Louisville, Kentucky · Since 1939

Singers of every background are welcome to audition for the Louisville Chorus, Kentucky’s longest continuously performing choral organization. We audition soprano, alto, tenor, and bass voices on Tuesday evenings throughout the season, alongside occasional larger group audition dates, and applications are accepted at any time.

Singing with the chorus asks for one night a week. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 PM, with rare additional rehearsals as a concert approaches. You do not have to read music to sing with the main chorus: the sight-reading exercise applies only to singers being considered for the Fleur de Lis Singers, our chamber ensemble. In return you sing eleven concerts a season in cathedrals, concert halls, and community stages across Louisville and southern Indiana, with an organization that has sung in this city continuously since 1939. Singers who want to go further can audition for the Fleur de Lis Singers, which performs at weddings, galas, and civic events across the city.

An audition has three parts. First a vocalization, where we guide you through simple exercises to hear your range, timbre, and musicality, with nothing to prepare. Then one song of your choice: memorization is not required, a classical piece is suggested but any genre is welcome, and you should bring two extra copies of your score, printed two-sided and hole-punched, for the music director and the pianist. Third, a brief sight-reading exercise, which applies only to singers being considered for the Fleur de Lis Singers, our chamber ensemble. It is not required to join the main chorus.

The process runs in four steps. You complete the application form and tell us a little about your singing. Our Executive Director reaches out to schedule your visit. You join a Tuesday evening rehearsal from 7 to 9 PM to feel the room. You audition afterward, with the Executive Director and section leaders present.

The Louisville Chorus rehearses Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 PM, with rare additional rehearsals as a concert approaches. To arrange an audition, submit the application on this page, email info@louisvillechorus.org, or call 502-324-5233.

Frequently asked questions.

Do I need to be a professional singer to audition? No. Singers of every background are welcome to audition for the Louisville Chorus. The audition is friendly and low pressure, and it is as much about finding the right section for your voice as it is about whether you can sing.

Do I have to read music? Not to join the main chorus. There is a brief sight-reading exercise, but it applies only to singers being considered for the Fleur de Lis Singers, our chamber ensemble.

What happens at a Louisville Chorus audition? Three things. A vocalization, where we guide you through simple exercises to hear your range, timbre and musicality, with nothing to prepare. One song of your choice, from any genre, with memorization not required. And, for chamber ensemble candidates only, a short sight-reading exercise.

What should I bring? Two extra copies of the score for your song, printed two-sided and hole-punched, one for the music director and one for the pianist. Nothing else.

When are auditions held? We audition on Tuesday evenings throughout the season, alongside occasional larger group audition dates. You can submit an application at any time and we will be in touch to schedule.

When and how often does the chorus rehearse? Tuesday evenings, 7 to 9 PM, with rare additional rehearsals as a concert approaches.

Which voice parts are you looking for? Soprano, alto, tenor and bass. If you are not sure where your voice sits, say so on the application. Placing you is part of what the audition is for.

What happens after I apply? Our Executive Director reaches out to schedule your visit. You join a Tuesday evening rehearsal from 7 to 9 PM to feel the room, and audition afterward with the Executive Director and section leaders present.

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