Pieces scheduled to be performed in the 2012-2013 Waukesha Choral Union season under music director Ernest “Ernie” Brusubardis, III include: Michael James Karasis’ “An American Civil War Memorial,” George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah,” and a new commissioned work by Paula Foley Tillen. “The Waukesha Choral Union derives its strength and quality from its members’ passion for singing and is always seeking new voices,” said Brusubardis.



“Spirit of Creativity” 2012-2013 Waukesha Choral Union season performance dates are:
“AN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL”
With Oconomowoc Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, October 13, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University, Waukesha

“LESSONS AND CAROLS”
Friday, December 7, 2012, 8:00 p.m. St. Luke’s Church, Waukesha
Sunday, December 9, 2012, 3:00 p.m. St. Catherine’s Church, Oconomowoc

“HANDEL’S ‘MESSIAH’”
Sunday, March 17, 2013, 3:00 p.m.
Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University, Waukesha

“SOMETHING OLD AND SOMETHING NEW”
Saturday, May 4, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll University, Waukesha

Waukesha Choral Union has been musically active in the community for over 60 years. It presents four concerts each season between October and May. WCU was featured in WISN-TV’s “Season to Celebrate” broadcast during Christmas of 2011. Originally a combination of the Carroll College student chorus and community singers named Waukesha Choral Society in 1949, the group became the Town and Gown in 1961 and the Waukesha Choral Union in 1974, taking its present form as an auditioned choir in 1978. Recent collaborative partners include the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Bel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Choristers, Carroll University Choirs, Waukesha South High School A Cappella Choir, Muskego High School Chorale and Chamber Choir, and the Hartford Union High School Concert Choir. For more information visit http://www.choralunion.org.