Orchestra Audition Information

Orchestra Parts Available

• Electric Bass

• **Cello 

• *Drums (Drum Kit, mark tree, shaker, tambourine, triangle, wood block)

• *Guitar (Archtop, banjo, electric guitar, nylon acoustic, solid body electric, steel acoustic)

• Keyboard 1

• Keyboard 2 

• *Percussion (Bass drum, bell tree, bongos, cabana, chimes, conga, cowbells, field drum, mark tree, medium shaker, mounted castanets, orchestra bells, piatti, piccolo snare drum, ratchet, siren whistle, small triangle, splash cymbal, suspended cymbal, tam tam, tambourine, temple block, timpani, vibraslap, wood block, xylophone)

• *Reed (Alto Saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo, soprano saxophone)

• *Trombone (bass trombone, tenor trombone)

• Trumpet (flugelhorn, trumpet)

• **Violin

Notes:
*Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Reed, Trombone can be split amongst students
** Cello and Violin may be doubled by more than one student.

Audition Process

Musicians selected to be in the orchestra should have significant ensemble experience (orchestra, band, pit orchestra, etc.), strong sight-reading skills, ability to read music in multiple keys and mixed meters, and great musicianship. If you are interested in auditioning to be in the orchestra, you need to do the following:

1. Fill out the Audition Application on jotform, and upload all forms.

2. Audition Requirements:

Please see the list of instruments sought and prepare:

• Two 60 second selections
  
  OR 

• One 2 minute selection to play on your instrument

You can play an étude, a classical selection, something from musical theatre, or even contemporary music.  Choose the excerpt which best showcases your skills!