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STANCE Logo: Seattle Trans and Nonbinary Choral Ensemble
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JOINING STANCE

Summer auditions are closed, but you can sign up for our email list to get notified when winter auditions open.

WHO CAN AUDITION?

Anyone over age 18 who self identifies as under the Transgender and/or Nonbinary umbrellas is encouraged to audition. We will not be policing identities or labels in this group. Singers of all experience levels are welcome to join. Currently we are an adult choir (ages 18+) but if you are a parent or teen and are interested in the chorus, please sign up for updates as we may expand the age range down to 16+ in the future.

WHAT CAN I EXPECT AT MY AUDITION?

The purpose of the initial audition is to hear your voice and help you learn more about your range and what sections you could sing in. We’ll do some range finding exercises and ask you to sing a piece of music that you know already. You are welcome to sing acapella, with a backing track, or bring your own instrument.

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HOW DO I SIGN UP FOR AUDITIONS?

Our Summer 2025 Audition signups are now closed. Please join our email list or follow us on social media to be notified of next season's auditions.

WHAT IF I CAN'T READ MUSIC?

You are not required to be able to read music to join us. Singers of all experience levels are welcome. If you are worried about your ability to keep up, we do offer an early-season “crash course” in music and you can always ask for help from your peers and section coordinators. STANCE prioritizes finding rehearsal tracks to help singers learn the music we are singing each season.

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WHERE & WHEN DO YOU REHEARSE?

Due to the nature of our choir, STANCE does not publish our rehearsal location or times in order to protect our members. Please check your welcome email to confirm location and time of rehearsals, use the Chorus Connection calendar, or reach out to your Section Coordinator. Contact information is available in Chorus Connection.

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WHEN DO YOU PERFORM?

The full choir (more than one hundred of us!) has two concert cycles; one in the fall for Trans Day of Remembrance, and one in the spring for Pride. There are times that STANCE gets offered opportunities that are likely not realistic for the full choir to prepare for as a part of our regular timeline. Given the size of our group, some of these opportunities require a smaller group that is capable of a certain amount of self-preparation. To meet this need, STANCE has created an Outreach Ensemble.   The goal of our Outreach Ensemble is to have 16-20 singers representing a balance of members from each section (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass). Knowing that there are reasons that people may need to switch sections (such as transition or other vocal-health related reasons), there is flexibility for changing voices, much like with our full choir. Auditions for the 2025 Outreach Ensemble are now closed. Please keep an eye on your email for the opening of auditions for this group!

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HOW DOES THE CHOIR COMMUNICATE?

STANCE uses Chorus Connection for all official communication. Singers can add bios and other information to help them stay in contact with other singers and with leadership. Check your welcome email for info on how to access Chorus Connection. Use Chorus Connection to find: Sheet music Rehearsal tracks Rehearsal Zoom link Calendar of STANCE events Leadership contact information Attendance tracking (for section coordinators) Member roster

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WHAT ARE YOUR COVID PRECAUTIONS?

These policies are updated as of June 2025. All singers will be provided with N95 quality singer’s masks and we will require them at all times when indoors except when taking a sip of water. We recognize that singing in person can be made safer by the use of masking and vaccination policies. STANCE will do our best to make it as safe as possible for singers and we ask singers to do as much as possible to keep each other safe as well. No in-person singing will be risk-free, but we also recognize the positive mental health value in singing together and gathering for community. If singers are feeling at all unwell, we ask them to stay home and join virtually.

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WHAT IS THE STANCE CULTURE LIKE?

STANCE is more than just a group of trans folks who like to sing. It is also a supportive community of people who spend time together outside of choir. STANCE is an active and social community! Many of our members organize get togethers for anyone with shared interests who would like to join.​ Past events have included: Music festivals Renfair Apple picking Kayaking Ice cream socials Backyard bonfires Crafting meetups Thrift store shopping Pumpkin patch Protests Holiday celebrations

"This choir offers so much more than just a place to come together and sing. This choir gives us a place where we can show up, as ourselves, and express. There’s no justification, there’s no explanation, there’s just joy in coming together and being who we are. I give so much gratitude to Haven for founding this choir and everyone who works so tirelessly to create this space that we get to show up in every week. And props to us for showing up because,it’s still not safe to be out and seen. This choir changed my life!"

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- Victor Westbrook, Bass

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