Auditions for the Coshocton Community Choir’s new season will be held the last week of August at the Choir’s office: 1035 Walnut Street. A prepared song is not required.
"There are openings in all sections (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass), but we especially need first and second sopranos, as well as first and second tenors," shared Charles R. Snyder, the choir's founder and conductor.
To make an audition appointment, call 740-623-0554. If there is no answer, please leave a message with your name and phone number. Rehearsals for the December 4 concert, 'O Come, Let Us Adore', will begin on Sunday, September 11, at 6:30 p.m.
The Coshocton Community Choir has had members from across the state of Ohio. Singers in last season's 50th anniversary edition of the Community Choir came from Coshocton and nine other counties.
Auditions for the school-aged ensembles, the Coshocton Singers and the Coshocton Youth Chorale, will be held after the Coshocton County Fair.
The Community Choir has also announced it will rehearse this season at Coshocton’s Emmanuel Lutheran Church, located at 1500 Pleasant Valley Drive, Coshocton; while Grace United Methodist Church rebuilds after its May fire.
"We began rehearsing at Grace Church last season once we resumed rehearsals after Covid cases let up," shared Gordon Kendall, Community Choir Board President, "and we do plan to return there once the church has been rebuilt. "I am so thankful that Emmanuel Lutheran Church offered their facilities as a temporary home until Grace Church is available again. On behalf of the entire Community Choir, thank you Coshocton and surrounding areas for your patience and continued support."
"We had been discussing at the church ways we could use our facility more for the community," shared Pastor Bryan Kittner of Emmanuel Lutheran Church. "We felt this opportunity to open our church up to the Community Choir at this time for their rehearsal space was a great fit and ties in well with our church's mission."
"The Coshocton Community Choir brings the spirit of worship into the public which is awesome!" continued Kittner. "At their concerts, the heavens seem to open up for a few moments which is so inspiring. We are so happy to be able to serve the Choir in this way and help them with their rehearsal space needs."
The Coshocton Community Choir actually has ties to Coshocton's Emmanuel Lutheran Church. The choir’s founder, Charles R. Snyder, was the director of Emmanuel’s Junior Choir soon after he returned to Coshocton to teach in 1970. Beginning two years later, Snyder also led Emmanuel’s Senior Choir from 1972-1976, prior to being hired by The Presbyterian Church in late 1976. By 1973, Emmanuel Lutheran Church had left its historic building at 7th and Walnut Streets and moved to its new building at 1500 Pleasant Valley Drive. In December, 1973, the Coshocton Community Choir sang Handel’s 'Messiah' for a capacity audience at the brand new Emmanuel Lutheran Church location.
To contact the Coshocton Community Choir call 740-623-0554, or email: coshoctoncommunitychoir@gmail.com. Call today for an audition time.
The choir office is located at 1035 Walnut Street (rear entrance), Coshocton. Learn more about the Coshocton Community Choir on Facebook or at www.coshoctoncommunitychoir.org.