Now Auditioning for our 2023-2024 season!

Membership in one of YWCP choruses requires an audition.

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From your audition, the YWCP music faculty will determine which of our ensembles is the best fit for your age, vocal maturity and music reading ability.

Email auditions@ywcp.org for more information or with questions.

We welcome non-binary choristers who sing in a treble range.

To find out more about YWCP Ensembles, click here and watch our What is YWCP? video.

We also offer 2 non-auditioned classes for girls ages 4-8: Dolce Singers and Arietta Singers.

Ready to Audition?

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What We Are Looking For

Some singers like to know what we are looking for in an audition, so we put this list together to explain each level’s requirements.

A successful audition for Prelude Chorus requires:

  • A natural, free singing voice
  • Good intonation (pitch)
  • Singing “Happy Birthday” from the given pitch
  • Enthusiasm for performing

A successful audition for Allegro Chorus:

  • All of the above
  • Healthy, free vocal production
  • Ability to identify treble clef note names
  • Ability to sing basic rhythms at sight
  • Some choral experience

A successful audition for Vivo Chorus:

  • All of the above
  • A maturing, confident vocal tone
  • Ability to recognize basic music symbols
  • Ability to sing a new melody with relative ease
  • Experience in part-singing in a choral setting

A successful audition for Young Women’s Chorus:

  • All of the above
  • Knowledge of key and time signatures
  • Ability to sing melodies in major and minor keys at sight
  • Ability to learn music on your own at home
  • Advanced vocal technique

Email auditions@ywcp.org for more information or with questions.

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  • Singing in YWCP has given me a greater understanding of who I am as a young woman in this world, showing me that regardless of what society says, I truly can make a difference with my voice

    Aria YWC chorister
  • It is a gift to have a conductor who wants to learn about the singers as people as much as teach them music.

    Esmé Vivo chorister
  • YWC reminded me of the importance of working together to achieve something beautiful. That feeling, being a part of something so much bigger than just you, is beyond magical.

    Kaitlyn YWC Chorister