Exultate – 2023-2024 Concert Season
Our 27th Year
PLEASE NOTE: Auditions for Exultate Choir are closed at this time. However, if you are interested in singing with us in Festival Choir (February-April 2024) please click here for information.
This was the Information about the Audition process for Exultate Chamber Singers:
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 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 2023-2024 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:
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. Upon receipt of your submission below and any other materials, we will contact you to set up a time for your audition. You should suggest several times in your submission form. We will try to find a time which is convenient for you to audition.
After submitting your intent to audition and arranging for an audition time, your 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 15 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.
Choir Audition Schedule – 2023-2024 Season
We would be delighted to hear an audition from you if you are interested. In the form below, please suggest possible times you are available for an audition. We will assign a time for you.
If you have questions, please contact the Artistic Director, Dr. Thomas D. Rossin by email at: trossin@comcast.net.
Choral Repertoire – 2023-2024:
Christmas: Special for 2023: Several NEW World Premieres will be performed: Also included in these performances – Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach and other carols.
Spring (Festival Choir): – Bruckner & Sorenson: 2024 is the 200th birthday of illustrious composer Anton Bruckner. Exultate will perform his famous A Capella Motets as well as portions of his Requiem for orchestra, choir and soloists. The second half of this marvelous concert will be filled with the new Requiem by US composer Heather Sorenson. This excellent work is for choir, orchestra and soloists and is reminiscent of the music of John Rutter, Ola Gjello, Morten Lauridsen and similar composers. The first performance was in April 2023. We are delighted to showcase the music of this superb female composer.
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 2023-2024 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, 2023.)
2023-2024 Season Schedule – Choir
| 2023
October 19, 26 |
2024
February 22, 29 |
* PLEASE NOTE: There may be an extra rehearsal on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 in order to complete preparations for the World Premiere of several carols.
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. 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.
2023-2024 Season Schedule – Orchestra:
| 2023
November 16 |
2024
March 14, 21 |
* PLEASE NOTE: There may be an extra rehearsal on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 in order to complete preparations for the World Premiere of several carols.
Complete the audition form here: