Thank you for your interest in The Capital Hearings!
About The Group
We are a mixed a cappella ensemble of young professionals. Our members include several former collegiate a cappella music directors, and many members perform in Washington’s larger choruses, have church choir jobs, and/or work as arts professionals.
Our ensemble has received multiple Washington Area Music Award (WAMMIE) nominations, and our albums have received honors from the Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB) and the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs). We have performed at venues including the Kennedy Center, Strathmore, the National Portrait Gallery, the Phillips Collection, the Embassies of Canada and Switzerland, the Watergate, the Washington Convention Center, the U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory, and on Capitol Hill.
Rehearsals are held in Woodley Park every other Thursday evening during the fall and spring, increasing to weekly during the summer and as performance opportunities require. Performances include a major concert in the early fall, several holiday performances in December, and other events throughout the year. We also typically spend two weekends per year together for retreats.
Check us out on YouTube, Instagram and Spotify!
We Look For Members Who:
- Are comfortable singing in both classical choral and non-classical styles. Experience with vocal jazz and/or pop is a plus
- Are outstanding musicians and ensemble singers, with an ear for blend, diction, and style in an a cappella setting
- Possess excellent sight-reading skills and the ability to learn music independently
- Enjoy a collaborative group environment with opportunities to contribute a wide range of talents
- Are strong soloists in any style
- Bring directing, arranging, and/or vocal percussion experience
- Are interested in sharing additional talents: arts or nonprofit management, sound, video, design, choreography, etc.
Video Submission Round:
To begin the audition process, auditionees are asked to submit a video recording.
You will record a video of yourself singing along to a pre-recorded audition video. This audition video will guide you through a vocal range test and then ask you to sing a solo of your choosing.
For your solo, please prepare ~1 minute of a song in any genre. Please do not use any accompaniment.
How to record your video:
- Find a quiet space and prepare your own video recording device– taking a video on your phone is fine! Make sure you can be seen in the video.
- Set up a second device (such as a laptop) to play the audition video.
- Click on the proper audition video link: Select either the “Upper Voices” video (for soprano/alto range) or the “Lower Voices” video (for tenor/baritone/bass range).
- When you are ready, begin recording and press play on the audition video.
- The video will lead you through the audition to 1. Introduce yourself, 2. Do vocal range exercises, and 3. Sing your solo. Please do this in one continuous take.
- When you have finished the audition, stop recording your video.
- Save the file with your first and last name in the file name.
- Submit your video via this Google Form.
How to submit your video:
Please submit your video and information about yourself via this Google Form.
Next Steps: We are currently accepting audition videos on a rolling basis. We will follow up with you if we’d like to move you forward to the next round of the audition process. Please feel free to reach out to our Auditions Team by emailing auditions@thecapitalhearings.com.