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UH Choirs Fall 2025 Placement Auditions
Overview
Choral placement auditions for the Fall 2025 semester will take place remotely and consists of three portions:
1.) Sight-reading 2.) Vocalize and 3.) Google form.
Details for completing these components of the audition are below.
Who Should Complete This Placement
All new or returning singers who would like to sing in Resonance or Soundscape in Fall 2025.
Note: Students who would like to join University Chorus are not required to complete this placement, but are welcome to do so.
When Does This Placement Take Place
Auditions for Fall 2025 are by appointment. See below for how to secure an appointment.
Step 1: Email Dr. DeSpain at kedespain@uh.edu to set up a sight-reading appointment
The last day to contact Dr. DeSpain for an appointment is Monday, August 25.
Step 2: Record Your Vocalize
Record an audio recording of yourself vocalizing with the appropriate voice track below. When it gets too low or too high, drop out. It MUST be an audio file (ex. .mp3, .m4a) and no larger than 10MB. We recommend recording with "Voice Memos" if you have an IOS device.
Soprano/Alto Track:
Tenor/Bass Track:
When you have finished recording, double check your work to make sure you and the vocalization track can be heard. If the sound quality is poor, try adjusting your microphone placement, or recording with a different device.
Step 3: Fill out Google Form
1. Fill out the following Google Form. This is where you will upload your vocalize. Submit the form any time prior to your sight reading audition.
https://forms.gle/MagS8tdG6JrouS4r7
If you have any questions about the audition process, please contact Dr. DeSpain at kedespain@uh.edu
After your audition:
Following their sight reading auditions, singers will receive an email from the choral faculty with their choral placement and directions on how to register for the course.
Reminder, there is no audition required to join University Chorus! If this is your preferred ensemble, you may skip steps 1-3 and register for the course (MUSI 1120) in MyUH OR sign up not-for-credit through Community Arts Academy. To sign up through CAA:
1. Complete the registration form to sign up through Community Arts Academy.
2. Once the registration form has been received and placement confirmed you will receive an invoice for the $50 registration fee.
Auditioned Choral Ensembles
Concert Chorale (MUSI 1122)
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Meets MWF 2:00 - 3:20 pm
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Mixed voices
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Open by successful audition and prior participation in a UH Choir
Soundscape (MUSI 1121)
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Meets TTh 2:30-3:50 pm
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Soprano/Alto voices
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Open by successful audition
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Optional non-credit registration through CAA
Resonance (MUSI 1121)
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Meets TTH 11:30 - 12:50 pm
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Tenor/Bass voices
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Open by successful audition
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Optional non-credit registration through CAA
Non-Auditioned Choral Ensembles
University Chorus (MUSI 1120)
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Meets MW 4:00-5:20 pm
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Open to all singers without audition
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Optional non-credit registration through CAA
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Email Dr. DeSpain (kedespain@uh.edu) for more information