Thank you for your interest in singing with the York County Choral Society. 

The choir is composed of 70+ volunteer singers, ranging from college students to retirees, from all professions.  In order to keep the balance between voice parts in the choir, new singers are accepted as positions become available.  Auditions are required for all singers interested in singing with YCCS.  Singers are expected to be experienced vocalists with clear, strong voices, excellent tone quality and intonation, musical literacy (sight reading ability), and an understanding of choral musicality.

For the Spring 2026 concert, auditions will be held on Thursday, December 11 at Oakland Baptist Church in Rock Hill from 6:00-8:00 p.m. 

If you plan to audition, please email us at directors@yorkcountychoralsociety.org to let us know your voice part and which evening to expect you.  Upon arrival at the church, enter via the round staircase on the Ebenezer Road side of the building.

Auditions include vocalization, sight singing, pitch retention exercises, and singing the first verse of “Star Spangled Banner” unaccompanied.

Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings from 6:55-9:00 p.m. at Oakland Baptist Church.  A complete rehearsal schedule will be available at the audition. 

Our 2025-2026 concert schedule is as follows:

  • December 7, 2025 -4:00 p.m. at Byrnes Auditorium in Rock Hill
    (Mandatory December 6 dress rehearsal, time TBA)
  • April 19, 2026 – 4:00 p.m. at Unity Presbyterian Church in Fort Mill
    (Mandatory April 18 dress rehearsal, time TBA)

Audition Process

Auditions take approximately 10-12 minutes and are held with YCCS Co-Artistic Directors, Elizabeth Mixon and Randy Imler.  The expectation is that potential Choral Society singers will have past choral experience and be able to read music.  Auditionees should be prepared to:

  1. Vocalize
  2. Sing the first verse of “Star Spangled Banner” unaccompanied
  3. Sing back (a cappella) a series of pitches played on the piano
  4. Sight sing

Notification

You will receive an audition result notification by email within two weeks of the final audition date.

Audition Location

Auditions are held in the choir room of Oakland Baptist Church located at 1067 Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, SC.  Please enter via the rounded staircase on the Ebenezer Road side of the building.

Membership Policies:

Membership Responsibilities

Members are expected to commit to the entire season (fall/winter and spring) of concerts and rehearsals.  Should there be a conflict with this expectation, members are to notify the Co-Artistic Directors immediately.

Members are expected to read weekly rehearsal communication from the Co-Artistic Directors and come to rehearsal adequately prepared.

Dues and Music

Annual dues for York County Choral Society membership are $60.00 ($25.00 for students with a valid student ID).  Music for the season is purchased by the singer and becomes the singer’s property.

Attendance Procedures

Rehearsals are held at Oakland Baptist Church in Rock Hill on Thursday evenings from 6:55-9:00 p.m.  The quality of the choir’s performances depends on the attendance of each singer.  Therefore, at the directors’ discretion, a singer may be asked to sing his/her part privately for the directors if absences become excessive (more than two in a semester).  All YCCS members are required to attend every dress rehearsal and all performances.

Concert Attire

Attire for all YCCS performances is “concert black.”  Specific guidelines for men and women may be found in the YCCS Handbook, to be sent electronically before the first rehearsal.

Thank you for your interest in YCCS! 

We look forward to meeting you and hearing you sing on December 11.  Please let us know if you have any questions and remember to send us a reply at directors@yorkcountychoralsociety.org regarding which evening you plan to audition.