Soloist Auditions for The Snowman Tour

We are delighted offer children aged 7-14 the chance to sing the evocative Walking in the Air solo during The Snowman Tour performances in Buxton and Derby this year.

This is a wonderful and unique opportunity for any young musician to sing alongside a professional orchestra and in front of hundreds of people.

Auditions

We are looking for a singer with an unchanged voice aged 7-14 who will be asked to perform the song Walking in the Air in one of two auditions.

• Please note
  All our audition time slots are now full, however, any application sent to us will be added to a waiting list.

For Derby Performances

• Audition date: Saturday 18 October, 9.00am–12.30pm
  At Derby Music Centre, Beaufort Primary School, Hampshire Rd, Derby DE21 6BT
• For performances at Derby Reach:
  Thursday 4 December: 10.45am, 1.30pm or 6.30pm
  Friday 5 December: 10.45am or 1.30pm

For Buxton performances

• Audition date: Wednesday 22 October, 4.00–7.00pm
  At Harpur Hill Primary School, Trent Ave, Buxton SK17 9LP
• For performances at The Octagon, Buxton:
  Thursday 11 December: 1.45pm or 6.30pm

Preparation for your audition

The score and tracks are available below to help you prepare for your audition. We suggest practising your performance with the vocal track first, but move to the instrumental track without vocals as this will be what we expect in an audition.

It is OK to use music or words in the audition but we expect auditionees to look up and show us some facial expression when singing the solo, as if in a real performance.

Score and tracks

The score and recordings of Walking in the Air are available to view and download below. 

Making your application

Applications close Tuesday 14 October. A member of our team will be in touch to arrange a time slot by Thursday 16 October. We give preference to those who live or are in school in Derby and Derbyshire.

• Please note
  All our audition time slots are now full, however, any application sent to us will be added to a waiting list.

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