“Bay Area Solstice 2026: Auditions!” by Vaniver

Hello! We're looking for community members to lead singalongs and read speeches at the Bay Winter Solstice this year. If you're interested, please send in an audition recording by the end of Thursday, November 20 using the forms below. Songleading audition form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchthxkQQI4u4B7NpZK4qzR_OEpD-Ochm6TOeEIuE8Rel3EMQ/viewform Speech audition form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0Vrf2gTFrm04B6tIcKbqXMwnlUGbC3rms6o498jRSliqWDg/viewform Songs We're currently auditioning songleaders for: The Circle Hymn to the Breaking Strain Bold Orion Who by Fire No One Survives Auld Lang Syne Songs Stay Sung Ballad of Smallpox Gone Here Comes the Sun A Toast for Unknown Heroes Brighter Than Today The accompaniment this year is likely to be violin + bass + drums. By default the band will accompany you, but you're welcome to accompany yourself or bring a musician friend. If you'd like to do so, please just say so in the form. Speeches We're currently auditioning readers for: The Roman Oration Recessional (Rudyard Kipling) How the Enlightenment Ends (adapted from Henry Kissinger) 500 Million But Not A Single One More The texts we're using are here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FvyssjJdZqLYANITUk9yqifrnUuSq4cV0EpvTL8OXcc Dates The event itself will be the evening of Saturday, December 12 at the Freight in Berkeley. There will also be a dress rehearsal on [...] --- Outline: (00:31) Songs (01:13) Speeches (01:34) Dates The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: November 8th, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YXe6Ni3vMCYdNWmqN/bay-area-solstice-2026-auditions --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO .