Membership

Join the Mishawum Choral Society

You are welcome to join us for one session or for many. We ask you to commit to a full session when you join us, and attend rehearsals regularly. We hold open rehearsals for new members at the beginning of each session in September and January. We do not hold formal tryouts, but we may check your voice range. You can sing along with us for the month, and see how you fit with the group, and how the group fits with you. If you wish to continue beyond the first month, we ask you to pay dues and become a member.
 
We hold rehearsal at the Woburn Memorial High School on Tuesday nights from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Please be ready to start on time each rehearsal. If you are coming for the first time, please come early so you can meet us, find your way around, and be ready to go at 7:30.
 
If you are ready to give us a try, sign up! Fill out the form and submit it, and that will give us a head start and save time at rehearsal.

Who Should Join
The Mishawum Choral Society is a community chorus for experienced singers with a love of choral music who wish to rehearse and sing in our concerts. We give you the pleasure of enjoying fine music and knowing you are a part of a musical community - a team that enriches the life of all of us. We currently have about 50 members. We feature a variety of music from popular to classical. Our selections are fun and challenging for singers and entertaining and rewarding for audiences.

Rehearsals
Rehearsals are held every Tuesday evening at the Woburn High School off Montvale Avenue from 7:30 to 9:30 pm. Parking is available at the school. Concerts are scheduled in December and May and several other events may be held, such as ecumenical services, the Woburn Christmas celebration, and special occasions such as weddings and funerals.

Open Rehearsals for New Members
Open rehearsals for potential new members are held in September and January at the beginning of the rehearsal seasons. No formal auditions are held, but we do expect new members to be experienced in four part choral singing, and to be able to read along with sheet music. We don't expect you to sight read music unassisted, but you should have some experience singing in parts along with others and understand music notation. Do you know the difference between 4/4 and 3/4 time? Do you know the difference between a quarter note and an eighth note? There is plenty of time to learn the music, as long as you have the basic skills.
We are always concerned with maintaining a good balance of voices, and we cannot promise to accept all applicants. Rehearsal announcements are posted on this website and in local newspapers and the Boston Globe North section.

Attendance
We expect members to attend all rehearsals. Members missing more than three rehearsals may be asked to drop out for the season, if they are not adequately prepared for the concert. Please let us know in advance if you must miss a rehearsal.

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