FALL 2024 INSTRUMENTAL (Non-String) AUDITION INFORMATION
Questions? Please contact Dr. Paula Holcomb, Director of Bands
One need not be a music major to audition for any ensemble.
All Music Majors enrolled in curricular lessons are required to audition for ensemble placement.
Concert Attire for Bands:
Professional standards. Learn how to dress appropriately so you are prepared for the professional world.
Option One: Black tuxedo, white shirt, black bow tie, long, black socks and black dress shoes.
Option Two: Long (floor length or tea length) black skirt, black full-leg dress pants (no denim), long sleeves to the wrist, or a black dress meeting all specifications. No skinny leg pants. Long-sleeved black blouse/shirt or jacket. Simple jewelry. Full length dress meeting all of the above specifications is acceptable but no slits beyond mid-calf. (No décolletage, bare shoulders or necklines.) Black/off-black hose, black dress shoes, simple jewelry. Material must be opaque. Equal to a tux in quality.
All: Professional level required at all performances
Instrumental Auditions (Non-string)
Audition Schedule:
(sign-up form will be live after August 10)
Friday, August 23
1:00 Horns
2:45 Trumpets
4:45 Euphoniums
5:00 Tubas
7:00 Clarinets
Saturday, August 24
9:30 Oboes
10:15 Flutes
12:30 Bassoons
2:00 Saxophones
Sunday, August 25
9:30 Trombones
12:00 Harps
1:00 Percussion
Excerpts:
Euphonium
Oboe
Horn
Tuba
Trombone: Bass, Tenor
Clarinet
Saxophone
Trumpet
Flute
Bassoon
Harp (1, 2)
Percussion (Entering freshmen, 200 level + up)
Percussion notes: Timpani is required for all that have had timpani class and above. Timpani is optional for everyone else.
- Auditions - King Concert Hall in Rockefeller Arts Center - enter through the connector between Mason and King, go through the connector double doors straight ahead to the double doors, walk straight backstage.
- Only two people in the backstage area prior to auditioning and leave immediately after you play.
- No talking backstage.
- There will be three “stations" for you to play behind a screen. Someone will let you know which station to use when you enter for your audition. This will provide time for the aerosols to clear as we rotate the stations.
- PLEASE NOTE: The audition schedule is subject to change. Please re-confirm with studio teachers and the website the week of auditions.