BRATTLEBORO — The Blanche Moyse Chorale, an affiliate of Brattleboro Music Center, is scheduling auditions for new members in all vocal sections. Auditioners should be experienced in choral singing, capable of learning music independently, and not intimidated by foreign languages.
The Chorale, founded in 1978, is a chamber chorus of about 30 voices, who strive to attain the high level of musical artistry exemplified by its original director, Blanche Moyse.
Although it's based in the Brattleboro area, the Chorale includes singers from the wider tri-state region and beyond. Weekly rehearsals are held on Sunday evenings at The Putney School, in Putney.
In recent years, under the direction of Mary Westbrook-Geha, the Chorale has performed works by Handel, Copland, Mendelssohn, Britten, Palestrina, Schütz, Brahms, and especially J.S. Bach. Its most recent performances have been sacred works by Schütz and Mendelssohn, and Bach's motets #1, 3, 4, and 5.
The Chorale's plans for 2015 include a mid-April production of the masses of Igor Stravinsky and Frank Martin followed by a Columbus Day weekend performance of Bach's “St. John Passion.”