Something to sing about: Seattle Glee Clubs want you!

The Seattle Glee Clubs – based in West Seattle, performing citywide – start a new season next month, so they’re recruiting singers right now:

Seattle Glee Clubs’ two vocal groups — the Seattle Metropolitan Glee Club women’s choir (the Met) and the Offbeats Vocal Jazz Ensemble — both have openings for the 2012-2013 season that begins in September.

The Met, which performs a combination of traditional choral, folk, jazz and popular music, has openings for all female voice types. The group is led by highly experienced musician and director, John Gulhaugen. An audition and some background in music are required. Rehearsals begin Tues., Sept. 11. 2012. For more information, e-mail John Gulhaugen at: The_Met@Seattlegleeclubs.org.

The Offbeats, performing a variety of jazz styles, including swing, bebop, Latin and contemporary, has openings for tenors and baritones. Acclaimed Seattle jazz singer Kelley Johnson directs the group. An audition and some background in music are required. Rehearsals begin in mid-September. For more information, e-mail Kelley Johnson at: Offbeats@seattlegleeclubs.org.

Steph August 15, 2012 (4:08 pm)

Don’t be intimidated by the audition for The Met. Basically, you just sing along with the group at the first rehearsal to make sure you can fit in. You are not forced to perform some sort of aria or other solo in front of the group or the director. Consider joining! We could use all types of female voices. There are women of all ages. We have a lot of fun!

West Seattle since 1979 August 15, 2012 (9:15 pm)

Do you need to be able to read music?

tina August 18, 2012 (11:31 pm)

Neither the Met nor the Offbeats requires that you read music.

Both require some background in music, and Offbeats requires an audition with the director and the ability to at least follow a score. But we learn the music from both soundfiles and sheet music, so if you can sing on key and hold a part while others are singing complex harmonies, consider checking it out! The music is great… and the group is a blast!

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