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Singers Sought by Society

Morris Choral Society seeks all voice parts for spring

 

 

Auditions for the Morris Choral Society’s spring concert will be held on Mondays, Jan. 9 and 16, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 131 Mountain Way, Morris Plains, following the society’s regular 7:30 p.m. rehearsals. Singers auditioning for all voice parts: soprano, alto, tenor and bass, are invited.

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Auditions are open to anyone from high school age on with blending voices. The ability to read music is helpful, but not required.

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Anyone planning to audition should plan to attend the full rehearsal.

 

According to Choral Director R. Wayne Walters of Parsippany, the spring concert, "A Celebration of Classic Masters," will feature excerpts from Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven's Hallelujah from The Mount of Olives, and the complete performance of Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass. The concert will be Saturday, May 19, at 8 p.m. at the United Methodist Church on the Green in Morristown. The MCS singers will be joined by a number of guest soloists.

 

The acclaimed 85-member Morris Choral Society was named Outstanding Arts Organization of 2007 by the Arts Council of the Morris Area. Walters, the founder and musical director of the Morris Choral Society, was named the 2002 Outstanding Professional in the Arts by the Arts Council of the Morris Area. Kenneth Donohue of Morristown is the society president.

 

Funding for the Morris Choral Society is provided, in part, by the Arts Council of the Morris Area through the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State, Local Arts Grant Program.

 

For further information about the society or the upcoming auditions, call 973-998-7239 or visit www.morrischoralsociety.org.

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