Calling all adults and teens who love to sing, dance and perform!
California Revels warmly invites you to audition for our 2024 production:
Midwinter Revels - A Celtic Celebration of the Solstice.
California Revels warmly invites you to audition for our 2024 production:
Midwinter Revels - A Celtic Celebration of the Solstice.
If you’ve ever seen our theatrical production, you know that at the heart of every Revels production are our community adults', teens' and children’s choruses, who bring traditional music to life through singing, dancing and revelry. These volunteer singers rehearse throughout the fall, immersing in traditional music and folk dance. Then, at Solstice time, they take the stage in colorful period costume, giving their all to create a performance to remember.
BIPOC singers are especially encouraged to audition. You can view our complete statement on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Action (IDEA) here.
BIPOC singers are especially encouraged to audition. You can view our complete statement on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity Action (IDEA) here.
Young performers
California Revels teens make up our Young Performers (YPs) on stage. YPs have supporting roles in singing, dancing, and in the overall expression of all things Revels. YPs are expected to audition along with the adults.
What we expect
California Revels Adult Chorus and Young Performers seek people ages 13 and up who love to dance, sing and perform, and who are eager to put on a great show. Revels chorus members are team players who love musical learning and can focus for the duration of a ninety minute rehearsal on musical learning that is fun, rigorous, and embodied. Most adults who join our adult chorus have had prior choral or performance experience.
Adult Chorus members are expected to:
Young Performers are expected to:
Adult Chorus members are expected to:
- Match pitch and rhythmic phrasing
- Memorize music & lyrics
- Read music scores at a fundamental level
Young Performers are expected to:
- Follow stage blocking
- Sing with Adult Chorus when on stage, to the best of their ability.
- Follow music scores and memorize lyrics for songs in which YPs participate
What you can expect
Revels chorus members receive:
- World class instruction in singing, folk dance and theatrical performance
- Participation in a vibrant, intergenerational community of traditional music lovers
- A galvanizing cultural experience that will call to the very best in you
- Memories to last a lifetime!
ABOUT THE AUDITION
The audition will consist of:
- Vocal warmups with a small group
- Singing scales to determine singer's best range
- Singing exercise learning a song with harmony parts in a small group
- Learning a simple country dance with a small group
TIME COMMITMENT
Californa Revels requires a time commitment commensurate with performing a full musical stage production.
Adult Chorus: In general, choral music rehearsals will be Thursday evenings, with additional weekends to learn dances and stage blocking, as listed below.
YP Chorus: YPs are encouraged to learn the Adult Chorus repertoir, but this is optional. YPs will be called for weekend stage blocking and possibly some dances. The YP Call Schedule will be distributed soon, but all YPs are expected to audition on Sep 7.
Participating chorus members commit to missing no more than one rehearsal, except in case of illness or injury.
Adult Chorus: In general, choral music rehearsals will be Thursday evenings, with additional weekends to learn dances and stage blocking, as listed below.
YP Chorus: YPs are encouraged to learn the Adult Chorus repertoir, but this is optional. YPs will be called for weekend stage blocking and possibly some dances. The YP Call Schedule will be distributed soon, but all YPs are expected to audition on Sep 7.
Participating chorus members commit to missing no more than one rehearsal, except in case of illness or injury.
Adult Chorus call schedule
Young performer call schedule
The YP Call Schedule shall be anounced soon.
HOW MANY in the choruses?
As many as thirty-five adults will be chosen for the Adult Chorus.
Eight teens will be chosen for the Young Performers.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to
our Music Director, Shira Kammen - [email protected]
or our Associate Music Director, Anne Goess - [email protected]
Eight teens will be chosen for the Young Performers.
Any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to
our Music Director, Shira Kammen - [email protected]
or our Associate Music Director, Anne Goess - [email protected]