Register your interest for an audition

Contact the CCS Secretary and advise us of your section (Soprano, Alto, Tenor or Bass), and your interest in an audition.

Alternatively go straight to our mailing list and register your details there.

The ongoing CCS Chorus is an auditioned choir with several audition days each year.

Auditions of 15 minutes will check vocal range, sight-singing, listening (aural) skills and vocal quality.

In the sight reading component we are looking for whether you are willing to ‘have a go’ at something unfamiliar, and whether you keep going even if you make mistakes. In rehearsals we expect choir members to ‘keep singing’ and take responsibility for learning the notes at home – the audition helps us determine if this will be too much pressure for you.

We’ve all been through auditions ourselves, so we understand that you will probably be feeling stressed, and may not sing as well in the audition as you do at home! We are not expecting perfection, but we will be listening to the potential of your voice and your current musical skills.

A singer who is given an ‘on probation’ grading at audition may participate in all activities but will be re-auditioned after six months. ‘On probation’ singers pay only half their membership fee until they re-audition, and applicants may only audition twice. The whole membership of the choir is re-auditioned approximately every two years.

Try us in a Come and Sing program

If you haven’t been in a choir, or want to find out what’s special about CCS, our non-auditioned Come and Sing program is a great option.

Since 2011 we have held many highly successful Come and Sing' events in which we invite the broader community to rehearse and perform with us in a full-scale concert with professional musicians. As a guest chorister you’ll join us for a full rehearsal period and sing in the final concert, giving you a real experience of what it is like to be a member of the CCS Chorus. You’ll have the chance to talk to choir members about the choir, expectations, commitments and how rewarding it is to sing with us!

Our Chorus is open to all singers, including those with no choral experience. We will direct you to online resources that will help you to learn by ear if you need to. If you have some skills at reading music you’ll have a head start, but it’s not compulsory. To ensure the highest performance standard, you will be expected to attend all rehearsals, to listen to the resources and to practise at home.

Our 2025 Come & Sing concert included 80 Come & Sing choristers, with 80 CCS choir members and orchestra, presenting A Handel Celebration at Llewellyn Hall on 13 December 2025. Read the review of this wonderful concert here.

The 2026 Come & Sing concert will be Bach's Christmas Oratorio.

Contact us at any time to let us know that you are interested in joining in our next Come and Sing event and we will be back in contact with you when it's time to register.

Please subscribe to our Mailing List to keep informed about all of our concerts.

Choir rehearsals are held on Monday evenings from 7.00pm - 9.30pm in St John's Church Hall, Reid.  There may be other additional rehearsals or workshops as required prior to concerts.

Membership Fees 2026

(Fees will remain the same as the 2025 fees)

Prospective new members
Your membership fees arem payable on joining the choir. New choristers who join the choir after the end of June pay half of the full membership fee.