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Singer Auditions

AfterGlow Chorus is always looking for talented, experienced singers interested in performing in a premier, chamber choir.  Audiences have raved about AfterGlow Chorus' high level of excellence and musicianship.

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Many of the choir's singers have studied music or sung in choirs in college, while others have significant singing experience via collegiate a cappella groups.​ Some of our singers include music teachers, college & graduate school students, educators, lawyers, medical professionals, tech engineers, scientists, as well as many others. All are committed to a high standard of musical excellence while also having fun in the process. 

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Our singers are drawn not only from Oakland, but throughout the East Bay as well as the overall San Francisco Bay Area (e.g., Alameda, San Leandro, Castro Valley, Richmond, Berkeley, Hayward, Emeryville, Orinda, Lafayette, Walnut Creek, and San Francisco).

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 What singers say:
“AfterGlow is unlike any other choir I’ve sung with — the level of talent is incredible, and every rehearsal and concert feels electric.”

 

​AfterGlow Chorus is currently scheduling auditions for our Fall '25 concert program called "A Not So Silent Night" (our first ever holiday concert). This exuberant concert is not the typical holiday choir concert with both traditional and non-traditional music selections to celebrated the holiday season!

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As we always do, we will be singing uplifting and powerful music from many different genres (e.g., classical, R&B, gospel, jazz, pop, etc.).

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🎵 The Musical Program (subject to change)

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Joyful Spirituals that lift the roof:

  • Glory, Glory, Glory to the Newborn King (arr. Moses Hogan)

  • Ain’t That-A Rockin’ (arr. Stacey V. Gibbs)

  • What ’Cha Gonna Call the Pretty Little Baby (arr. Ronald Stevens)

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Classic & Reimagined Carols:

  • Silent Night (as performed by The Temptations)

  • Ding Dong! Merrily on High (arr. Charles Wood)

  • Angels We Have Heard on High (arr. Alice Parker & Robert Shaw)

  • Away in the Manger (Lucy Walker)

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Soul-stirring masterworks:

  • Ave Maria (Nathaniel Dett)

  • The Word Was God (Rosephanye Powell)

  • Sweet, Little Jesus Boy (arr. by Stacey V. Gibbs)

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Gospel powerhouses:

  • Joy to the World (arr. by Mervyn Warren)

  • O Holy Night from "Great Joy" (by Buryl Red & Joseph Joubert)

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Holiday standards with warmth and swing:

  • The Christmas Song (as performed by Nat King Cole)

  • This Christmas (Donny Hathaway)

  • Carol of the Bells (Leontovych)

  • Auld Lang Syne (arr. Desmond Earley)

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👉 ðŸŽ§ Click here to preview the Playlist on YouTube

 

Unlike most other choirs, AfterGlow rehearses in intensive, 4-week periods right before each concert. Prior to the first rehearsal, singers learn, study, and practice their parts on their own.

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Rehearsals are very fast-paced due to the compressed schedule and high-caliber of singers. Regular rehearsals are held at First Presbyterian Church of Oakland in the popular Uptown neighborhood in Oakland. The rehearsal location is very easily accessible by mass transit (e.g., BART). Many singers also carpool with each other. Free parking is also readily available.

 

Here is the accelerated rehearsal schedule (In order to create a cohesive choral sound in a very short period of time, all rehearsal & concert dates are mandatory):

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  • Rehearsal #1: Monday 10/27 from 7 pm - 9:30 pm

  • Rehearsal #2: Wednesday 10/29 from 7 pm - 9:30 pm

  • Rehearsal #3: Monday 11/3 from 7 pm - 9:30 pm

  • Rehearsal #4: Wednesday 11/5 from 7 pm - 9:30 pm

  • NO REHEARSAL MONDAY 11/10 (VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND)

  • Rehearsal #5: Wednesday 11/12 7 pm - 9:30 pm

  • Rehearsal #6: Monday 11/17 from 7 pm - 9:30 pm

  • Rehearsal #7: Wednesday 11/19 from 7 pm - 9:30 pm

  • NO REHEARSAL MONDAY 11/24 OR WEDNESDAY 11/26 (THANKSGIVING WEEK)

  • Rehearsal #8: Monday 12/1 from 7 pm - 9:30 pm

  • DRESS REHEARSAL: Wednesday 12/3 from 7 pm - 10 pm @ St. Paul's Episcopal Church Oakland

  • CONCERT #1: Sunday 12/7  Call Time 1:30 pm for 4 pm concert @ St. Paul's Episcopal Church Oakland

  • CONCERT #2: Saturday 12/13 (Call Time 5:30 pm for 8 pm concert)@ St. Paul's Episcopal Church Oakland​​​​

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The audition itself is simple and straightforward. You will be asked to sing any a cappella song of your choosing that you have prepared.  There will also be some vocalizing and sight singing.

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To request a singer audition, please fill out the Google Form below.

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Unlike many other choirs, there are no fees or tuition to sing in the chorus in order to be as economically inclusive as possible for a variety of singers.

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