AUDITION INFORMATION
Audition deadline is June 1. This is a firm deadline. The committee will meet June 2 to assign chamber and orchestra placements; students who have not submitted their auditions by June 1 will not be placed into groups for the festival and may forfeit their space. This audition is for placement in chamber ensembles with students of similar skill levels, so please make sure your recording is representative of your abilities.
All students must prepare the following:
Students of orchestral instruments only should also prepare the excerpt(s) for their instruments below. Each instrument has 3 excerpts listed in order from least advanced to most advanced. Students should prepare one or more excerpts as they are able, in sequential order (for example, students may submit excerpts 1 only; 1 and 2; or 1, 2, and 3; but please do not submit 1 and 3, skipping over 2).
All students must prepare the following:
- Two contrasting solos or etudes (lyrical and technical) totaling no more than 5 minutes
- Choice of major scales: as many as possible up to four flats and four sharps, as many octaves as possible
Students of orchestral instruments only should also prepare the excerpt(s) for their instruments below. Each instrument has 3 excerpts listed in order from least advanced to most advanced. Students should prepare one or more excerpts as they are able, in sequential order (for example, students may submit excerpts 1 only; 1 and 2; or 1, 2, and 3; but please do not submit 1 and 3, skipping over 2).
Your audition recording may contain video if you like, but only audio is required. The Embark application accepts most major file types, including avi, m4v, mov, mp4, mpeg, mpg, vob, wmv, mkv, mp3, m4a, aiff, wma, wav, and aac.
Please contact us with any questions prior to submitting your recording. When you are ready, you may submit your audition recording by logging back into your original application form using the button below. When you log into your application, please select "auditions" from the menu on the left side of the page. If it is past the application deadline, you will see a message to that effect, but the auditions portion of the menu will still be accessible.
*** Please note: auditions MUST be submitted through the application form, and will not be accepted via email. We highly recommend submitting your recording early in case you run into technical issues.***
Please contact us with any questions prior to submitting your recording. When you are ready, you may submit your audition recording by logging back into your original application form using the button below. When you log into your application, please select "auditions" from the menu on the left side of the page. If it is past the application deadline, you will see a message to that effect, but the auditions portion of the menu will still be accessible.
*** Please note: auditions MUST be submitted through the application form, and will not be accepted via email. We highly recommend submitting your recording early in case you run into technical issues.***
