Olde Towne Carolers 2023 Online Auditions
OLDE TOWNE CAROLERS – 2023 online auditions (Deadline: August 28, 2023)
Olde Towne Carolers is seeking talented singers for the upcoming holiday season. The caroling season runs from mid-November through the end of December.
We are looking for new singers in ALL of our regional operating areas, specifically those with good weekend and evening availability.
Olde Towne Carolers was founded in 2005 by Jennifer Graf (Soprano), who still owns and operates the company. We emphasize being a singer-run company FOR singers. Most standard gigs are at shopping malls, retirement homes, private parties, country clubs, corporate parties, etc, but we sometimes get very high profile gigs (opening for Pentatonic & Olivia Newton John, national commercial campaigns, national and regional television appearances, radios shows, etc.)
Indoor AND outdoor gigs.
REGIONAL OPENINGS:
Mid Atlantic Region: (PA, NJ, NYC, DE) Hearing all voice parts for standard caroling gigs, but especially looking for Tenors and Basses.
Boston Area: Hearing all voice parts for standard caroling gigs, specifically those with good availability.
Chicago Area: Hearing all voice parts for standard caroling gigs, but especially Basses.
Washington DC – Baltimore corridor: Hearing all voice parts for standard caroling gigs, especially Altos, Tenors, and Basses, and specifically those with good availability.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
*MUST read music
*Either a college degree in music, AND/OR previous professional singing experience
*RELIABILITY
*Excellent musicianship (ability to learn all music on your own)
*Fantastic Team Player
*Good performance skills and stage presence
*Ability to sing in English, German, Latin
*Ability to be flexible and think on your feet – our gigs and venues are extremely varied
*MUST HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION!!!! (We go to the clients’ venues for the gigs, and not all places are accessible by public transportation. This is something we have zero control over.)
New members will be required to attend at least ONE pre-season rehearsal in November. Rehearsals will most likely be online, but there is the potential to have in-person rehearsals starting again in 2023; perhaps a combination of both options. Rehearsal details announced in the fall. (Rehearsals are unpaid.)
Competitive Pay for all gigs!!!
AUDITION PROCEDURE:
*No live auditions. Online recordings/submissions only.
**If you previously auditioned for us and we weren’t able to offer a spot at the time, please send another email so we can make sure you’re back on our radar.
Singer submissions will include:
-Three pieces from OTC’s repertoire
(PDF’s of specific songs will be emailed to each singer requesting an audition.)
-One piece of singer’s choice. (Songs or arias from opera, operetta, or legit musical theatre are good choices. NO belting, please.)
To request your online audition, please email your resume and contact information, with “OTC Audition” in the subject line to:
Jennifer Graf-Domijan (Founder/Owner/General Director)
jengrafvip@gmail.com
(Please no phone call requests.)
DEADLINE: All audition materials must be received by OTC no later than August 28th, 2023.
Learn more about Olde Towne Carolers at:
www.facebook.com/OldeTowneCarolers
Hi Jennifer,
I was part of the San Diego sweet Adelines chorus for several years. And would love to join a singing group again.
Please let me know if/when you will hold auditions again. I would be so fun!
Thank you!
Sandra
Cell: 858-336-7655
Hi Sandra,
Please send your resume and any other pertinent info to my email at: jengrafvip@gmail.com.
Please put “OTC Audition” in the subject line.
Thanks!
Jennifer