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Western States Honor Orchestra Festival

November 7-9, 2024 | UNC Campus Commons

Each year, the University of Northern Colorado hosts the Western States Honor Orchestra Festival in Greeley, Colorado, at UNC Campus Commons. Audition requirements and excerpts are posted below. Auditions must be received by Friday, September 20, 2024, at 5pm.

Successful musicians, chosen by their audition recordings, will be formed into two orchestras: a conductorless Chamber Orchestra led by UNC string faculty in the principal spots of each section and a larger Symphony Orchestra that will include UNC wind players.  Over the three days, there will be masterclasses, sectional rehearsals, lectures and a number of rehearsals for each ensemble. We look forward to welcoming you and your students to WSHOF!

Serenade for Strings, Op.22 (Dvořák, Antonín)

Serenade for Strings, Op.22 (Dvořák, Antonín)

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PVA Events & Ensembles 

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Audition Deadline

September 20, 2024, 5pm

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2024 Repertoire

Symphony Orchestra

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Chamber Orchestra

  • Coming Soon

 

Audition Materials

  • Violin
    Violin
    • Scales: B Major, D Melodic Minor, Chromatic. (Tempo as marked.)
    • Excerpts
    • A Piece of your choice that is most indicative of your musical and technical abilities, 2 ½ minute time limit

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  • Viola
    Viola
    • Scales: F Major, E Melodic Minor, Chromatic. (Tempo as marked.)
    • Excerpts
    • A Piece of your choice that is most indicative of your musical and technical abilities, 2 ½ minute time limit

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  • Cello
    Cello
    • Scales: E Major, F Melodic Minor, Chromatic. (Tempo as marked.)
    • Excerpts
    • A Piece of your choice that is most indicative of your musical and technical abilities, 2 ½ minute time limit

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  • Bass
    Bass
    • Scales: E Major, F Melodic Minor. (Tempo as marked.)
    • Excerpts
    • A Piece of your choice that is most indicative of your musical and technical abilities, 2 ½ minute time limit

    Download Materials

 

Audition Materials

  1. Submit the registration form by Friday, September 20, 2024. (Registration form linked here in Summer 2024.)
  2. Upon submission, you will be redirected to the portal, where you can pay your $35 audition fee and upload your recording.
  3. Audition Recording Requirements:
    • The audition file (mp3 file) must be labeled: LastName_FirstName_School_Instrument.mp3
    • All required audition material must be included in one file in the following order: Scales, Orchestral Excerpts, Solo Selection. Only one file including all audition requirements should be submitted per applicant.  An announcement of the student name and instrument is NOT required at the beginning of the recording.
    • Audition recordings must be recorded without accompaniment.  Recordings must also be unedited with no added “overdubs” or reverb.
    • Mp3 files must be compressed at a bitrate of no more than 256 kbps. Files larger than 20MB will not be accepted. Consider that the quality of the audition recording may reasonably affect the perception of the adjudicators. 

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Learn from our string faculty.

UNC String Faculty

Jubal Fulks, School of Music Faculty

JUBAL
FULKS

Head of String Area, Violin
Professor of Music

Matt Dane, School of Music Faculty

MATT
DANE

Viola
 Adjunct Faculty

Frasier 252
(970) 351-2993
Matt.Dane@unco.edu

Sally Murphy, School of Music Faculty

SALLY
MURPHY

Cello
Assistant Professor

Frasier 253
(970) 351-2967
Sally.Murphy@unco.edu

Lindsay Fulcher, School of Music Faculty

LINDSAY

FULCHER

Music Education Area Head
Associate Professor of Music

Frasier 122A
(970) 351-2328
Lindsay.Fulcher@unco.edu

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Sarah Off, School of Music Faculty

SARAH
OFF

Violin/Music Business
Assistant Professor of Music

Frasier 252
(970) 351-3173
Sarah.Off@unco.edu

Andrés Jaime, School of Music Faculty

ANDRÉS
FELIPE JAIME

Assistant Professor
of Music
Orchestra
   
Frasier 17   
Andrés.JaimeTobon@unco.edu

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