Calling all musiciansAUDITIONSMembership of these professionally-directed groups is by audition only:SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA•STRING ORCHESTRA EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE•BIG BANDCHAMBER CHOIR•TOP VOICES•SHOW CHOIRMUSIC SOCIETY: POPS ORCHESTRA APOLLO ORCHESTRA & CHAMBER CHOIR CANTIAMO•PIT BAND

A single audition covers Symphony Orchestra, String Orchestra, Contemporary Music Ensemble and Early Music Ensemble. For singers, one audition covers Chamber Choir and Top Voices. Show Choir and Big Band have separate auditions.

All players and singers including members of last year’s ensembles need to audition – nobody has an automatic right to a place in any ensemble.

You can only sign up for an audition using the sign-up sheets placed in the entrance to Coleridge House from 9.30am on Monday 22 September until 12 noon on Wednesday 1 October, available during staffed hours (closed 1–2pm). If you turn up on the day without having booked a time, you will not be able to audition.

At your audition, you will be asked to perform a short piece of your own choosing and to take a sight-reading test. The piece should be chosen to show off your technical proficiency and tone quality. NB: It should be appropriate in style to the group you hope to join – so for Chamber Choir or Symphony Orchestra a classical piece of music is required.

Concert and rehearsal schedules for the whole year will be available at the audition so you can see what membership of your desired ensemble involves.

If you are offered and accept a place in any ensemble, it is expected that you commit to attend all rehearsals and concerts for the whole year.

AUDITIONS TIMETABLEAll auditions will take place between Wednesday 1 and Wednesday 8 October on the North Holmes Campus, Canterbury. Please visit canterbury.ac.uk/auditions for full information on audition times and rooms.

Instrumental lists will be posted after midday on Tuesday 7 October, in Coleridge House reception and online at canterbury.ac.uk/auditions

Choral lists will be posted after 9.30am on Thursday 9 October, in Coleridge House reception and online at canterbury.ac.uk/auditions

Ensembles are open to any student studying any subject. You do not have to be a music student to sign up.Some groups are entirely open – anyone can join without an audition. Most ensembles, however, are auditioned at the start of the academic year.For a place in our flagship groups make sure you grab the one chance to audition for this academic year!Audition sign-up lists are at the reception of Coleridge House, North Holmes Road (home of Music and Performing Arts, opposite the Maxwell Davies building) from Monday 22 September to 1pm on Wednesday 1 October – sign up early for a time.Visit the School of Music and Performing Arts home page on canterbury.ac.uk/arts-humanities/music Read our blog: cccumusic.blogspot.co.uk Find out about the Music Society: c3u-musicsociety.org

YOUR INVITATION TO MAKE MUSIC AT CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY

SHOW CHOIR auditionedDirector: Phil Hornsey Rehearsals: Fridays, 5.00pm for 90 minutes, St Gregory’s (starting 10 October)Show Choir consists of 30–40 members and performs a wide range of songs from the musical theatre repertoire. Members learn all material by heart and sing ‘off copy’.

CHAPEL CHOIR non-auditioned (but 8 auditioned scholarships available)Director: Macaulay Crawford Rehearsals: Thursdays, 4.15pm for rehearsal and service in the University Chapel (starting 25 September)A dynamic and friendly group here to support worship in the University community. We provide a rich and varied musical programme, giving singers and congregation alike a taste of the wonderful Anglican musical tradition. The choir also sings elsewhere in Canterbury – including in the cathedral – and occasionally tours further afield.

CHRIST CHURCH GOSPEL CHOIR non-auditionedDirector: Vince Peilow Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7.00pm for two hours, University Chapel (starting 1 October)An inclusive, non-auditioned choir that brings together students, staff and alumni. Songs are learned by heart, leaving hands free for expression. As well as performing in the annual cathedral Carols by Candlelight service, we give concerts of our own and often perform in the local community. We have reached the finals of national competitions in three of the last four years. (gospelchoir@canterbury.ac.uk for more information).

BIG BAND auditioned Director: Steve Waterman Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 7.30pm for 90 minutes, Maxwell Davies MDg01 (starting 14 October)Brass, woodwind and percussion players: join this gigging band.

We perform classic Big Band arrangements of swing and jazz but are also interested in students arranging and composing for the group – and conducting us!

CANTERBURY SCRATCH ORCHESTRA non-auditionedDirector: Sam BaileyRehearsals: Mondays, 9.00am for 90 minutes, Maxwell Davies MDg01 (starting 29 September)With 10–20 members we pursue an open approach to improvising music. We respond to drawings, work with film-makers and poets and collaborate with singer-song writers, Indian classical musicians and laptop artists. We have performed in galleries and halls with dancers, 3D light sculptures, video art, fairytales and even an 80s rock star!

