Auditions

2026 auditions will take place at the 1901 Arts Club on

Wednesday 25 February & Thursday 26 February 2026

1901 Arts Club
7 Exton Street, London SE1 8UE
www.1901artsclub.com

Application deadline: Wednesday 28 January 2026

Auditions will be screened with a fully anonymised application process.

If you wish to apply for an audition, please send the following to Louise Jameson at louisekjameson@gmail.com by Wednesday 28 January 2026:

  • CV (including voice type) with ALL personal information redacted (including name and any identifiable information). Please include your full name and phone number in your email.

  • Recent audio file (NB not visual), preferably recorded within the last year. Please do not send a YouTube link.

  • Availability am/pm on the audition dates.

Application Process

  1. CVs and audio files are to be submitted to Louise Jameson with personal information redacted by Wednesday 28 January 2026. All applicants’ files will be numbered and saved onto Dropbox with all names removed from file names.

  2. Ruth will review and shortlist all anonymised CVs/audio files. She will not have access to applicants’ contact details at this stage. Shortlisting will be completed by Monday 2 February.

  3. Louise will contact all applicants by Wednesday 4 February and let them know the results of shortlisting, offering audition times to successful applicants and explaining the format of the audition. Singers will be asked to let Louise know what they will be singing in their audition. There will be an opportunity for those who have not been shortlisted to request feedback at this stage.

  4. On Friday 27 February Louise will share the identity and contact details of singers who have auditioned with Ruth.

  5. Ruth will email singers who have auditioned with results and feedback after the audition days. All singers who have auditioned will receive an email by Thursday 5 March.

What to expect in the audition

  • Auditions will last for approximately 10 minutes and singers will be asked to sing one piece of their choice and two prepared choral extracts. There will not be any sight-reading. Choral extracts will be emailed to singers by Louise one week before their audition date. Hard copies of extracts will be provided at the audition. Singers will need to bring a hard copy of their chosen piece for the accompanist. Copies are not required for the panel.

  • A warm-up room (with piano) will be available at the venue 10 minutes before each audition time.

  • The panel will consist of Ruth Kiang and Dan Ludford-Thomas. Richard Pearce will be the accompanist.

  • Auditions will be screened and directed by the pianist. There will be no communication with the panel and singers will be asked not to speak at all during their audition.