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Application Deadline, Regional artists Competition, Bel Canto Chorus

  • 09 Mar 2012
  • Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
 

Bel Canto Chorus Announces 23rd Annual Regional Artists Competition

 

Milwaukee, WIBel Canto Chorus of Milwaukee announces the 23rd annual Regional Artists Competition to be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012, 1:00 PM at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, 1584 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53202.

 

Singers with strong oratorio experience are invited to audition for a solo engagement with Bel Canto Chorus during its 2012-2013 concert season, which includes a cash prize of $1,000. Past winners have gone on to perform in prestigious venues including the Metropolitan Opera, Santa Fe Opera, and Rome Festival Orchestra.

 

Judges for the competition include; Richard Hynson, Music Director, Bel Canto Chorus and Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra, Michelle Hynson, Assistant Conductor, Bel Canto Chorus, and
William Florescu, General Director, Florentine Opera Company. Additional adjudicators will be selected from the following organizations: Bach Chamber Choir, Festival Choir of Madison, Madison Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Choristers, Racine Symphony Orchestra, Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra, Waukesha Choral Union, and Wisconsin Philharmonic.

 

Interested singers with strong oratorio experience should send:

*    A one-page resume (including phone & email)

*    One black & white 8x10 professional photo

*    Two letters of recommendation

*    $35 non-refundable application fee (check payable to Bel Canto Chorus)

*    One clearly labeled CD or DVD of any repertoire that best represents your voice,

     no longer than 10 minutes. (Application materials will not be returned.)

 

Each competition finalist will be given 10 minutes to sing two selections. At least one selection should be from oratorio repertoire. Singers may choose to include a solo from Bel Canto's 2012-2013 Season which features Brahms' Ein deutsches Requiem and Rachmaninoff's Vespers, but this is not required.

 

The postmark deadline for applications is March 9, 2012

 

Mail Entries to: Regional Artists Competition 2012

                        Bel Canto Chorus

                        158 N. Broadway

                        Milwaukee, WI 53202

 

Finalists will be notified by March 30, 2012

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