Fall 2021 Auditions

Auditions for choirs for Fall 2021 will take place August 19-21.  Click on the link below to sign up: 

Fall Audition Form

Please enroll in your desired ensemble prior to the audition.  For course numbers and meeting times, click on the individual choir links below.

Audition requirements for each ensemble are listed below:

University Choir

1. Prepare and sing 60-seconds of a prepared solo piece (classical style preferred); accompanist will be provided.

2. Sight-read a provided melody.

3. Sing prescribed vocal exercises.

4. Prepare and sing the following choral excerpts:

Excerpt #1

Excerpt #2

Call-back auditions will take place on Sunday, August 22 at 12:30 p.m.

Conductor: Dr. Alan Zabriskie; alan.zabriskie@ttu.edu

Scarlet Voce (treble choir):

1. Prepare and sing 60-seconds of a prepared solo piece (classical style preferred); accompanist will be provided.

2. Sight-read a provided melody.

3. Sing prescribed vocal exercises.

4. Excerpts will be included here at a later date.

Conductor, Dr. Carolyn Cruse; carolyn.cruse@ttu.edu

Matador Singers (tenor/bass choir):

1. Sight-read a provided melody.

2. Sing prescribed vocal exercises.

Conductors: Victoria Pitre; vpitre@ttu.edu and Hwanwook lee; hwanlee@ttu.edu

University Singers (treble choir):

No Audition Required

Conductor, Stephanie Reyes; stephanie.l.reyes@ttu.edu

Assoc. Conductor, Kaycee Logsdon; kaycee.logsdon@ttu.edu

Lubbock Chorale:

1. Prepare and sing 60-seconds of a prepared solo piece (classical style preferred; accompanist will be provided.

2. Sing prescribed vocal exercises.

Conductor, Dr. Alan Zabriskie; alan.zabriskie@ttu.edu

Choral Area Calendar 

 

Dr. Alan Zabriskie, Conductor

Dr. John Hollins, Collaborative Pianist

 

The Texas Tech University Choir is the premier auditioned choir in the School of Music, comprised of mixed voices.  With graduate and undergardaute music majors, as well as students of majors from across campus, the choir performs music from a wide variety of styles and time periods. The University Choir performs as part of a regular concert series and in a variety of other venues including in collaboration with other Texas Tech choirs, high schoolc hoirs, the Lubbock Chorale, and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra.  

For more than fifty years, the Texas Tech University Choir has enjoyed a rich legacy of outstanding conductors and has established a standard of excellence recognized through both national and international venues. The University Choir has performed at conventions of the American Choral Directors Association, the Southwest Division of the American Choral Directors Association, the Texas Music Educators Association, and the Association of British Choral Directors. Additionally, the Choir has toured internationally to various locations throughout the world. The University Choir has also served as the featured ensemble in many of the finest performance halls in the United States, including Carnegie Hall, Chicago's Orchestral Hall, and Alice Tully Hall at the Lincoln Center.

Conductors of the University Choir have included Professors Ken Davis, John Dickson, and Rick Bjella. The Choir is currently conducted by Texas Tech University Director of Choral Studies, Alan Zabriskie.

All singers with considerable choral experience are encouraged to audition.

The University Choir rehearses Mondays and Wednesdays; 12 – 12:50 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thursdays; 12:30 – 1:50 p.m.; and Friday Sectionals 12 – 12:50 p.m.

MUEN 3101-201, 3201-201 (undergraduate); MUEN 5101-201 (graduate)

Listen to the 2017-2018 University Choir's performance of Kim André Arnesen's Flight Song, from the September 29 "Kaleidoscope of Choirs" concert

Dr. Carolyn Cruse Conductor

Rebranded in 2020, Texas Tech Scarlet Voce was formerly known as the Women's Chorale. This ensemble is an auditioned treble choir open to singers from all majors throughout Texas Tech.  In addition to a regular concert series, Scarlet Voce also performs for various university and community events such as the Carol of Lights Banquet and Texas Tech Women's and Genders Studies Women's Conference.  Soprano and Alto singers with considerable high school choral music experience are encouraged to consider auditions for this ensemble.

Women's Chorale rehearses Tuesdays and Thursdays; 2 – 3:20 p.m.
MUEN 3101-204 (undergraduate); MUEN 5101-204 (graduate)

Victoria Pitre, Conductor

Hwanwook Lee, Conductor

The Texas Tech University Matador Singers was established in 2000 as a choral ensemble for all tenor and bass singeres who enjoy the camaraderie of choral singing.

Matador Singers has gained substantial recognition performing in numerous events at the University and community levels. In addition to regular appearances on the School of Music choral concert schedule, this ensemble has opened the arts season for the College of Visual & Performing Arts; has sung at numerous Techsan Memorial Services and Alumni Association Dinners; has done outreach of singing for middle school male singers, and local retirement communities. The ensemble performs a wide variety of musical styles, including classical works, spirituals, folksongs, barbershop, jazz standards, opera choruses, and spirit songs.

The ensemble supports the University as a fine choral ensemble singing artistically performed arrangements of artistic, accessible, and entertaining music.

Membership in the Matador Singers is open by audition to all registered tenor and bass TTU students who have choral singing experience, who enjoy the fellowship of other singers, and who wish to serve the University as "singing ambassadors."

Matador Singers rehearses on Mondays, Wednedsay, and Fridays; 3:00-3:50 p.m.

MUEN 3101-207 (undergraduate); MUEN 5101-207 (graduate)

Prospective members should contact:

Dr. Alan Zabriskie Director of Choral Studies

Stephanie Reyes, Conductor

Kaycee Logsdon, Associate Conductor

University Singers is an un-auditioned treble choir open to singers from all majors throughout Texas Tech.  The choir participates in a regular series of concers each year.  All soprano and alto singers are encouraged to enroll in this ensemble course.

