Vanderbilt Youth Orchestras Auditions
Repertory Orchestra
Ashly Martella, director
Audition dates for 2020-21 are August 15 and 22 (Online)
Percussion auditions take place August 16, 2-5pm (Online)
Email Curb Youth Symphony to schedule an audition. Please include the following information in your email: your full name, grade level, home phone number, cell phone number, instrument, years of instrumental study, and which orchestra you are auditioning for. For more information, please email Carol Nies.
Strings, woodwinds, brass and harp
- A prepared solo
- Major scales (Up to three flats or three sharps — C, G, D, A, F, B flat, E flat, with strings playing at least two octaves. Students auditioning for First Violin should play three octaves.)
- Sight-reading
Percussion
You may choose to audition on snare drum, snare drum and timpani, or snare drum, timpani and marimba/xylophone.
Snare Drum
- A prepared solo or etude
- Sight-reading
Timpani
- A prepared solo or etude
- Sight-reading
Marimba/Xylophone
- A prepared solo or etude
- Sight-reading
Youth Strings Orchestras (I-III) and Reading Orchestra
Audition dates for 2020-21 are August 18 & 25, 5-8pm (Online); and August 20 & 27, 6-8pm (Online)
To schedule an audition, email Celeste Tuten.
Audition requirements
- A prepared solo
- Scales: C, G, D, A, F, B-flat, E-flat
- YSO - (Two octaves)
- Reading Orchestra (One octave)
- Sight reading
Beginning Reading Orchestra
Audition dates for 2020-21 are August 18 & 25, 5-8pm (Online); and August 20 & 27, 6-8pm (Online)
To schedule an audition, email Celeste Tuten.
Audition Requirements
- A prepared solo
- Scales (One octave — C, G, D, A)
- Sight reading