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    20 Reasons You Want To Audition For UMD Choirs

    Auditions are Aug 29-Sep 3. Sign up now. www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/choirs

    1. Singing is your favorite.

    2. And singing with other people brings you joy.

    3. Sometimes you just lose yourself in music.

    4. You understand the power of song.

    5. Without it, you wouldn't know what to do with your life.

    6. You've got great rhythm.

    7. You can follow a conductor.

    8. You can practice your part at home.

    9. or you can really get down on the piano.

    10. You think this is cool.

    11. Your audition aria's been in your rep for months.

    12. You won't bring this to your audition.

    13. When you see throat tension

    you're like—

    14. Maybe your last audition didn't go so well.

    so you've kept your distance.

    You're taking it one step at a time.

    You're determined

    and ready to take the leap.

    15. The UMD Chorale and Chamber Singers will perform the Brahms Requiem with the UMD Symphony Orchestra in the Fall.

    in the beautiful Dekelboum Concert Hall

    under the baton of Dr. Edward Maclary.

    16. Then the Chamber Singers will sing some Bach with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center

    17. In the Spring, the Men's and Women's Choruses will sing with the NSO Pops under the baton of Steven Reineke.

    18. And the Concert Choir will sing Mozart's Great Mass in C Minor with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra under Masaaki Suzuki.

    19. In short, we set big goals and accomplish them.

    WE ARE GOING TO KOREA!!

    We went to Korea.

    20. You belong with us.

    Auditions are Aug 29-Sep 3.

    Sign up now.

    http://www.music.umd.edu/ensembles/choirs