The OV Singers Chamber Choir

The OV Singers Chamber Choir is an auditioned based vocal ensemble that undergo weekly training to perform high quality repertoires. The Chamber Choir learn and rehearse wide variety of music from various genres and musical periods. Singers in the Chamber Choir will train in vocal topics ranging from intermediate to advance levels and develop a healthy singing approach through choral ensemble best practices. Our Chamber choir is the front face of the The OV Singers Club Sabah that uphold its vision, mission, and aspirations towards choral development in Sabah. We strive towards making our place a welcoming space to sing together regardless of differences and envisioning ourselves as musicians and artists. 

Membership category from MTOVS will become automatic members of the Chamber Choir. Membership category from the Allied-TOVS and Student-TOVS may join the Chamber Choir anytime without auditioning provided that they are committed to adhere to our standard, quality, and rehearsal requirements. 

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Preparing for Audition

Auditions for our Chamber Choir will be conducted biannually or at the advise of our Executive Council with dates to be appointed by the Council.
Intention for audition from interested individuals can be placed in advance through our email contact or via inbox in our Social Media. Our members of Executive Council will contact the candidate to arrange the auditioning date via face-to-face or online Zoom (depending on the established SOP by the Malaysian Government). 

Auditioning Officer(s), AO, approved by the Executive Council will be assigned to supervise the auditions. Candidate may prepare to sing:

  1. All or part of any song of candidate’s choice (singing national anthem “Negara Ku” is acceptable)

  2. Vocalization to determine your range/voice part (SATB played by our AO) 

  3. Melodic or rhythmic recall exercises (played by our AO)

The OV Singers may at a time organize workshops or classes that cover singing technique, vocalizations, melodic & rhythmic training, and sight-reading skills (theory of music) for its members. Some of the programs are open for public (non-members) be sure to attend them to help you prepare for auditions. 

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