About You
Do you love singing challenging and rewarding music in a friendly committed group with a wide range of ages and nationalities? Are you available for rehearsals near Dublin city centre on Thursday evenings?
Cuore are always interested in hearing from experienced singers with good vocal technique and sight-singing who are available for future concerts. We currently have a vacancy for one more high soprano, a tenor and a bass, as we prepare for spring/summer performances during our 10th anniversary season.
To be considered for audition, please fill out and submit the form below. The information gathered is used strictly to assess/progress your application and will not be shared with other organisations or third parties.
About Us
Cuore are an internationally award-winning amateur mixed-voice chamber choir of about thirty singers, conducted by Amy Ryan. Members include current and former professional singers, music teachers, conductors, academics (including music), professionals working in other disciplines, college students, recent graduates and retirees.
Our repertoire ranges from familiar a cappella classical works to early music editions prepared by choir members and premieres of contemporary compositions.
A typical Cuore year includes:
- weekly rehearsals from September to mid-June
- occasional weekend and sectional rehearsals (one or two a term)
- three or more concerts a year
- workshop(s) with a vocal coach, language coach or visiting conductor
- informal performances at Christmas
- regular social events
- a trip to a competition or festival in Ireland or abroad
If you are interested in fulfilling your choral ambitions, we would love to hear from you!
Please fill in the form below, making sure to click ‘Submit’ at the end. Should you experience issues, you can also visit our audition form directly.
Make sure to click on the ‘Submit’ button above!
Audition Process
Many thanks for your interest in singing with Cuore!
You should receive an automated copy of your audition application form by email. If no automatic confirmation email arrives from Google, then you may need to resubmit our audition form.
We will respond separately with audition details. We aim to respond to applications within a week or so, but if for some reason you don’t hear from us, please check your spam folder in case our response has been misfiled. Otherwise, please feel free to follow up with us by email to [email protected].
Meanwhile, please follow @CuoreChoir on social media, listen to some of our recordings, and explore the rest of our website.
Due to our limited number of vacancies, we are not in a position to audition every applicant. Cuore generally rehearse with limited use of a piano, and the level of musicianship is high. We prioritise applications from experienced singers with good sight-reading.
Auditions take about ten minutes and consist of the following:
- A brief chat about your musical background and your motivation for joining Cuore.
- Some range and ear tests.
- Singing a short extract (~1 minute) from a prepared solo piece of your own choosing which demonstrates your voice to best advantage.
- An extract from a solo classical song, a folk song, a musical, a melodic pop song, or a classical choral line are all fine - whichever suits you best!
- You don’t need to be a soloist; we look for flexible voices with good intonation and the ability to blend with the choir.
- Sight-singing a page or so from an unfamiliar choral piece
- You will have a minute or two to look through the sheet music. We will also give you your starting note and a chord to establish tonality.