University Singers rehearses Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3-3:50 p.m.

MUEN 3101-202 (undergraduate)

Dr. Alan Zabriskie, Artistic Director



The Lubbock Chorale is a vibrant and vital civic choral organization that has been bringing enriching choral music to the cultural life of the South Plains for four decades. In addition to its integral relationship with the Texas Tech University School of Music, the Lubbock Chorale also regularly collaborates with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, area churches, and various municipal and educational entities. Performing major choral masterworks with orchestra, presenting innovative programming, and celebrating a wide variety of music are all fundamental aspects of the Lubbock Chorale's activity in our community. Each season the Chorale provides numerous scholarships for undergraduate and graduate music students. Week after week, year after year, people of all ages come together to enjoy everything from Bach and Beethoven to Broadway and Blues. Come and join us!

All TTU students are highly encouraged to seek membership in one of the all-student choral ensembles (University Singers, Women's Chorale, Matador Singers, or University Choir) to maximize the collegiate choral experience, and TTU music majors must register for one of the all-student choirs to fulfill degree requirements related to ensemble credit. The Lubbock Chorale is, however, an excellent option for additional choral experience, for students who do not need to fulfill a degree requirement, or for those who seek to broaden their contact with major choral works. One may join The Lubbock Chorale as a registered student or as a community member.

Students may audition for The Lubbock Chorale via regular TTU choral auditions (click on "Auditions" above), or may schedule an independent audition with Artistic Director, Dr. Alan Zabriskie. For more information or to schedule an audition, please contact Dr. Zabriskie at alan.zabriskie@ttu.edu. For more information about the Chorale, please visit www.lubbockchorale.org, or call (806) 778-4980.

The Lubbock Chorale rehearses on Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

MUEN 3101-206 (undergraduate)
MUEN 5101-206 (graduate)

 

Graduate study in Choral Conducting at Texas Tech University follows two paths, leading either to the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts or Master of Music. Students accepted into the program experience an immersive environment with a strong focus on choral literature, artistic conducting, and rehearsal pedagogy. Graduate conductors enjoy significant podium time both as teaching assistants and as primary conductors for selected TTU choirs. The flexible course of study allows one to pursue interests in vocal pedagogy, music theory, musicology, and other related areas of study. Graduates of the Choral Conducting Program at Texas Tech University currently work at colleges and universities throughout the country, as well as in secondary settings and sacred institutions. They are also involved in positions of leadership at state and national levels through TCDA, TMEA, ACDA, and other professional organizations.

Current Graduate Students:

• Andrew Huish (DMA) Charlotte, North Carolina
• Brad Light (DMA) Lubbock, Texas
• Kaycee Logsdon (MM) Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
• Victoria Pitre (DMA) Orlando, Florida
• Stephanie Reyes (DMA) Baytown, Texas
• Hwanwook Lee (DMA) Seoul, South Korea

Recent Former Graduate Students (2009 - Present):

Doctor of Musical Arts

• Jake Taylor (2021), Interim Director of Choral Activities, New Mexico State University
• Jonathon Barranco (2020), Director of Choral Activities, Henderson State University
• Justin Nelson (2019), Director of Choral Activities, Southern Arkansas University
• Benjamin Hawkinson (2018), Associate Director of Choirs, Millikin University
• Jeff Goolsby (2018), Director of Choral Activities, Abilene Christian University
• Ryan Person (2018), Director of Choral Activities, Morningside College
• Matthew Carey (2017), Director of Choral Activities, University of Alabama in Hunstville
• Barb Lamont (2016), Director of Choral Activities, Southeast Missouri State University
• Sarah Ludwig (2016), Assistant Director of Choral Activities, The College of St. Scholastica
• Joe Svendsen (2016),  Director of Choral Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Stephanie Council (2015), Director of Choral Studies, Simpson Collegetre
• Eric Posada (2015), Director of Choral Activities, San Angelo State University
• Trey Davis (2013), Associate Director of Choral Activities, Louisiana State University
• Andrew Kreckmann (2013), Director of Choral Studies, Sacramento State University
• Kristina Caswell MacMullen (2012), Associate Professor of Choral Studies, University of North Texas
• Andrea Pobanz (2010), Director of Liturgy & Music, St. Austin Catholic Parish
• Hyung Sek Chae (2009), Director of Choral Music Studies, Wayland Baptist University
• Sigurd Øgaard (2009), Domkantor, Bergen, Norway

Master of Music

• Jimmy Robertson, Head Choir Director, Reedy High School, Frisco, Texas
• Amy Moss, Head Choir Director, Frenship High School, Lubbock, Texas
• Trenton Davis (2020), Head Choir Director, Lowery Freshman Center, Allen, Texas
• Jacob Garcia (2020), Choir Director, Tennyson Middle School, Waco, Texas
• Debbie Seitter (2020), Head Choir Director, Vines High School, Plano, Texas
• Harrison Saldaña (2019), Worship Leader, Fellowship of Wildwood, Glencoe, Missouri
• David Warren (2019)
• Chris Jorns (2017), Assistant Choir Director, Lubbock High School, Lubbock, Texas
• Ryan Sullivan (2016), Director of Choral Activities, Arkansas State University
• Justine Halamicek Falch (2015), Head Choir Director, Killeen High School, Killeen, Texas
• Dan Smith (2015)
• Rossana Ardila (2013)
• Justin Duncan (2011), Music Director, Lubbock Moonlight Musicals