VOS Festival 2025 - Virtuosi Festival Chorus

Voices of Singapore Festival 2025 invites choristers to join us in our 2025 Virtuosi Festival Chorus Concert at the historic Capitol Theatre on Wednesday, 10 September 2025.

About

The Virtuosi Festival Chorus is an auditioned short-term choir formed specially for the VOS Festival, specially curated for experienced musicians, choristers, music teachers, and conductors who are passionate about choral excellence and collaborative music-making. The chorus will rehearse over four sessions, culminating in a performance at the festival’s finale concert. It will be led by our guest festival clinician Sanders Lau (Hong Kong), alongside VOS conductor Chong Wai Lun, offering a meaningful and challenging musical experience for all participants.

Sanders Lau is the founder and Artistic Director of NOĒMA, a newly established chamber choir that comprises some of the city’s finest choral singers. A much sought-after conductor, Sanders is ardent about nurturing the next generation of choral leaders. He has taught, adjudicated, and given masterclasses, workshops, lectures, and pre-concert talks for numerous institutions and organisations such as the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Macao Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Interschool Choral Festival, and Joint School Music Association. Choirs under his leadership have captured top prizes in local and international festivals and competitions, including two Gold Medals at the European Choir Games Grand Prix of Nations.

Eligibility

• Minimum age of 21 years old
• Background as musician, chorister, music teacher, or conductor
• Proficient in sight-reading music with accurate pitching and rhythm
• Able to sing confidently and maintain strong harmony in more than 4 parts
• Capable of preparing music independently prior to the rehearsal

Rehearsal and Concert Dates

* ALL REHEARSALS AND CONCERT TIMINGS ARE COMPULSORY

Rehearsal:

28 August, Thursday: 8pm - 10pm @ VOS Capitol Studios B1

31 August, Sunday: 9am - 12pm @ VOS Capitol Studios B1

6 September, Saturday: 7:30pm - 10pm @ VOS Capitol Studios B1

7 September, Sunday: 12:30pm - 3pm @ VOS Capitol Studios B1

Concert:

Date: 10 September 2025, Wednesday

Warm-up: 5:30pm - 6pm @ VOS Capitol Studio B1

Soundcheck: 6:30pm - 7:30pm @ Capitol Theatre

Concert: 8pm - 9:30pm @ Capitol Theatre

Repertoire

1. The Heavens are Telling (from The Creation) - by Franz Joseph Haydn

2. Piano - by Harold Chan

3. Come to Me - by Ivo Antognini

Audition Process

• Please list your music and choral experience from the past 5 years, including any choir performances, ensembles, solo work, or relevant training.
• Please submit a video of yourself singing acapella from Letter A to the first note of Letter B from Piano, by Harold Chan, in your preferred voice part. A video taken on your mobile is sufficient. You may find the score for the audition here: Piano.pdf
• Applicants who do not meet the required experience level for the Virtuosi Festival Chorus will be advised to join other suitable festival choruses.
• Please prepare this video recording before proceeding with this eventbrite registration. You will be required to send us a link to your video recording in the order form.

Stage Dress Code

Smart casual attire with any combination of black and white, with black covered shoes.

Cost

All artistic and score costs of this programme are fully sponsored and supported by VOS as part of the Voices of Singapore Festival Choral Leaders Initiative.

Memory Work

Scores are permitted for performance. No memory work is required.

Address

VOS Capitol Studios

13 Stamford Road #B1-20/21 Singapore 178905

Capitol Studios directional guide: VOS Capitol Studios Guide.pdf

Registration Deadline: 14 July 2025