Masterworks Chorale /Greater Boston Choral Consortium

	Orpheus Singers
	James Olesen, Founder/Director

type	Small chamber chorus, 15-25 members, as necessary for program
repertoire	Renaissance to contemporary
performances	Two annual concerts. Debut concert: Nov. 25, 2005, Lindsay Chapel, Boston, featuring Palestrina's Missa Brevis. Our Oct.2006 program mixed English Songs & Ballets with music by Wolpe, Merryman , & Fine. Feb, 2007 focused on a cappella Brahms & included Schönberg. In Oct. 07 we sang a cappella Italian, 16th, 17th, and 20th centuries.
rehearsals	We meet on Tuesdays & Thursdays for 3 weeks prior to concert time, usually in Belmont, sometimes at Brandeis Univ. in Waltham, & rehearse the music intensively.
auditions	Yes
contact	James Olesen, director. (781) 736-3324 or olesen@brandeis.com
website	http://www.orpheussingers.org
other	Since Orpheus learns its programs in 3 weeks of intensive rehearsal, we are looking for experienced singers with good sightreading skills. We sing both accompanied and a cappella music.