Orfeó Català

You too can sing in the Orfeó Català

Being part of the Orfeó Català means joining one of the country’s most prestigious and historic amateur choirs. An opportunity to become part of one of its leading choral families, with seasons of great visibility and the highest artistic standards.

This year, the Orfeó Català choir is holding auditions for new singers, who may join the choir’s regular line-up or its pool of reinforcement singers, depending on the ensemble’s artistic needs.

Requirements

The entrance auditions for the Orfeó Català are open to people aged between 25 and 60

Registration

The auditions will take place on 20 July 2026.

Once the registration period has closed, candidates will undergo a preliminary selection process based on their choral experience and musical and vocal training, at the discretion of the director.

For this first selection stage, candidates will be asked to send an audio or video recording, with a maximum duration of 5 minutes, performing a piece of their choice —or an excerpt— either with piano accompaniment or a cappella. This recording will be used to make an initial selection of applicants.

Selected candidates will then be contacted to arrange the time of their in-person audition.

To take part, please complete the registration form on the website and send the recording to the following address: [email protected].

Audition content

The auditions will consist of the following parts:

Performance of a work for voice and piano of the candidate’s choice.
Performance of two compulsory works.
Performance of an unaccompanied melody of the candidate’s choice. This may be a song, a work for solo voice or a choral piece, with a minimum duration of 1 minute.
Sight-reading of a choral score.
Vocal exercises.

Compulsory works according to vocal range

Sopranos: “How beautiful are the feet of them”, from Handel’s Messiah, and Schubert’s An die Musik, in D major.
Mezzo-sopranos and contraltos: “He shall feed his flock” —version II up to bar 23—, from Handel’s Messiah, and Schubert’s An die Musik, in C major or B-flat major.
Tenors: recitative “He was cut off” and aria “But Thou didst not leave”, from Handel’s Messiah, and Schubert’s An die Musik, in D major.
Baritones: “Herr Gott Abrahams”, from Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elias, and Schubert’s An die Musik, in C major.
Basses: “O Isis und Osiris”, from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, and Schubert’s An die Musik, in B-flat major.

Candidates must demonstrate a good level of musical preparation and, above all, strong vocal abilities. There is no need to bring a pianist.

Further information

Orfeó Català
c/ Palau de la Música, 4-6
08003 Barcelona
Tel. +34 93 295 72 22
[email protected]
www.palaumusica.cat