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Auditions

2010 Spring Auditions

Preliminary auditions will be held in Adams House UCR at the following times:

Sunday, March 7, 1PM-4PM
Monday, March 8, 7:30PM-10:30PM

Please prepare a short solo of your choice. Contact President Ari Peña at president@dins.com with any questions about the audition process, described below.

The Audition Process

The Din & Tonics hold auditions each fall and spring. The audition process for the Din & Tonics is rigorous, but it is also immensely enjoyable. The process has two stages: preliminary auditions and callbacks.

Preliminary auditions are held over a period of 2-3 days and are open to all male degree-seeking Harvard students. The preliminary audition, which lasts approximately 15 minutes, consists of a range test, some short pitch-matching exercises, and an optional sight-reading selection. Additionally, auditionees are asked to prepare a short solo in advance of the audition.

Callback auditions. After all auditionees have been heard, the Dins select a small number who are “called-back” for the second stage of the audition process. During callback auditions, auditionees learn and perform selections of the group’s repertoire. Auditionees also have a chance to get to know the Dins themselves.

Once the three nights of callback auditions are complete, the Din & Tonics welcome their newest members, who officially join the group on Friday morning.

We hope to see you at our auditions!

Din Facts

Hint of Lime

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Order your copy today through our albums page!

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Under The Bridge

Constantly on the go, the Dins can be quite hard to catch up with! However, on just the right night, at just the right time, if you squint just enough…you might be able to find Dins old & new gathered by the footbanks of the Weeks Footbridge on a brisk Cantabragian night, filling the air with song & revelry!