AUDITION NOTICE - SOPRANO 

Luminescence Chamber Singers welcomes applicants for the role of Soprano. This is an annual contract encompassing approximately 20 weeks of work annually, as a member of a professional six voice ensemble. The ideal candidate will be comfortable in classical and contemporary styles, and have an adventurous approach to vocal repertoire and performance.

ABOUT LUMINESCENCE

Luminescence Chamber Singers is a professional vocal ensemble based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country (Canberra, ACT). Luminescence has emerged as one of Australia's most exciting ensembles, championing the unbound expressive potential of our original instrument: the human voice. First founded in 2015 amongst undergraduate students, Luminescence now comprises a professional six-voice ensemble (Luminescence Chamber Singers), an annual concert season, a commissioning and creative development program, touring activity across regional and metropolitan NSW, Victoria, and South Australia, and a wide array of outreach and music education programs, including Luminescence Children’s Choir, an acclaimed program for singers aged 10 – 17, and an annual Holiday Program (ages 7 - 12). Luminescence works closely with Roland Peelman AM, a regular conductor, collaborator, and mentor for the Chamber Singers.

Luminescence Chamber Singers have built an enviable reputation as a uniquely versatile ensemble, performing repertoire that spans renaissance polyphony, medieval music, contemporary art music, pop, and folk, and increasingly working across both amplified and acoustic forms. Recent highlights include sold-out performances at the National Museum of Australia (2024), Melbourne Recital Centre (2024), and Sydney Opera House (2023), and debut appearances in Hobart and Adelaide, including at The Festival of Voices (2024) and at ACO’s The Neilson (Pier 2/3). Luminescence’s debut album (Of The Body) was recorded in early 2024, and is scheduled forthcoming release with ABC Classic.

Luminescence is working toward the ambitious vision of sustaining a salaried, permanent ensemble. The organisation and the ensemble is working toward increasing the time the ensemble spends together each year, and providing ongoing opportunities for singers.

CONTRACT DETAILS
Singers are contracted on an annual basis, paid by the call or for project-specific fees. Singer fees sometimes vary according to project requirements, but typical engagements are paid at a rate of $240 p call + superannuation. 

Luminescence rehearses and performs according to an annual schedule agreed in advance of each year. Please feel free to get in touch for more detailed information about our working arrangements and future plans.

APPLICATIONS

To apply, please fill in this application form. You will be asked to submit a CV/resume, and two contrasting video clips. Please upload your recordings to an unlisted (not private) YouTube link and submit the link.

Please send two contrasting video clips of at least 1 minute in length. The first item should be an unaccompanied folk song. The second item can be anything you feel shows your voice at its best - song, aria, early music , pop, - all welcome. We would recommend that you choose repertoire that demonstrates a diversity of style/technique. Edited submissions cannot be accepted.

Selected applicants will be invited to audition in Canberra or Sydney throughout May and June 2025. Singers invited to audition with the full ensemble will be sent two items from our repertoire to prepare in advance, and will be asked to read one early-music piece with the group. Although applications will remain open until a contract has been offered/accepted, we encourage singers to get in touch early in order to be considered for audition dates in May 2025.