Exultate – 2026–2027 Concert Season
Thank you for your interest in auditioning for Exultate. We are excited about that and invite you to audition for what promises to be a stellar year! The following is information about the 2026-27 season and the audition process. If you are interested, please fill out the application below. We will then be in touch with you soon to schedule your audition.
The choir and orchestra are open to any fine musician interested in committing time and energies to accomplishing high standards and a high level of music making. There are openings in all sections of the choir for the 2026-2027 season and from time to time openings in the orchestra.
Exultate is a fine orchestra and choir dedicated to performing at the highest level of artistry. Our concerts are filled with music from all periods of music history and our ultimate goal is to move the listener’s soul. Through intense rehearsals we prepare music and then present performances in acoustical spaces which enhance the listener’s experience and enable that music to move from voice to ears to heart and become music in its purest form – the language of emotions. What a privilege! We also have a great deal of fun doing so. Both the orchestra and choir are made up of musicians from all walks of life, many communities within the Twin Cities and a broad range of ages. We enjoy singing and playing together in rehearsals, concerts and off stage at gatherings, parties and other events.
We also have several recording sessions each season and release new albums often. We have more than 30 CDs in our library of recordings sold all over the world through our own web site, iTunes, Amazon.com and a host of other digital outlets.
Choir Audition Process:
If you are interested in auditioning for the choir, the first step is to complete and submit the form located at the bottom of this page. If you have additional materials such as a resume you may submit that as well directly to the conductor, Dr. Thomas D. Rossin by email at: trossin@comcast.net.
Auditions are being held during the afternoons or evenings from July 26 – July 31, 2026. Please read the following steps carefully to be sure your audition proceeds smoothly. Thanks much.
• Complete the audition form at the bottom of this page. After submitting it we will send you an email telling you that we have received your application.
• We will then assign a time and place for your audition based on your suggested times.
• The audition will take place as arranged. Musicality, sightsinging, tone production, memory and vocal agility are tested through the use of musical examples, exercises and vocal scales. No prepared solo is required. (We are interested in excellent choral singers who may or may not have a solo voice.) Auditions last approximately 10 minutes. Several days after your audition you may be asked to return for a group callback audition.
• You will be notified of the final results as soon as possible.
If you have questions, please contact the Artistic Director, Dr. Thomas D. Rossin by email at: trossin@comcast.net.
2026-27 Season Repertoire:
Please note: The repertoire is not completely chosen at this time. It will be dependent upon the choir chosen. What is listed here are works which WILL be in the repertoire for this season. There will be additional works prepared and performed.
Christmas 2025: At least one NEW World Premiere composition will be performed. One will be the new Christmas Oratorio by the marvelous composer, Heather Sorenson. (Exultate performed her Requiem a couple years ago and we were greatly inspired by its content and its ability to reach the hearts of those who heard it.) Exultate has been chosen by Heather to premiere her new work for full orchestra, choir and soloists. We are indeed excited to perform what promises to be a wonderful work for the Christmas Season. The 40 minute piece titled Jubilaeum will be formally released in 2027 but we will perform it at our Christmas Festival Concerts on December 11, 12 & 13, 2026. These performances will also include Christmas carols both old and new in fine arrangements for choir and orchestra!
Spring 2027: The 2027 Festival Choir will prepare and present Emmanuel – With Us + For Us + In Us, a pasticcio Oratorio made up of movements from large works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn and George Frederic Handel. This monumental work has 18 movements made up of the finest compositions of these illustrious composers. Surely performers and audience members will be filled with joy and moved by this wonderful collection of sounds. Concerts are April 23. 24 & 25, 2027.
2026-27 Season Choir Time Commitment:
Exultate Chamber Choir rehearses each week on Thursday evenings 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. – this season from October until April. Rehearsals are held at Christ the King Lutheran Church (8600 Fremont Avenue South in Bloomington). Below is the 2025-2026 choir schedule with performance (p) and recording (r) dates. Most rehearsal and recording dates are on Thursdays. Please note: most performances (p) which fall on Friday or Saturday are at 7:00 or 7:30 PM and most performances (p) which fall on Sunday are at 3:00 or 4:00 PM unless announced otherwise. (The following list indicates the dates we already have. There may be some changes, additions or deletions. Members receive the final list before the beginning of the season in October, 2026.)
2026-2027 Season Schedule – Choir:
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2026 – Christmas Festival October 15, 22, 29 |
2027 – Festival Choir February 18. 25 |
Exultate Orchestra Audition Process:
From time to time there are openings in the Exultate Orchestra. If you are interested in auditioning, please contact the Exultate office at 651-707-0727 or email the Artistic Director trossin@comcast.net. When invited to audition, candidates will be tested for musicality, instrumental technique and mastery of the instrument. Two prepared solos in contrasting styles (accompanist provided) are to be played at this audition. They need not be long and can consist of excerpts from the two works. A personal interview is included in the audition process. Auditions last approximately 20 minutes.
Exultate Chamber Orchestra meets on Thursday evenings 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. from November until April. (Not every Thursday – see specific dates on the schedule below.) Most rehearsal and recording dates are on Thursdays (see exceptions below). Most performances (p) which fall on Friday or Saturday are at 7:00 or 7:30 PM and most performances (p) which fall on Sunday are at 3:00 or 4:00 PM unless announced otherwise.
2026-2027 Season Schedule – Orchestra
| 2026 – Christmas Festival November 12, 19 December 3, 10, 11(p), 12(p), 13(p), 17(r) |
2026 – Festival Choir |