POPS ORCHESTRA auditionedDirector: Dan TomkinsonRehearsals: every other Monday, 8pm for two hours, Maxwell Davies MDg01 and every other Sunday in St Gregory’s (starting 12 October)

We are a large student ensemble working on scores from both film and musicals for

solo concert. We also provide accompaniment for other society projects, and for the Broadway Choir. All instruments welcome.

APOLLO ORCHESTRA AND CHAMBER CHOIR auditioned Director: Marius ReklaitisRehearsals: Monday and Tuesday Evenings, St Gregory’s (start date to be confirmed)

The Apollo Chamber Ensemble, formed in 2012, is a student-run chamber ensemble that

performs a wide variety of works ranging from the Renaissance period to contemporary compositions. The ensemble comprises a Chamber Orchestra and a Choir that perform together as well as in smaller groupings.

CANTIAMO auditioned Director: Sam King Rehearsals: Monday and Wednesday afternoons, Maxwell Davies MDf08 (start date to be confirmed)

A student-led a cappella vocal group working on repertoire from madrigals to chart hits.

MUSIC SOCIETY PIT BAND ENSEMBLE auditioned Director: Dan Tomkinson Rehearsals: times and venue to be confirmed

The Pit Band is a group of around 15 musicians working on full musical theatre pit

band scores. Members need good sight-reading skills to keep up with the quick turnaround of repertoire. We accompany groups within the music department and also provide accompaniment to groups outside the university. All instruments welcome.

CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY – MUSIC ENSEMBLES

UNIVERSITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA auditionedDirector: Martin Outram Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 3.00pm for two hours, St Gregory’s (starting 8 October)The flagship Symphony Orchestra performs masterpieces from all periods and from many musical genres, including works by Christ Church students. We perform at the cathedral concert in February and the Prom concert in June. We often collaborate with University choirs in performances of major choral works.

UNIVERSITY CHAMBER CHOIR auditionedDirector: David Allinson Rehearsals: Thursdays, 7.00pm for two hours, St Gregory’s (starting 9 October)The University’s elite chamber choir performs choral music of all periods and styles to the highest standard, with an

emphasis on the Renaissance and modern periods. A friendly, hard-working and dynamic group, we give several concerts on campus during the academic year, perform at graduation ceremonies and in the annual cathedral concert – and compete in the annual Cathedral Group Choirs Festival.

UNIVERSITY STRING ORCHESTRA auditionedDirector: Martin Outram Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 7.00pm for 90 minutes, St Gregory’s (starting 8 October)Welcoming string players from across the University, we perform repertoire ranging from the Baroque to the present day. There are opportunities for concerto playing and we hold workshops for composers to try out new music. We perform at the annual cathedral concert and the summer Prom concert and constitute the string section of the Symphony Orchestra.

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ENSEMBLE non-auditionedDirector: Lauren Redhead Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 5.00pm to 6:30pm, Maxwell Davies MDg01 (starting 30 September)We are a medium-sized chamber ensemble that performs works in a variety of contemporary styles written by living composers.

EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE auditioned Director: Robert Rawson Rehearsals: Thursdays, 1.00pm for 90 minutes, Maxwell Davies MDg01 (starting 9 October)With 20–25 members, we perform vocal and instrumental music from the 16th to the 18th centuries, giving at least two concerts each year and occasionally touring abroad. This year we explore Purcell’s The Fairy Queen and Lully’s Armide. All instruments

and voice types welcome. (There is also an opportunity for two violinists, a cellist and a harpsichordist to join a smaller ensemble and learn to play on reconstructions of period instruments.)

SYMPHONIC WIND ORCHESTRA non-auditioned Director: Ian Crowther Rehearsals: Mondays, 5.15pm for 90 minutes, St Gregory’s (starting 6 October)One of the Department’s flagship ensembles, consisting of around 40 members, we perform exciting and challenging music from the wind orchestra repertoire.

UNIVERSITY CHORUS non-auditionedDirector: David Allinson Rehearsals: Wednesdays, 5.30pm for 90 minutes, St Gregory’s (starting 8 October)This large, friendly non-auditioned choir performs a range of repertoire from the Renaissance to the present day, but with an emphasis on core Classical repertoire. Open to staff, students and local people, members are expected to commit and work to a high standard. We participate in major events including the Carols by Candlelight service and orchestral concert in the cathedral.

TOP VOICES auditionedDirector: Chris Price Rehearsals: Tuesdays, 6.30pm for 90 minutes, St Gregory’s (starting 14 October)This quality, versatile group of sopranos and altos offers a demanding but fun experience of small-ensemble singing. Repertoire includes everything from medieval chant to arrangements of Puttin’ on the Ritz and Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, with sacred and secular music of all the centuries in between.

Rehearsal days, times and start dates are provisional and for guidance; they will be confirmed at the time of your audition and at canterbury.ac.uk/auditions