Chapel Choir Auditions
The Duke Chapel Choir invites auditions in all voice parts for our 2026–2027 season. Auditions are offered from Thursday, August 20, through Wednesday, September 9 and are approximately twenty minutes long. They include exercises in sight-reading, tonal memory, and vocal range. You may bring a song of your choice to sing, or you can sing "Amazing Grace" or "O Beautiful for Spacious Skies," music for which will be provided. Auditions are held in the Westbrook Building of Duke Divinity School, suite 036. Follow the blue signs that say "Chapel Choir auditions." If you have questions about the audition process, or need to schedule an audition outside of the available blocks, please email us.
Evensong Singers Auditions
The Duke Chapel Evensong Singers is a friendly, highly motivated twenty-five-voice ensemble of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and community members. The group sings choral music from the Renaissance to the present-day. The ensemble sings in Choral Evensong services on alternating Sundays at 4:00 p.m. and rehearsals on Mondays from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Music-reading ability is important, but you don’t need to be a professional singer or music major. No religious affiliation is required. We welcome experienced singers who enjoy working at a high musical standard. For an audition, please bring a short solo of your choice; you’ll also sing some scales and do a little sight-reading.
Duke Chapel is home to several choirs led by Chapel Music staff.
The choirs are open to anyone in the Duke and Triangle communities; Duke students, faculty, and staff, are particularly encouraged to participate.
We welcome auditions from new members for each of the choirs below. Auditions are held at the beginning of the fall semester and as needed throughout the academic year. We make every effort to engage all students and community members who are interested in singing with us.
To learn more about the Chapel’s choirs, email Chapel Music.
Chapel Choir
Founded in 1932, the Duke University Chapel Choir is the oldest established music ensemble at Duke University. The Chapel Choir is a regular part of worship on Sunday mornings during the academic year, singing a widely varied choral repertoire and leading the congregation in hymns and liturgical music.
Evensong Singers
Formed in 2015, the Duke Chapel Evensong Singers leads the service of Choral Evensong many Sunday afternoons during the academic year. The repertoire is centered on choral and organ anthems of the English cathedral tradition.
Schola Cantorum
Formed in 1995, the Duke Chapel Schola Cantorum is a flexible chamber ensemble comprising the Chapel’s staff singers and volunteers auditioned from within the membership of the Chapel Choir. The Schola performs in concerts, at conferences, and occasional worship services.