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African American Choral Ensemble Fall 2021 Auditions

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Grand Hall
275 N Jordan Avenue
Bloomington, IN 47405

Seeking students of all backgrounds who want to study and perform choral music made by, for, and about African Americans—spirituals, gospel, formally-composed works, and more.

There are two ways to audition to join the African American Choral Ensemble in Fall 2021:

Option 1: Attend In-Person Auditions

Audition Dates

Monday, August 23, 2021 (OR) Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Audition Time

3:00–5:00 p.m. EST

Audition Location

Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Grand Hall

Audition Requirements

Prepare one piece to audition and plan to learn and perform a piece with the ensemble. You must remain for the entire time, 3–5 p.m. Face masks are required indoors. No previous experience is required to audition. Instrumentalists must contact the director, Raymond Wise, at wiser@indiana.edu.

You must register online to attend auditions. Click the button below to complete the auditions registration form.

Register for Choral Ensemble Auditions

Option 2: Submit a Video Audition

Submission Deadline

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Video Instructions

  1. Learn your part of the song "I Opened My Mouth."
  2. Sing your part of the song in the video. Click here to download your part recording.
  3. Sing another song of your choice (1–2 minutes)
  4. You will submit your audition video by uploading to a Google Drive folder. You will receive access to the Google Drive folder after completing the online audition form.

Register to submit a video audition

Contact

Email Dr. Raymond Wise at wiser@indiana.edu with questions.

Course #s (2 credits)

AAAD-A110 or AAAD-A339 

Class Day & Time

Mondays and Wednesdays at 3:00–4:30 p.m. in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Grand Hall and A201.


Check out the African American Choral Ensemble students and alumni performing "I've Got Robe," directed by Dr. Raymond Wise.
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