Auditions for the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Chorus  (ECSC) 2013 fall semester will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in Leamy Hall on the Coast Guard Academy campus in New London, Conn.

Candidates should prepare a classical selection (your choice), excluding show tunes.  Examples of acceptable pieces are hymns, arias, or selections from other classical works.

Candidates will be asked to sight read a short selection chosen by Mark Singleton, ECSC Chorus Director.  An accompanist will be provided.

Interested singers should contact ECSC President Kathy Walburn at ecscpresident@gmail.com to reserve an audition time.  Those auditioning will be notified of the results prior to the first rehearsal in the fall.

The ECSC performs minimally an annual holiday concert in December and with the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra (ECSO) on the ECSO Concert Series at the Garde Arts Center in New London.

The holiday concert selections include:  Mendelssohn’s Magnificat and Rudder’s Gloria.

For further information on the ECSC, visit the Chorus website at www.easternconnecticutsymphonychorus.org.