Tempo briefs

Midseason auditions for the Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota will be held 6:30 to 10 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Lord of Life Church in Baxter.

Sarah Aamot-Lundin, chorale artistic director, seeks singers of all voice parts, particularly tenor and bass, from any community in Minnesota.

Aamot-Lundin will listen for the following musical skills during auditions: intonation, tone quality (choral sound vs. solo), ability to control vibrato, vocal flexibility and expressiveness. A prepared piece is not necessary.

Rehearsals for the spring program will be 7 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 20 at Lord of Life Church in Baxter.

Spring concerts are tentatively scheduled April 16-18 at locations to be determined.

For more audition information, contact Bob Nelson, chorale manager, at legacychorale@charter.net or at (218) 820-6094 or 888-899-6034.

Seldom heard masterpiece to be performed in Staples

STAPLES -- Antonio Vivaldi's masterpiece "Dixit Dominus," a unique work for both double chorus and double orchestra, will be performed 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Centennial Auditorium in Staples.

The music, considered one of Vivaldi's most important works for the church, although rarely performed, will be a collaboration between the Staples Area Men's and Women's Choruses, the Staples-Motley High School A Cappella Choir and High School Orchestra and community instrumentalists.

For ticket information call the Centennial Auditorium Box Office at (218) 894-5416 or 800-213-6877.