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Welcome to Choirs at The Butler School of Music
The Texas Choirs program comprises five choirs and offers a Bachelor of Music in choral studies (music education), as well a Master of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts in choral conducting.
Anyone Can Join!
The University of Texas at Austin has an incredibly rich history of choral singing. If you are attending The University of Texas at Austin in any capacity, and have a love for singing in choir, there is a place for you in a Texas Choir! You don't need to major in music to participate—in fact, over half of Texas Choirs are not music majors! In a university the size of UT, we are proud that Texas Choirs serve as a great crossroads of university interests. Texas Choirs is a great place to find community and kindred spirits.
Texas Choirs perform numerous concerts of diverse choral genres, time periods, and composers. All choirs are open to all students across the University, though some choirs require an audition for acceptance.
Auditioned Choirs
Students who only want to participate in University Chorus do not have to audition - you can simply register for the class to participate! Students who want to be considered for Concert Chorale must audition.
Choral auditions will take place in MRH 5.138 on August 20-22.
During your audition, you will be guided through some simple warm-ups and asked to sight-read a few short selections. You should also prepare a 30-60 second segment of a piece of your choice to perform unaccompanied.
Register for an audition before August 20.
Individual auditions will take place in the Butler School of Music:
• August 28 | 5:00–9:00 PM — Orchestra Room, MRH 2.118
• August 29 | 9:00 AM–2:00 PM — Choral Room, MRH 2.106
During your audition, you'll be guided through vocal warm-ups and asked to complete a short sight-reading and pitch-memory exercise. Please also prepare a memorized 90-second excerpt of a song of your choice to perform a cappella. A starting pitch can be provided if needed.
Individual auditions will last approximately 7–8 minutes.
Pre-Audition Form (complete BEFORE your audition)
Callbacks
Callbacks will take place Sunday, August 30 from 6:00–9:00 PM. Students selected for callbacks will be notified by email the evening of August 29 or the morning of August 30.
During callbacks, you'll learn and perform a short music selection as a group, followed by a short dance combination to assess movement and stage presence. Please dress comfortably and be prepared to move!
Repertory chorus does not require an official audition, but it does require permission from the director in order to register.
Non-Auditioned Choirs
Contact US
If you have questions about joining choirs, auditioning, upcoming performances or need other help, please reach out!
Butler School of Music
The University of Texas at Austin
ATTN: Choirs
1 University Station E3100
Austin, TX 78712-0435
Office: 512.471.0806
Fax: 512.471.7836
choirs@mail.music.utexas.edu
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