Choir Ensembles Auditions
Fall 2026 Auditions
If you have any questions concerning the audition process, please contact Dr. Andrea Solya at asolya2@illinois.edu.
Choral Ensemble Auditions
The University of Illinois Choirs are open to all university students by audition. Auditions take place the first week of the fall and spring semesters. Music majors who were placed in ensembles for the fall semester do not need to re-audition for the spring semester. See below for details.
Choral Auditions for Music Majors
All music majors audition every year in the fall semester. These students are in the BMUS, BME, and BMA degree programs. BA in Music and CS + Music students are encouraged to audition.
Location, Time and Audition Schedule for Music Majors
Music major choir auditions take place in Krannert Center Room 4-411 with Dr. Andrea Solya. The room is located on the fourth level of the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, near the south end of the building. Enter through the blue level KCPA doors on the main floor of the parking garage and go up one level.
Fall 2026 Music Auditions for NEW MUSIC STUDENTS ONLY:
Audition dates are as listed below:
- Tuesday, August 25 1-4pm All new undergraduate and graduate students
Requirements for Music Majors
Be prepared to sing a short aria or art song (or excerpt from a longer aria or art song of about two minutes). You will also be asked to sight-read and may be asked to vocalize and/or perform tonal memory exercises. The aria or song can be from any tradition, in any language, and should show us your expressive talents as well as your vocal skill.
If the day assigned for your year does not work in your schedule, you may sign up for a time on one of the other days (not the evenings, which are reserved for non-music major auditions).
ALL music majors, please sign up here:
Sign-up forms will be posted on August 17th!
Choral Auditions for Non-Music Majors
The University of Illinois Choirs are open to all students by audition.
Drop-in auditions are available for Fall 2026 enrollment for new students! All ensembles are accepting new students. Their days and times are listed below:
- Chamber Singers (MUSC 460, TR 1:00-2:50 PM)
- University Chorus (MUSC 462, MW 4:00-5:20 PM)
- Black Chorus (MUSC 463, W 6:00-8:50 PM)
- Women’s Glee Club (MUSC 464, TR 4:00-5:20 PM)
- Varsity Men’s Glee Club (MUSC 465, TR 5:30-6:50 PM)
- Oratorio Society (MUSC 466, T 7:30-9:30 PM)
Requirements for Non-Music Majors
Be prepared to sing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” or another song of your choice (1-2 minutes maximum) for your audition.
Tenor-Bass non-major auditions– Tuesday August 25 & Wednesday August 26 – Music Building Room 4056 with Dr. Andrew Major
Soprano-Alto non-major auditions– Tuesday August 25 & Wednesday August 26 – Krannert Center Room 4-411 with Dr. Andrea Solya
Non-music majors, please sign up here:
Sign-up forms will be posted on August 17th!
Returning Students
Returning members of the Glee Clubs (VMGC and WGC) who are non-music majors and who do not wish to be considered for any other choral ensemble, do not need to re-audition. Be sure to register for either choir before the semester starts so we are aware of your return.
Black Chorus
If your interest is specifically in singing in Black Chorus this year, you do not need to take the choral audition described above unless you are a music major; all music majors re-audition every year as described above. For Black Chorus information, contact Dr. Ollie Watts Davis, owdavis@illinois.edu.