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Auditions will be held at Sun Valley High School on May 20th, 2012 at 1pm. Please email your registration form to Kim Norwood at kimnorwood@usyo.org and send your $5 audition fee to the symphony office at 211 N. Main Street Suite C-1 Monroe, NC 28112. Applicants will be assigned an audition on a first come, first serve basis. Preregistration requirements will be met in full before audition number is assigned.
USYO Audition Requirements
Two years or more experience on one of the following orchestral instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello,
Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, Timpani, Harp
ALL INSTRUMENTS (except percussion, see below) SHOULD:
Play a solo or excerpt of your choice showing your abilities and range. Please bring a copy of your solo for the judges.
Sightread a brief piece.
Play the scales listed by instrument below.
Woodwinds and Brass:
Major Scales of one or two octaves from the following:
C Concert, F Concert, G Concert, Eb Concert
Violin:
Major scales, 2 octaves required, 3 preferable: G, C, D.
Viola:
Major scales, 2 octaves: G, C, D.
Cello:
Major Scales, C and D (2 octaves required, 3 preferable), G (2 octaves).
Bass:
Major scales, 2 octaves: E, F, G.
Harp:
Major scales, 2 octaves: C, F, G.
PERCUSSION:
Percussion audition candidates should prepare all of the following:
On Snare Drum: Orchestral Roll (ppp-fff-ppp), Flams, Paradiddles.
On Mallets: C Major Scale, G Major Scale, F Major Scale
On Timpani: Long Roll (ppp-fff-ppp) Interval tuning to 3rds, 4ths, and 5ths
Brief Sightreading for each instrument.
USYO SEASON SCHEDULE:
Labor Day Camp at SPCC
September 1–3
September 3 - Opening Concert 2p
Rehearsal Block 1
September 23
October 7
October 21
November 4
November 18
December 9
January 6
January 13 - Combined Concert with the USO 4p
Rehearsal Block 2
February 3
February 17
March 10
March 17
March 24 - Spring Concert 4p
Learn more about our students and upcoming important dates by reading the USYO Newsletter, The Guild Issue 2, Volume 3.pdf Copies of the newsletter will be available at USYO Rehearsal. Many thanks to USYO Editor Alyssa Jones and Editorial Staff Bryan Gobey, Kyle Johnson, Taryn Miller, and Isabelle Young.
PURCHASE TICKETS ($5.00 each) for the April 1 USYO Spring Concert Stories In Sound…
We have had questions about concert etiquette…the doors will be closed at the start of the concert and persons will only be admitted before the concert and at intermission. Please turn off all cell phones and refrain from using flash photography—both disturb the musicians. Dress nicely in anything from business casual to dressier styles. Most importantly be comfortable. Applaud at the beginning of the concert, each time conductor enters, and at the conclusion of each selection (but not usually between the movements of selections: this can be followed in your program).
Demonstrate your support of the arts by making a tax-free charitable contribution. Call the symphony office 704-283-2525 or visit us online http://www.unionsymphony.org/
USYO Auditions For the 2012–2013 Concert Season
Monday, February 27, 2012
