Choral Ensemble Audition Information
The Fredonia choral ensembles have a long history of excellence and are open to students of any major. Please join us!
Spring 2024 Auditions
Fredonia offers four choral ensembles: Chamber Choir, Camerata, and College Choir require an audition; University Chorus is non-auditioned. All choirs are open to all students regardless of major. All vocal music majors must audition for either Chamber Choir, Camerata, or College Choir.
Chamber Choir
Dr. Vernon Huff, conductor
> Meets Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30 - 2:20 PM
The Fredonia Chamber Choir is the university's premier choral ensemble. Chamber Choirs tours regularly and serves as musical ambassadors for the School of Music, and the university at large. The choir specializes in advanced choral repertoire and provides music for special events and outreach performances. Membership is restricted to second-year (and above) students, or transfer students with a wealth of choral experience. Audition required.
Camerata
Prof. Brent Weber, conductor
>Meets Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30 - 2:20 PM
Established in 1999, the Fredonia Camerata is a select ensemble with a membership of approximately 30 - 40 singers. This ensemble performs a broad spectrum of treble repertoire ranging from early Renaissance motets through major treble ensemble pieces of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Membership is open to all students. Audition required.
College Choir
Dr. Adam Luebke, conductor
>Meets Monday and Wednesday, 1 - 2:50 PM
College Choir is the oldest choral ensemble at the university. This SATB ensemble sings a wide variety of choral repertoire from the early Baroque through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Membership is open to all students. Audition required.
For more information regarding auditions for Camerata, Chamber Choir, and College Choir, please email Dr. Huff: vernon.huff@fredonia.edu.
University Chorus
Prof. Gary Lee, conductor
Meets Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 3 - 3:50 PM
University Chorus is the largest choral ensemble on campus, numbering over 125 singers every semester from every discipline. No audition is required. Please email Prof. Lee: gary.lee@fredonia.edu for more information.
Choral Auditions will take place Sunday 1/21/24 from 1:00-4:00 in room 3143. Please sign up for a time here.
University Chorus is open without an audition. For more information, please email the director, Prof. Gary Lee (Gary.Lee@fredonia.edu)
Please email Dr. Vernon Huff, Director of Choral Activities, if you have any questions about the choral program as a whole, vernon.huff@fredonia.edu.