Auditions for the Billings Symphony Chorale will take place Tuesday, August 19 and Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Billings Symphony Chorale Director Dr. Steven Hart invites vocalists ages 15 or older to audition. Each person should prepare a solo to perform (classical, Broadway, opera, etc.) and will be asked to sight-read a choral score. An accompanist will be provided. Please bring two copies of the solo vocal material.
Auditions are by reservation only for both dates and will run from approximately 7:00–8:00 PM. Ten-minute time slots will be scheduled on a first-come basis. These will be held at the Billings Symphony Office located at 2820 2nd Avenue N, Billings, MT 59101. Rehearsals are held weekly on Monday nights from August through April. Rehearsal locations vary.
The Chorale appears in two public performances during the 2025–2026 season. The concert titled, “Choral Classics” will be held on November 15 & November 16, 2025 at St. Patrick Co-cathedral. This features selections from Handel’s Messiah, Brahm’s Liebeslieder (“Love Song”) Waltzes, amongst other works. On April 25, 2026, the Billings Symphony Chorale joins with the Orchestra to perform Verdi’s Requiem at the Alberta Bair Theater.
Now in his 19th season as the Billings Symphony Chorale Director, Dr. Hart is Professor Emeritus of Music at Rocky Mountain College in Billings. He educates students in conducting, vocal pedagogy and private voice, while maintaining an active schedule as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator.
To register for an audition, go to https://billingssymphony.org/employment/. For more information, email [email protected] by Friday, August 15, 2025.
