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Stern\u2019s work, based on Walt Whitman\u2019s Leaves of Grass, will be premiered by the Choral Society\u2014<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif\"><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif\">Flushing<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif\">, NY, August, 5 2025 \u2013 The ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ Choral Society will hold auditions for new members to perform during the group\u2019s 2025-2026 season. Applicants may schedule an audition via Zoom or in person on Tuesday, August 19, and Wednesday, 20, from 6 to 9 pm; Monday, August 25, from 4 to 7 pm; and Tuesday, August 26, 4 to 6 pm at this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalendly.com%2Fqcchoirs%2Fqccsauditions%3Fmonth%3D2025-08&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMaria.Matteo%40qc.cuny.edu%7C93cd54261a6e4c0f373b08ddd3b4d3fe%7C6f60f0b35f064e099715989dba8cc7d8%7C0%7C0%7C638899495790423386%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JPitRSGZ4UVcnduMcMHIhsAZO8npFm8GBXWeMHbNoNs%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/calendly.com\/qcchoirs\/qccsauditions?month=2025-08 <\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Among the performances taking place during the upcoming season are Duke Ellington\u2019s <i>Sacred Concerts<\/i>, in collaboration with the college\u2019s Aaron Copland School of Music\u2019s Jazz Program; Gabriel Faur\u00e9\u2019s <i>Requiem<\/i>; and the world premiere of a work by Los Angeles-based composer David Stern that is based on Walt Whitman\u2019s <i>Leaves of Grass<\/i>. <span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;font-size: 11pt\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif\">The ºì¶¹ÊÓÆµ Choral Society welcomes anyone with prior singing experience to audition, including QC faculty, staff, students, and alumni, and members of the surrounding community. High school students are also invited to participate through the society\u2019s high school outreach program. Rehearsals are held weekly on Wednesdays at <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.qc.cuny.edu%2Fa%2Fdirections%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMaria.Matteo%40qc.cuny.edu%7C93cd54261a6e4c0f373b08ddd3b4d3fe%7C6f60f0b35f064e099715989dba8cc7d8%7C0%7C0%7C638899495790456146%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9sfl64ogVNv%2BPX%2Bfmi57KlFJ6dv%2ByFYeEIHQW3HOsjw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">the college<\/a> from 7:30 to 9:45 pm and will begin on August 27, 2025. 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