Chorus Auditions

ICO Chorus Auditions 2025-2026

ICO is pleased to announce the following audition:

ICO Chorus Auditions 

To Apply:

  • Please submit a video of you singing a piece that you think represents your voice in the best possible way. Please send to auditions@icomusic.org.
  • Fill out our Google Form HERE.

Video Audition Guidance:

  • Memorization is not necessary.
  • A live pianist for the accompaniment is preferred but not mandatory (recordings are also acceptable).
  • The piece should be at least 2:00 minutes long and it may be of any “classical” genre (please refrain from jazz or musical theatre repertoire). 
  • Audition Candidates may submit their video auditions to the ICO via email at auditions@icomusic.org 

Deadline to receive materials is August 29, 2025. No phone calls please, email only to auditions@icomusic.org

Compensation: 
  • $250
Rehearsal Schedule and Performance Dates (No absences allowed):

Rehearsal 1 & 2: Saturday, November 22, 2025 from 11:00am-1:30pm and 3:00pm-5:30pm
Rehearsal 3: Sunday, November 23, 2025 from 7:00-9:30pm
Rehearsal 4: Tuesday, December 9, 2025 from 7:00-9:30pm
Tutti Rehearsal with Orchestra: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 from 7:30 to 10:00pm (Indiana Landmarks Center)
Dress Rehearsal: Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 7:30 to 10:00pm (Indiana Landmarks Center)
Concert on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 7:30 and Sunday, December 14th, 2025 at 3:00pm (Indiana Landmarks Center)

Why you should apply:
  • Exposure to a wide network of contacts
  • A close working relationship with Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, known for its friendly atmosphere, innovative programming, personable Music Director and Creative Artist in Residence, and its sustained, intentional, commitment to diversity
  • Opportunities to tie classical music to community engagement, education,  and visual arts
  • Space for your creative ingenuity

ICO is proud to be a partner orchestra of the National Alliance for Audition Support (NAAS), an unprecedented national initiative to increase diversity in American orchestras. It will do so by offering Black and Latinx musicians a customized combination of mentoring, audition preparation, financial support, and audition reviews. Learn more at www.auditionalliance.org.

Learn more about ICO’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

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