Welcome to NWRS.org

 

Northwest Repertory Singers is a premier vocal ensemble whose mission is to enrich and educate the Northwest community through the promotion and development of choral music. Members are selected through a rigorous audition process. Each ensemble member comes from a rich musical tradition. The collective effect of this experience is an ensemble with an unparalleled commitment to the musical, emotional and technical performance of a broad range of musical styles and genres.  

Auditions

If you're interested in auditioning for our choir, please read the following and click on a day that would work for you.  You'll then be asked to choose a timeslot as well as fill out more information.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Prepare a solo to perform.  The solo may be an aria, art song, hymn or simple patriotic song such as America, the Beautiful or The Star Spangled Banner. An accompanist will be provided.
  2. You will be taken through some simple vocal exercises to determine range and voice placement.
  3. Tonal memory check by singing back a series of notes given from the piano.
  4. Very simple melodic and rhythmic sight reading exercises.
  5. Thoroughly complete the online audition form and be punctual for your assigned audition time.

If you have any questions, please send the email to conductor@NWRS.org.

Please choose one of the following dates (all days have slots between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.):

 

 Or, if you need to update or cancel a registration, click on one of the following links:

 

Delicate and expressive, Northwest Repertory Singers fill season-end program with Romantic French music

ROSEMARY PONNEKANTI; The News Tribune
Published: 05/22/1010:46 pm | Updated: 05/23/10 7:26 am

On Saturday night Mason United Methodist Church was packed, and it was easy to guess why: For the first time, the Northwest Repertory Singers were bringing in the Northwest Sinfonietta to tackle a choral work beloved of many – Fauré’s Requiem. Yet the rest of the French Romantic program was equally well-sung, though delicate.

It was a short program – just one and a half hours – with just half an hour of music before intermission. Yet, filled as it was with exquisite musical paintings and a few lesser-heard works, the first half more than satisfied.

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