Auditions for the 2025-26 season will take place
Thursday, September 18, 2025, 7:00-10:00 pm
Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Auburndale, MA
Auditions are by appointment only and must be scheduled in advance by emailing manager@zamir.org. When you write, please provide your voice part and the best phone number to reach you.
In addition to the audition, candidates are required to attend two open rehearsals at Temple Reyim, Tuesdays, September 9 and 16, 7:15-9:45 pm. Rehearsals throughout the year are generally held on Tuesdays, from September to early June, at Temple Reyim, from 7:15 to 9:45 pm.
Candidates should have excellent vocal quality, the ability to sight-read music, and previous choral experience.
In preparation for your audition, be sure to bring a printed copy of your audition form, and review the section below on what to expect at your audition.
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. Sheet music is here.
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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
*A Note About COVID-19 Safety Guidelines (as of July 2025) per the Zamir Health and Safety Committee:
1. Recommend, but not require, that all members and auditionees have received at least one dose of the 2024-25 Covid vaccine.
2. Recommend, but not require that, singers over 65 or those with impaired immunity, have received a second dose of the 2024-25 vaccine 6 months after the first.
3. Recommend, but not require, that all members and auditionees get the 2025-26 vaccine when it becomes available, along with the influenza vaccine.
4. Request that if exposed to Covid infection, asymptomatic people test negative 5 days after exposure, or come to rehearsal wearing a mask if sooner than 5 days.
5. Persons who are sick with a respiratory infection should not attend rehearsal and should reschedule their audition (eg fever, acute sore throat / cough / nasal discharge not explained by another known condition such as allergies).
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