Upcoming Concerts ... Past Events ... Vocal Workshops ... Vocal Auditions Vocal Workshops Open your voice with specialized warm-up techniques and learn favorite songs from KITKA’s concert repertoire. Register early as these popular workshop fill up quickly! Singers of all levels are welcome! To be notified of upcoming workshops, call, write or e-mail Vocal Auditions: Kitka is Looking for New Singers Kitka has two openings for new singers with strong, beautiful voices and engaging stage presence. We are looking for women who are adept at singing in both open/chest voice and “pure” (light vibrato) head voice styles. We are particularly seeking strong vocalists capable of singing in a low register and a strident “Balkan style” quality in the mid and/or high range. Familiarity with Eastern European singing and language is preferred but not necessary. Accurate intonation, rhythmic capability, previous performance experience and strong ensemble singing skills are essential. Singing with Kitka is a musical adventure. We constantly strive for higher and higher standards of artistry and excellence. We perform exciting local concerts and tour throughout North America and travel to Eastern Europe. We teach vocal workshops, host regular master artist residencies to hone our vocal technique and language skills, and collaborate frequently with artists working in different musical traditions and performance media. We are currently venturing into vocal theatre and pushing our own personal and organizational creative boundaries. We record CDs and, occasionally, movie soundtracks. We have an amazing amount of fun singing together and audiences are moved to tears by our performances. Interested? To be considered for an audition, please send us the following: Current resume or bio and letter of interest CD, Cassette, or MP3 File containing: One Eastern European or other song in open/chest voice (if you don’t know what this means, ask us!) One song in “pure” head voice (light or no vibrato) Scales or other musical selection demonstrating your vocal range Please label your recording with your name, email address, and phone number. If you would like your materials returned, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. MAIL YOUR LETTER, BIO, AND RECORDING TO: KITKA AUDITIONS 1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Oakland, CA 94612 OR E-MAIL LETTER, BIO, AND MP3 FILES TO: Audition materials are screened by Kitka's Music Director. Singers who pass the initial phase will be invited for a live audition. For more information about Kitka auditions and membership, call 510.444.0323, visit www.kitka.org/press/auditions.html, or email us at . About KITKA KITKA is an award-winning women's vocal ensemble specializing in traditional and contemporary music from Eastern Europe. KITKA's ongoing activities include: presentation of a San Francisco Bay Area home concert season, regional and national touring, recording projects, educational programs, master artist residencies, and adventuresome collaborations. KITKA is also dedicated to expanding the boundaries of traditional Eastern European music as an expressive art form. Composed of women from diverse cultural and musical backgrounds who share a passion for the stunning dissonances, assymetric rhythms, intricate ornamentation, lush harmonies and resonant strength of Balkan and Slavic women's vocal music, KITKA's repertoire ranges from strident chants sung in the open-throated village style to complex, contemporary choral works inspired by ancient extended vocal techniques. KITKA's voices have been featured on several major motion picture soundtracks, including Braveheart and Jacobs Ladder. The group has also been featured in various theatrical projects including Thomas Binkley's 1990 production of Carmina Burana,the American Conservatory Theater's production of Hecuba starring Olympia Dukakis. Kitka has released ten critically acclaimed recordings, eight on its own Diaphonica label, most recently Sanctuary: A Cathedral Concert (2008). A new recording and companion songbook Cradle Songs, featuring original settings of traditional lullabies of Eastern Europe, is currently in production and slated for release in September 2009. Kitka’s first songbook, a companion to the Wintersongs CD, is in its third pressing and continues to make a significant impact on the international choral music field. For more information, visit KITKA's homepage at http://www.kitka.org.