The Arpad Darazs Singers choral group is accepting new members for the spring semester through Feb. 4.

Rehearsals are held at 7 p.m. each Thursday at Ashland Methodist Church, 2600 Ashland Road, Columbia. Workshop rehearsals are held on selected Saturday mornings. Performances for the spring semester will be held in May.

Prospective members can attend three rehearsals before being asked to audition. Each singer will be asked to audition by singing a brief selection of his or her choice and by performing a short sight-reading exercise for the director and the Music Committee, which is made up of two to three members.

The Arpad Darazs Singers is a unique choral ensemble of mixed voices that brings the experience of excellent choral singing to Columbia and its surrounding communities. Formed in 1987 in memory of Arpad Darazs, former choral conductor at USC, and directed by one of his former students, Robert Neese, the group sings both familiar and lesser-known choral selections, including sacred and secular pieces.

For more information, go to www.ADSingers.org or call 926-7306.

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