Fall 2009 Auditions for Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Symphonic Band
** Percussion and Jazz Ensemble participants will audition separately.
Saturday, September 12 – New flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, horn and trombone, as well as new string bass students--beginning at 9:00 am
Sunday, September 13 – New violin, viola and cello students -- beginning at 9:00 am
Returning violin, horn students in the late afternoon and evening
ALL saxophone, tuba and euphonium students in the afternoon and evening
Monday, September 14 – Returning flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet and ALL bassoon students in the late afternoon and evening
Tuesday, September 15 – Returning horn, trombone, viola and bass student in the late afternoon and evening
Wednesday, September 16 - Returning cellos in the early evening
Auditions will be 5-6 minutes in length. Teachers have selected audition excerpts and will either provide them for you, request that you purchase an excerpt book or have requested that you purchase specific orchestral parts that can be ordered from Kalmus at (800) 434-6340. If you have any questions regarding excerpts, please contact your studio teacher (contact information follows). Conductors reserve the right to request sight-reading with all auditioning students. Returning students should also be prepared to audition behind a screen.
Upon your arrival at school, please sign up for an audition time. Sheets will be at the Conservatory Help Desk on September 9 and 10. After those dates the sheets will be posted on the Orchestra Board, located behind the main office in the Conservatory building. Time slots will be available on a first come/first serve basis. Please sign up in order and do not leave any time slots empty.
We encourage all non-music majors to audition for any ensemble. (Students who are NOT music majors and would like to audition for Symphonic Band ONLY may prepare an etude or solo of their choice rather than the excerpts on the printed audition list.)
Audition results will be posted on the respective ensemble’s boards by Thursday, September 17.
***It is wise to order your audition material early. Publishers have been known to take many weeks for delivery!***
PLEASE EMAIL QUESTIONS TO: conservatory@lawrence.edu
EXCERPTS: If there is more than one link for an instrument, you will need ALL of them.
| Flute 1 | Horn 1 | Euphonium 1 2 3 |
| Oboe 1 2 3 | Trumpet 1 | Violin 1 |
| Clarinet 1 2 3 | Trombone, tenor 1 2 3 4 5 | Viola 1 2 3 |
| Saxophone 1 2 | Trombone, bass 1 2 3 4 5 | Cello 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 |
| Bassoon 1 2 3 4 | Tuba 1 2 3 4 | Bass 1 2 |
