Western States Honor Orchestra Festival
November 2-4, 2023 | 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 22, 2023, 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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Audition Deadline
Friday, September 22, 5pm
Check out the festival experience.
2023 Repertoire
Symphony Orchestra
- Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World," Op. 95, B. 178 (New World Symphony) by Antonín Dvořák
- Conducted by Andrés Felipe Jaime
Chamber Orchestra
- Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Conductorless chamber orchestra, led by UNC's faculty
Audition Materials
Audition Process
- Submit the registration form by Friday, September 22, 2023. (Registration form linked here in Summer 2023.)
- Upon submission, you will be redirected to the portal, where you can pay your $35 audition fee and upload your recording.
- 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.
2023 WSHOF Registration Form Posted Here This Summer
Learn from our string faculty.
UNC String Faculty
JUBAL
FULKS
Head of String Area, Violin
Professor of Music
Frasier 251
(970) 351-2283
Jubal.Fulks@unco.edu
LINDSAY
FULCHER
Music Education Area Head
Associate Professor of Music
Frasier 122A
(970) 351-2328
Lindsay.Fulcher@unco.edu
SARAH
OFF
Violin/Music Business
Assistant Professor of Music
Frasier 20
(970) 351-3173
Sarah.Off@unco.edu
ANDRÉS
FELIPE JAIME
Visiting Assistant Professor
of Music
Orchestra
Frasier 17
Andrés.JaimeTobon@unco.edu
STEVE KOVALCHECK
Jazz Guitar
Associate Professor of Music
Frasier 58
(970) 351-4410
Steven.Kovalcheck@unco.edu