The birds aren't the only ones starting to sing as spring settles in.
AU Singers spring and summer auditions are now open.
There are six more auditions between May and August. Dates are listed online, and students can contact Farmer with any questions.
Auditions consists of four parts: sight reading, a music reading exercise, a prepared song and a dance.
"The people in the group are really close," said Dale Farmer, director of AU Singers. "They really are a family."
AU Singers was founded by 39 years ago. It was one of the first collegiate show choirs in the South, and Farmer was a member of Auburn's first group during his freshman year.
"It started to provide a new dimension of choral music, which was choral entertainment," Farmer said.
The group consists of 36 auditioned members. The diversity of the members adds depth and personality to the group, and not everyone in the group is a musician.
"We have majors from business to accounting to HDFS," said Marlin Ward, senior in music education. "I'm one of the only music majors in here."
These distinctions are only a portion of what sets AU Singers apart from other show choirs, according to Farmer.
"The thing that separates this group from many others is their heart and soul," Farmer said. "Our philosophy is that you don't sing for yourself, you sing for others."
Since AU Singers was founded in 1972, the group has continued to prosper.
Along with its band of nine instrumentalists, the group performs at campus events, conferences and conventions around the state, country and even abroad.
"Auburn Singers has become one of Auburn's greatest traditions," Farmer said. "It's a great recruiting tool for the University. A lot of people have come to Auburn because of the AU Singers."
Anyone interested in auditioning can see an example of a performance at one of their next shows: April 30 at 7:30 p.m. and May 1 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Auburn High School Performing Arts Center.
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