Skule Orchestra Auditions

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Thanks for your interest in the orchestra! We're very excited about the upcoming year, and we hope you can join us.

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Open Rehearsal

 

Join us for our open rehearsal on Monday, September 11th, 2023 at 7PM!

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Membership Commitments

 

For the 2023-2024 academic year, the orchestra will rehearse on Monday evenings from 6:45 to 9:30 PM. Rehearsals will take place in the 5th floor atrium of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 55 St. George St. We also have sectionals for each instrument group typically scheduled on Saturday once per month.

 

Audition Requirements

 

All new and returning members must audition each year to be considered for a place in the orchestra. This ensures that all applicants have an opportunity to join each year. We use auditions to select performing members of the orchestra, as well as to seat members within the orchestra. If you have any questions or are not available for any of the available audition times, email us directly (orchestra@skule.ca) or use the contact form. We're looking forward to hearing you play!

 

Auditions will take place the week of September 12th-16th between 6:10 PM-10 PM. Please arrive at the 5th Floor Atrium in the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 15 minutes before your audition. Audtions and musician warm-up/set-up will take place in rooms MY537 and MY539.

General Information

 

1. All auditions will be 10 minutes in duration. Please arrive at least 15 minutes before your scheduled time.

2. If you are unable to make your audition, please cancel at least 24 hours in advance by emailing orchestra@skule.ca.

3. We will not provide printed copies of the audition material, so be sure to bring all applicable materials for your instrument.

4. If your instrument is not listed, please email orchestra@skule.ca and select "other" in the google form. ie. Euphonium, Harp, Bass Clarinet

Required Materials

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1. All musicians will be asked to play a major and harmonic minor scale to demonstrate technical ability. The key will be selected by the adjudicators during the audition.

2. All musicians will be asked to play the provided excerpts for their instrument. Optional excerpts are not required but recommended for principal consideration.

3. All musicians will be asked to play an excerpt from a piece of the musician’s choosing, no more than 1 minute in length.

 

Percussion Auditions

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Percussionists should be prepared to demonstrate their playing ability on all section instruments for which they wish to be considered. This applies to all sections of the required materials. (ie. an audition without mallet percussion will not be asked for scales). For practice in advance of your audition, please contact orchestra@skule.ca to arrange time(s). We have 3 timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, snare drum, bass drum, crash cymbals, and various aux percussion available.

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Piano Auditions

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Pianists will be required to perform 2 contrasting excerpts or pieces of their choice, totalling no more than 11 minutes in length. Each selection must be at least Grade 10 RCM or equivalent. No orchestral excerpts are required for piano auditions, but a major and minor harmonic scale will be requested as per the required materials for all musicians. Pianists are required to submit sheet music online in advance or in person during the audition for the selected repertoire. Sight reading will be required at a piano audition. 

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