FAQ
How many performances are there this year? When are the performances and rehearsals?
Please check back for the 2025-26 concert scheduled. Rehearsals are weekly, with additional rehearsals (typically two or three) the week of the performance.
How many performances are there this year? When are the performances and rehearsals?
For the 2025-2026 season, Saratoga Voices has planned four performances. Rehearsals are weekly, with additional rehearsals (typically two or three) the week of the performance.
Fall 2025
The Cabaret Returns
Saturday, October 25, TBA
Sunday, October 26, TBA
Vista Ballroom, Van Patten Golf Club, Clifton Park
Winter 2025
A Choral Christmas
Sunday, December 7, 3:00pm
St. Edward the Confessor Church, Clifton Park
Spring 2026
Poetic Echoes with the Schenectady-Saratoga Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, April 18, 7:00pm
Universal Preservation Hall, Saratoga Springs
Saturday, May 10, 3:00pm
Proctor’s Theatre, Schenectady
Spring 2026
Alexander’s Feast
Saturday, May 9, 7:00pm
Zankel Music Center, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs
Are singers required to sing in all concerts for the performing season?
Ensemble balance is critical in the choral arts. Singers are encouraged to sign up for annual registration, and this is reflected financially in the percentage discount singers receive when signing up for the year. Musically, it not only aids the chorus in having a strong foundation in which we learn to breathe and grow as an ensemble, but it also helps determine what repertoire we may pursue.
We do also offer the option to register for individual concerts if you are not able to commit to the entire season.
For additional information about member expectations, please review the Chorus Member Handbook.
When and where does Saratoga Voices rehearse?
Saratoga Voices rehearses Wednesday evenings, 7-9:30, at the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, 88 Lakehill Road, Burnt Hills NY 12027. See map rendering and zoom in for more detail.
On occasion, rehearsals may be at Burnt Hills United Methodist Church, 816 Route 50, Burnt Hills, NY 12027. Enter the front door of the church (to the left of the building from the main parking lot area on Route 50) and follow signs within the building to the practice area. This location is around the corner from the usual location. Please note that any location alterations are indicated via email.
Saratoga Voices follows the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake School District emergency closing schedule. The district may delay their announcement of canceling evening activities late in the day. If you wish to sign up for emergency closing notification (email or text) from the school, please visit their website for instructions on how to do so or follow this link.
When is the first rehearsal? What is the concert rehearsal schedule?
Please check back for the 2025 fall rehearsal schedule.
Prospective members who did not sing with Saratoga Voices in the 2024-25 season will need to audition before registering.
When is the first rehearsal? What is the concert rehearsal schedule?
First rehearsal is Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 7-9:30 pm at the Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room. Come by 6:30 pm on Rehearsal #1 to register or sign in, pay (if needed—by cash, check or credit card), and receive your music.
When the Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room is unavailable, rehearsals are held at Burnt Hills United Methodist Church.
New singers: You do not have to complete a vocal placement interview (VPI) prior to registering.
2/26/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room
3/5/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room
3/12/25 – no rehearsal
3/19/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room
3/26/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt Hills United Methodist Church, 816 Route 50, Burnt Hills, NY 12027
4/2/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room
4/9/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room
4/16/25 – no rehearsal
4/23/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room
4/30/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room
5/7/25 – 7-9:30 pm Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake high school chorus room
5/9/25 – Tech rehearsal 6:30-9:30 pm, Zankel Music Center
5/10/25 – Concert 7 pm (6 pm call), Zankel Music Center
Is there an audition to sing with Saratoga Voices?
Saratoga Voices holds annual auditions for new singers in order to evaluate candidates’ musicianship, vocal agility, range, and vocal quality. Auditions are led by Artistic Director Noah Palmer.
What can I expect during the audition?
At auditions, candidates are asked to:
- Sing a prepared piece with piano accompaniment. The prepared piece is ‘My Country ‘tis of Thee,’ which is included in the link below
- Sing vocal exercises.
- Sight-read short exercises without accompaniment.
- Sight-read a short piece with accompaniment
Candidates will be notified of their audition result by email.
How do I schedule an audition? When and where will they be?
Can I use my own music?
For the sake of consistency and efficiency at rehearsals, we ask singers to purchase scores from us, with little markup.
Do you have a dress code for performances?
The dress code varies, depending on the genre performed, but is chosen with the goal that singers need not purchase special concert attire. Most likely, you will find what is needed already in your closet.
How do singers get to know each other better?
In addition to our scheduled social break at rehearsal, Saratoga Voices hosts gatherings throughout the year and over the summer. There have been events such as our Open House, which is geared toward welcoming new members and Summer Sings, which welcomes current, new, and former members to sing with us.
Further questions
You can send us an email at this link or call/text the Saratoga Voices phone: 518-416-4060.