Quick Information

Regular Rehearsals:

• Tuesdays, 7:15 to 9:15 PM 

• Winter/Spring rehearsals will begin January 21st, with placement auditions and music pick-up on January 14th

• Rehearsals take place at Chief Sealth High School

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• Concert dates: March 20th & May 21st, 7:00 pm

• Chief Sealth High School Auditorium

• Concert attire is all black

Placement Auditions for those new to the Symphony Orchestra:

• Musicians new to WSCO or new to the Symphony Orchestra are asked to play for the conductor or one of the coaches at the start of the season. 

  • Auditions will take place on Tuesday, January 7th at Chief Sealth High School

  • Placement auditions by arrangement. To schedule an audition, contact info@wscorchestras.org

• 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)

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Cost:

• Students K-12: FREE!

• Adult fee: $75 for Fall session, $150 for Winter/Spring session

Conductor: Anna Wittstruck

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Music Selection:

Winter 2020 repertoire:

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• Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Brahms

  • https://imslp.org/wiki/21_Hungarian_Dances_(Orchestra)%2C_WoO_1_(Brahms%2C_Johannes)

  • String parts on the link above are bowed. A few additional bowings have been added here:

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• Oboe Concerto in C Major - Mozart

  • ​Mary Lynch, soloist​​

  • https://imslp.org/wiki/Oboe_Concerto_in_C_major%2C_K.314%2F271k_(Mozart%2C_Wolfgang_Amadeus)

  • Bowed string parts here:

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• Symphony No. 5, IV. Finale - Beethoven​​

  • https://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5%2C_Op.67_(Beethoven%2C_Ludwig_van)

  • Bowed string parts here:

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Spring 2020 repertoire: TBA

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