Once more, with feeling

[rhu]

I've redrafted my "singers wanted" ad. Last chance to give me feedback before I post it later this week (I hope!) Thanks to all who gave me (very useful) feedback before!

Experienced amateur chorister seeks to join or form a chamber vocal ensemble

My ideal group would have mixed voices, one or two on a part, rehearsing one evening each week. Singers would have experience, good pitch, basic sightreading skills, and the ability to learn their parts outside of rehearsal (so that rehearsal would focus on the group sound and not on learning pitches).

The repertoire would be high-quality arrangements of great songs in all sorts of genres; some would be accompanied and some a cappella. Not all singers would necessarily sing all songs. The group would meet with a voice teacher/coach regularly but not necessarily at every rehearsal.

My goals are to have fun, broaden my experience, sing with some new people, and become a better singer. My primary goal is to sing for the love of singing and not necessarily to get lots of gigs. Informal performances are fine: I'd be happy strolling down the Esplanade on a summer's evening, singing for the fun of it. On the other hand, if the others in the group really want to seek out paying gigs, I won't object.

About me: I sing low bass and can sightread pretty well. I've sung with the Zamir Chorale of Boston, a nationally recognized 50-person community choir specializing in "Jewish" repertoire, for 14 seasons; the last 10 I've been the bass section leader. I have a bachelor's degree in music from MIT and some experience with composing and arranging.

Some logistics: I work in Kendall Square, Cambridge and live in Newton. Because I have young children, we wouldn't be able to rehearse at my house; but we'd probably be somewhere close in to Boston. I observe the Jewish Sabbath, which means that from sunset Friday through darkness on Saturday I cannot rehearse, perform, or drive (or ride) to a venue.

Comments

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

rehearse at my house; but we'd probably be somewhere

Comma instead of semicolon. :-)

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

:-) I stared at that for 30 seconds and still got it wrong!

[cellio]

Good luck with the group. I wish we lived in the same city. :-)

(Are you in the Zamir video that was made from a trip to Poland? That looked like a lot of fun.)

[530nm330hz.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm in the Zamir video from 1999. I was one of the singers interviewed in Terezin.