New Member Auditions (Fall 2025) will take place at the Elgin Community College Arts Center on Tuesday, Aug 23, 2025! 

Are you passionate about singing and ready to join a vibrant musical community? Audition for the Elgin Master Chorale and share your voice with us!

Audition Process

  • Quick and Friendly: Lasts just 5-10 minutes
  • Meet the Team: Audition with Music Director Andrew Lewis and our Artistic Development Committee Chair
  • What to Prepare: Bring one classical, choral, or musical theatre piece (no memorization needed) and three copies
  • What We’ll Assess: Sight reading, musicality, intonation, and tonal memory

Location

  • Where: Building H (Arts Center), Room H-123 at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Dr., Elgin, IL
  • How to Find Us: Enter the main entrance of Building H, walk straight through the lobby, turn left after the staircase, then right at the water fountains. Room H123 is on your left.

Membership

  • Be Part of a Class: Participation is a class at Elgin Community College and can be taken for credit if you live in the district
  • Rehearsals: Every Tuesday from 7:00-9:30 p.m. at ECC Performing Arts Center
  • Cost: $250 per semester (includes tuition, music, and overhead)
  • Attire: Women need a floor-length black concert dress (~$85); men need a black tuxedo, cummerbund, and tie

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