Auditions set for Elgin Choral Union

Following their sold-out fall concerts, the Elgin Choral Union will continue holding auditions for the remainder of the 2007-08 season on Jan. 3 at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.

Music director Andrew Lewis will conduct the auditions and piano accompaniment will be provided.

The second half of Choral Union's 61st season will highlight the majestic beauty of Schubert's Mass in G Major and Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass at 7 p.m. May 10.

The Choral Union also will be joining the Elgin Symphony Orchestra on Feb. 29 and March 1-2 for the ESO's "Romeo and Juliet" concert that will feature Borodin's Polovtsian Dances and selections from Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, and Prokofiev.

For the audition, singers will be asked to sing a selection of their choice and be asked to do some brief sight singing. Auditions will be held in the Elgin Community College Visual and Performing Arts Center in room 191D from 5 to 9 p.m. Singers should bring three copies of their music, one for the director, accompanist and their own use.

Regular rehearsals are held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays at ECC.

The Elgin Choral Union is an In-Residence Ensemble at the Elgin Community College Institute for the Performing Arts. As the oldest performing arts organization in the Fox River Valley, the ECU is composed of singers ranging in age from 17 to 79 and coming from more than 30 surrounding communities.

For information or to schedule an audition, call Lisa Wright, executive director, at (847) 214-7513 or (847) 214-7225.