2025/26 Monteverdi Apprentices Scheme
Monteverdi Choir and Orchestras Apprentices are paid for concert performances; the Programme is free of charge to participants Closing date 11 April 2025
For details on how to apply please see our website.
We are now accepting applications from singers for the 2025-26 Monteverdi Apprentices Programme. This iteration of the scheme will run from July 2025 until July 2026. It is aimed at those with an interest in ensemble singing and the work of the Monteverdi Choir, who are either coming to the end of their musical studies or at the early stages of their singing career.
Our choral Apprentices will be integrated into the Monteverdi Choir, joining them and our two period instrument orchestras (the English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique) augmenting our musical forces for concert projects in London and on tour in Europe. They will, in addition, take part in a range of workshops and masterclasses led by international singers, conductors, our Choir Director Jonathan Sells, and other experts in their respective fields.
DATES
Auditions in London
1-2 May 2025
Observe Bach cantata rehearsals with Masaaki Suzuki (optional)
16-19 June 2025
Handel/Bach with Jonathan Sells
26-28 July, 2-4 September 2025
Mozart Requiem with Pablo Heras-Casado
15-20 September 2025
Rossini with Jakob Lehmann
25 September – 2 October 2025
Handel with Christophe Rousset & Sarah Connolly
6-16 December 2025
Bach with Peter Whelan & Mark Padmore
24-8 February and 1-6, 10-13 March 2026
Purcell The Fairy Queen with Jonathan Sells
15-26 May 2026
Rehearsals and Apprentice showcase performance
6-10 July 2026
AUDITIONS
• First round auditions will take place in central London on 1-2 May 2025 from 10am-6:30pm.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Please prepare three pieces:
• That cover at least two different languages, neither of which is your first language
• That between them cover at least two different historical periods, one of which must be Baroque
You may only be asked to sing two of these.
An accompanist will be provided. Applicants should note that the accompanying instrument will be a grand piano tuned to A=440Hz, or a clavinova for repertoire at A=415Hz.
Please be prepared to speak briefly about why you are applying and what you hope to get out of the Apprentices Programme.
Level 12, 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14 4AD
We are now accepting applications from singers for the 2025-26 Monteverdi Apprentices Programme. This iteration of the scheme will run from July 2025 until July 2026. It is aimed at those with an interest in ensemble singing and the work of the Monteverdi Choir, who are either coming to the end of their musical studies or at the early stages of their singing career.
Our choral Apprentices will be integrated into the Monteverdi Choir, joining them and our two period instrument orchestras (the English Baroque Soloists and Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique) augmenting our musical forces for concert projects in London and on tour in Europe. They will, in addition, take part in a range of workshops and masterclasses led by international singers, conductors, our Choir Director Jonathan Sells, and other experts in their respective fields.
DATES
Auditions in London
1-2 May 2025
Observe Bach cantata rehearsals with Masaaki Suzuki (optional)
16-19 June 2025
Handel/Bach with Jonathan Sells
26-28 July, 2-4 September 2025
Mozart Requiem with Pablo Heras-Casado
15-20 September 2025
Rossini with Jakob Lehmann
25 September – 2 October 2025
Handel with Christophe Rousset & Sarah Connolly
6-16 December 2025
Bach with Peter Whelan & Mark Padmore
24-8 February and 1-6, 10-13 March 2026
Purcell The Fairy Queen with Jonathan Sells
15-26 May 2026
Rehearsals and Apprentice showcase performance
6-10 July 2026
AUDITIONS
• First round auditions will take place in central London on 1-2 May 2025 from 10am-6:30pm.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Please prepare three pieces:
• That cover at least two different languages, neither of which is your first language
• That between them cover at least two different historical periods, one of which must be Baroque
You may only be asked to sing two of these.
An accompanist will be provided. Applicants should note that the accompanying instrument will be a grand piano tuned to A=440Hz, or a clavinova for repertoire at A=415Hz.
Please be prepared to speak briefly about why you are applying and what you hope to get out of the Apprentices Programme.
Contact details
auditions@monteverdi.org.ukLevel 12, 20 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14 4AD