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Chorale

Auditions for the 2024-25 season have concluded.

Be sure to sign up for Zamir’s email list in order to receive details for next season’s auditions (held in September.)

Auditions are by appointment only and must be scheduled in advance by emailing manager@zamir.org. When you write, please provide your voice part, proof of full COVID vaccination* (scanned copy of card), and the best phone number to reach you.

In addition to the audition, candidates are required to attend two open rehearsals (venue TBD.) Rehearsals throughout the year are generally held on Tuesdays, from September to early June, at Temple Reyim, from 7:15 to 10:00 pm.

Candidates should have excellent vocal quality, the ability to sight-read music, and previous choral experience.

Here is what to expect at your audition.  

First you will vocalize to determine your range.  

Then, to display your vocal abilities, you will sing a solo song; please prepare something in advance, and bring sheet music for the pianist.  If possible, prepare an aria or an art song or something comparable. 

Next you will be given a brief musical memory test in which you will be asked to sing back several intervals played for you on the piano.  

For the next two parts of the audition, you will perform in a quartet with members of the musical staff.  One staff member will stand near you to assist with your part if you get off track.  

With the quartet, you will first be asked to sight-sing a simple melody.  

Finally, you will sing “Ha-zamir” (music by Leo Low) so that we can judge your ability to hold your own part and respond expressively to the ensemble.  Learn your part to “Ha-Zamir” in advance of the audition.

 *A Note About COVID-19 Safety Guidelines (as of July 2024): 

The Zamir Health and Safety Committee recommends the following:

1. Zamir members and those auditioning have received at least one dose of the 2023-24 vaccine, 2 doses if over age 65 or immunocompromised;

2. Zamir members receive the 2024-25 Covid vaccine in September or October as well as flu vaccine;

3. If you’ve had recent exposure and are asymptomatic, you should test negative before the audition or sing masked;

4. Auditionees with any respiratory illness, even if testing negative for Covid, should reschedule their audition to a later date.

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The Zamir Chorale of Boston, under the direction of founder and Artistic Director Joshua Jacobson, performs concerts in the Greater-Boston area and throughout the Northeast. A typical season comprises 8-10 performances.

The 60-member adult chorale, dubbed a “virtuoso outfit” by the Boston Globe and recognized by American Record Guide as “America’s foremost Jewish choral ensemble,” has remained committed to the highest quality performance of music spanning thousands of years, four continents, and a variety of styles, both popular and classical.

The Zamir Chorale performs throughout the United States, and has also toured Europe and Israel, appearing with the Jerusalem Symphony and Israel Philharmonic Orchestras under Zubin Mehta and Daniel Barenboim. Zamir was featured at the United Nations for the first universal observance of the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and appeared at the Democratic National Convention. Zamir currently has over 20 recordings on the HaZamir label, ranging from Baroque masterworks to seasonal celebrations.

Non-discrimination Policy

The Zamir Chorale of Boston is a non-discriminatory organization, and welcomes singers of all faiths. We believe that music should unite people and bring about “Tikkun Olam” (healing the world); therefore membership in the Chorale is open to qualified singers without regard to religion, creed, race, age, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability.

DOWNLOAD:

Zamir Chorale of Boston audition form
Temple Reyim
HaZamir sheet music
Chorus Handbook

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