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The
music at Hope is contemporary and exciting and led by teams of
musicians and singers who have a heart for truly worshipping God.
Though made up of different experiences, backgrounds and strengths,
the worship teams share a passion for the Savior and
for praising Him, and for leading others to do the same. The music ministry is led by music director Karl Moraski. Click below to find out about volunteer
opportunities.
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Vocal
Worship Teams
Vocal Worship Teams are for auditioned singers who
can learn music and vocal parts quickly, blend extremely well, are suited stylistically
to the music sung at Hope, are available to sing at a moment’s
notice, and are extremely flexible and spiritually mature.
There are currently three six-member teams (2 sopranos, 2 altos,
2 tenors/baritones) which rotate on a weekly basis and
are responsible to sing at all weekend services. Singers also
sing together at various holiday and special events as scheduled.
The musicians in the worship band are selected by
audition and must exhibit spiritual maturity, be a regular part
of the fellowship and be of a high musical caliber.
August 2008 Auditions
Choose one of two opporturnities:
Sunday, August 24, 12:30 p.m. or Sunday, August 31, 12:30 p.m.
in the auditorium
RSVP by August 17 by submitting an online audition form.
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Auditions
for the vocal and instrumental worship teams are held twice a
year in February and August. Auditionees must have completed the Discovering Church Membership class prior to auditioning for either the band or vocal worship teams.
Click here to submit an online audition
form and RSVP for upcoming auditions.
Vocal Worship Teams
When auditions are held, singers must have one song prepared
to sing as a soloist using an accompaniment CD. Auditioners will want to choose
something that best shows vocal talent. This will assist
the director in determining pitch control and quality/style of
vocals. There may or may not be time listen to an entire
song so singers should be warmed up and ready to sing before arriving.
If auditioning as an alto or tenor/baritone, you will also be asked to
sing in small groups (following solo auditions) to assess vocal
blending, ability to sing harmony, and ability to retain harmonies
taught.
Instrumental Worship Teams
Those auditioning as an instrumentalist have the option of preparing
a piece for presentation. However, instrumentalists will also be asked to play
some songs typically offered in our Sunday services and that
should be fairly familiar to those auditioning. There will also be a bit of “on
the spot” learning as the band often learns new songs on Wednesday
evenings which must be prepared for the coming Sunday’s services, so
speed of learning is definitely a requirement. This audition will
resemble a Wednesday night rehearsal. Technical skills, improvisational
skills, and learning abilities will all be assessed. A rhythm
section will be in attendance at the auditions and instrumentalists
will be plugged in one at a time.
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For more information, contact Karl Moraski, Music Director, at karlm@gethope.net or 532.0620.
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