I am looking for professional or semi-professional singers (S,A,T,B) proficient in sight singing to form a chamber choir (12-16 people) whose core repertoire will include such miniature masterpieces as Ave Verum Corpus by Byrd, My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land by Elgar, O Vos Omnes, by TomasVictoria, The Blue Bird by C.V. Stanford, Waldesnacht by Brahms, The Evening Primrose and The Succession of the Sweet Months from The Five Flower Songs by Britten, Ubi Caritas by Durufle and similiar works.
 
Twenty to thirty such miniature masterworks will be studied over time and in depth with the aim of bringing out the quality of the sound and the inherent musicality of the works. The works undertaken will have to be memorized so that the singers will be free to immerse themselves in the aural and emotional character of the music they are creating. I have a passionate desire to work toward combining the singer's natural appreciation of classic musical forms and poetry with the immanent beauty and power of the sounds. My goal is for the group to perform without conductor in the tradition of the Orpheus Chamber Ensemble and Chanticleer with a collaborative style of work being of fundamental importance in the realization of the works.
 
I have been inspired to create this ensemble because of my love for classical music, my interest in group collaboration and process and my natural penchant for seeking meaning through body awareness, be it in song, dance, meditation, "toning" or other related types of physical activity. In the center of this activity is sound itself which has the power to affect us profoundly on many different levels. Performances will begin as soon as the ensemble desires to bring to audiences the fruits of its labors.
 
Contact Marc Rubinn at 310-475-1646 or email me at mrubinn@pacificnet.net