Sing with us!
Commonwealth Chorale is a welcoming and inclusive community that seeks choral singers of all voice types who have strong vocal and sight-reading skills. We especially seek those singing tenor and bass. Under Artistic Director Michael Driscoll, the upcoming season will again feature a diverse program of composers new and familiar.
Auditions
Auditions are held at our rehearsal location, First Baptist Church in Newton Centre. Please see below for more information concerning MBTA Green Line access and parking near the church, our rehearsal schedule, and concert time-of-day. Our next auditions will be held by appointment on the following dates:
- Monday and Tuesday, August 25 and 26, 2025 from 5:30 to 9:30
- Tuesdays, September 2, 9, and 16, 2025 from 5:30 t0 6:45
Please submit your audition request using the form you can find below.
Young Singers Scholarship Program
Thanks to generous donors, Commonwealth Chorale initiated has a Young Singers Scholarship program. Under this program, chorus members 30 and under do not have to pay annual dues and the per concert ticket purchase requirement is reduced from four to one.
Audition Format
Auditions are approximately 15 minutes and include:
- Vocalizing (singing scales to assess your vocal range)
- A short, piano-accompanied piece of your choice in any style (art song, aria, folk song, hymn, or a section of a classical choral work, etc.). Choose a piece that you know well and that shows your voice at its best. A pianist will be provided for you and you should bring a copy of your music for the pianist. The prepared piece does not need to be memorized.
- Pitch matching exercises
- Sight-singing
Audition Requests
To schedule an audition, please complete and submit the short form below and our membership chair will follow up with you. If you have questions, please email us at or call 617-244-0878.
Rehearsals
Commonwealth Chorale rehearses most Tuesday nights (7:15-9:45 pm) between early September and May (pausing after our November concert and resuming in early January), one Saturday morning in preparation for each concert, plus two evening dress rehearsals in the week prior to our concerts. Two of our three annual concerts usually occur on Saturday evenings and one on a Sunday afternoon. We rehearse at First Baptist Church, 848 Beacon Street, Newton Center. The church is a few minutes walk from the Newton Center stop on the MBTA's Green Line "D" branch. Also, ample free parking is available in the church parking lot (behind the building, accessed off Centre Street), on adjacent streets, and in the Newton Center parking lot.
