Ottawa Choral Society 2016 New Discoveries Auditions for Young Artists

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The Ottawa Choral Society’s New Discoveries Auditions are held in alternating years to provide emerging young vocal artists with a professional platform, broad audience exposure, and career development. The Choral Society is proud to have encouraged many of Canada’s most exciting young singers to find success with audiences across the country. Our laureates, including Joseph Kaiser, Philippe Sly, Wallis Giunta, Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabo, Michael Colvin, Isaiah Bell, Peter McGillivray, Pascale Beaudin, Geoffrey Sirett, Rihab Chaieb, Peter Barrett, and Jacqueline Woodley, are now appearing on opera and concert stages across North America and Europe. The Choral Society wishes to motivate the exploration and performance of oratorio and concert repertoire particularly, though opportunities in opera have also been offered to laureates through and following the Auditions. Our winners have gone on to perform with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Edmonton Symphony, Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, Thirteen Strings of Ottawa, CAMMAC, The Amadeus Choir, Chorus Niagara, St. Lawrence Choir, Cantata Singers of Ottawa, the Canadian Opera Company, Opéra de Montréal, Pacific Opera Victoria, and San Francisco Opera. Awards:  There will be three cash prizes of $1,900, $1,300, and $800, respectively; the jury may choose to provide more or fewer prizes.  The Ottawa Choral Society promotes the artistry of its laureates to performing organizations across the country. Laureates will be guaranteed professional engagements with the OCS; frequently they are offered engagements with the Society’s participating partners.  Winners will be presented at a Laureates’ Showcase Recital, which attracts the interest of a wide spectrum of local arts presenters and the media.  The OCS will invite local conductors and agency representatives to observe the auditions from Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal for additional exposure and opportunities; they will not be part of the official panel.

Requirements and Conditions (Please read carefully) Completed application form, resumé, and headshot must be submitted electronically in advance (no hard copies required) with a $50 non-refundable registration fee at http://www.ottawachoralsociety.com/OCS-NewDiscoveries-Auditions (VISA, MasterCard or PayPal accepted); the electronic document submission deadline is Monday, October 10, 2016. Registration fees being sent by regular mail must be postmarked not later than Monday, October 3, 2016.  Candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents aged 33 years or under as of October 10, 2016, and ready to launch their professional careers.  Candidates are asked to prepare four contrasting selections: classical aria (required), oratorio (required), art song, and/or opera repertoire. There must be at least one number in English, one in French, and one in German. The jury will choose from the list; not all selections will be heard.  A pianist will be provided, for whom the candidates should bring a copy of their music in a binder to the audition. Any selections outside the standard canon should be emailed in advance. Candidates may bring their own pianist but should indicate this on the application form.  Winners must perform at the Laureates’ Showcase Recital to be held at a mutually convenient time in the 2016-2017 concert season. Travel and accommodation expenses will be provided.

Jury:

ROBERT COOPER CM Artistic Director, Chorus Niagara Orpheus Choir of Toronto Opera in Concert Chorus Ontario Male Chorus http://deanartists.com/project/robert-cooper

BEN HEPPNER CC Celebrated Heldentenor Host of CBC Radio’s Saturday Afternoon at the Opera Host of CBC Radio’s Backstage with Ben Heppner http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ben-heppner

JOEL IVANY Opera and Stage Director Artistic Director, Against the Grain Theatre http://www.joelivany.com/index.php

DR. JEAN-SÉBASTIEN VALLÉE Artistic Director, Ottawa Choral Society Director of Choral Studies, McGill University Schulich School of Music Conductor, Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul, Montreal Inspiravi Chamber Choir Mountainside Master Chorale www.jsvallee.com

Please contact Maggie McCoy, Registrar, at [email protected] for additional details.

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Ottawa Choral Society 2016 New Discoveries Auditions for Young Artists – Toronto session

Date/Time
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
All Day

Location
St. Michael's Choir School, Toronto
66 Bond Street
Toronto, ON - Ontario
Canada, M5B 1X2

Price
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Phone
613-725-2560

Website
http://www.ottawachoralsociety.com

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