Singing a cappella — without instrumental accompaniment — is no easy task. With the absence of horns or strings, it falls on the vocal chords to keep the beat and energy alive.
The Vallee Harmony A Cappella Pop Choir is gearing up for another season, and as such, is hosting auditions. Vallee conducts three choirs in Vernon, Kamloops and Salmon Arm. Singers join together at the end of the fall season for a choir performance in each city, for which ticket proceeds are donated to local charities.
Vernon rehearsals are Mondays and start Sept. 11. Vallee Harmony is seeking sopranos, altos, tenors, baritones and bass sections. The ability to read music is helpful but not required.
“It is a very informal, very casual audition to see if they have pitch and can keep in rhythm,” Vallee told The Morning Star previously. “Everyone comes in with different abilities. I just want to get a feel for how they sing the song, a sense of where they are, how their voice sounds and where to fit them.”
To schedule an audition and information session, email Vallee at sylvain@valleemusic.com or call 250-800-0592.