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Sign up for one of our ensembles or classes

Registration is now closed. 

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However, if you'd like to join us for the next set, use the link below to access the registration form. After you have registered, please look at the Audition requirements below for the ensemble you will be auditioning for next season.

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to us at info@wscorchestras.org

Please register using the form below. After you have registered, please look at the Audition requirements below for the ensemble you will be auditioning for in January.


If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to reach out to us at info@wscorchestras.org

 
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
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For placement in the Symphony Orchestra, please be prepared to play:

  1. 2 Major scales of your choice (2 octaves)

  2. 2 Minor scales of your choice (2 octaves)

  3. 2 minutes of your choice of excerpts, or a piece you have prepared.

  4. Expect some sight-reading (which will be an excerpt of current repertoire)

 

For placement in the Wind Symphony, please be prepared to play:

  1. 2 Major scales of your choice (2 octaves)

  2. 2 Minor scales of your choice (2 octaves)

  3. 2 minutes of your choice of excerpts, or a piece you have prepared.

  4. Expect some sight-reading (which will be an excerpt of current repertoire)

 

For placement in the Concert Orchestra, please be prepared to play:

  1. 2 Major scales of your choice from C, G, D, A, F, B-flat, E-flat, or A-flat (2 octaves preferred)

  2. 2 Minor scales of your choice (2 octaves preferred)

  3. 2 minutes of your choice of excerpts, or a piece you have prepared. The "excerpt" can be anything! A piece you are currently playing, an etude, a piece from your friend's clarinet book... whatever you are comfortable performing. 

  4. Expect some sight-reading (which will be an excerpt of current repertoire)

 

To participate in the Debut Orchestra you should be able to:

  1. Play C, G, D, F, and B-flat major scales (one octave)

  2. Play a prepared short excerpt. The "excerpt" can be anything! About 20 measures: from a piece you are currently playing, from a book of etudes, from your friend's clarinet book... whatever you are comfortable performing.

  3. Read music for your instrument

  4. Read and play eighth-note rhythms

  5. Strings:

Violin and Viola - play in first position; play in third position recommended

Cello - play in first position; play in fourth position recommended

Bass - be comfortable with shifting

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