come Sing With Us!
You like to sing Bach and Handel and live for a big group melisma. But you also love to float in the lush harmonic pool that is Lauridsen or Whitacre. Oh, but minor seconds are fun, too, like Gene Puerling arrangements or some smooth beat-boxing Pentatonix tunes. But really, at the end of the day, what you are belting in your car is Lizzo and Hamilton. For you, music is music is music is music — especially when done well with a great community of singers.
If musical variety is your jam, then we may be your next musical home. PEV is auditioning all voice parts, with a special appeal for tenors and low basses. We select soloists for both classical and contemporary a cappella works from within the group, so both choral and solo voices are welcome!
Special invitation for arrangers! Every spring we feature in-house arrangements at our popular Jazz & Pop show. Workshop your creations with us and bring them to stage!
Interested? Fill out the inquiry form below, and we’ll be in touch to let you know when our next round of auditions is happening - usually in the summer and occasionally during the season. (Not quite sure? Inquire anyway, and we’ll be happy to answer your questions.)
AUDITIONS
PEV’s auditions for the 2023-24 season are finished. If you’re interested in auditioning for future seasons, we encourage you to complete our audition inquiry form, and we will be in touch to get more information. We look forward to hearing from you!
Questions? Call our Administrator at (510) 848-8022, or send an e-mail to audition@pacificedgevoices.org.
We look forward to hearing from you!
REPERTOIRE
Each season has a varied repertoire that includes classical pieces from all eras and continents, African-American spirituals and — in our annual A Cappella Jazz & Pop concerts — every conceivable non-classical genre… they’re ‘hardly strictly’ jazz & pop!
REHEARSALS
PEV rehearses Monday nights, 7:30-10pm, at Crowden Music Center, in Berkeley, a few blocks from the North Berkeley BART station. There are a couple of weekend workshops sprinkled through the season. Our season generally runs from early September through mid-June.