Fall 2021 Ensemble Auditions

Audition Requirements

•  The audition time slots are for 10 minutes each, and the repertoire will be a combination of material determined by both the applied teachers and the Director of Bands. Be sure to check with your studio teacher regarding the audition material.
• If you are wanting to be considered for Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, or Symphony Orchestra, you MUST play the required audition material below. If only for Concert Band, your own material will suffice.

Contact Wesley.Broadnax@unco.edu for questions.

Audition Requirements

UNC string auditions will be held all day on Monday August 23 in Frasier Hall 13, the studio of Russell Guyver, Director of Orchestras. The audition will determine your participation in either the UNC Symphony Orchestra or the UNC Campus String Orchestra and will inform seating and choices of repertoire. An online sign-up sheet will be available by early August and you are asked to choose a time that doesn’t conflict with your class schedule. Auditions will be scheduled in 10 minute slots.

• Violin

  Violin

  • 3-octave Scales: E Major, G Melodic Minor. Tempo as marked
  • Excerpt from Mozart Symphony No. 39
  • Ca. 2-minute excerpt from a solo piece of your choice

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• Viola

  Viola

  • 3-octave Scales: D Major, F Melodic Minor
  • Excerpt from Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
  • Ca. 2-minute excerpt from a solo piece of your choice

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• Cello

  Cello

  • 3-octave Scales: B Major, G Melodic Minor
  • Excerpt from Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
  • Ca. 2-minute excerpt from a solo piece of your choice

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• Double Bass

  Double Bass

  • 3-octave Scales: F Major, E Melodic Minor
  • Excerpt from Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
  • Ca. 2-minute excerpt from a solo piece of your choice

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Audition Materials and Information

Audition Material

1. You do not need to bring music to the audition.
2. Auditionees will be asked to sing a familiar tune (“My Country Tis of Thee” or “Amazing Grace” -your choice) and vocalize on scales and arpeggios. 
3. Sight-reading and some tonal memory recall will also be requested. 

Selecting the Correct Audition Type

1. All incoming undergrad soprano/alto voices should audition with Ms. Kirsten Carpenter Ortman/ Ms. Hanna Wo (Frasier 256/255).
2. All incoming undergrad tenor/bass voices should audition with Dr. Jill Burgett (Frasier 122 E).
3. All incoming graduate S/A/T/B voices should audition with Dr. Jill Burgett (Frasier 122 E).
4. Returning Women’s Glee/Men’s Glee students wishing to audition for the Concert Choir or Chamber Choir should audition with Dr. Burgett (Frasier 122E).
5. Returning members of the Concert Choir or Chamber Choir may enroll in Concert Choir with no re-audition.
6. Important! All new and returning members of Chamber Choir will need to audition or re-audition. This will allow us to get it back down to a Chamber Choir size. Please also audition with Dr. Burgett (Frasier 122E).

Notes

• Men’s Glee has been temporarily suspended for the 2021-22 school year, and will resume during the 2022/23 academic year, thus, all men will be placed in Chamber, Concert, or University Singers. These will all count as your MMO. We will attempt to program some men’s rep in the Concert Choir and the University Singers to maintain our Men’s Choral tradition during this year.
• Important! As stated above, all new and returning members of Chamber Choir will need to audition or re-audition.
• There is no audition required for University Singers, MUS 282. Register for the class through URSA and attend the first rehearsal. 
• Based on your audition, you will be placed in the appropriate choir. Students wishing to “pre-register” register for a specific ensemble may do so prior to auditions but may need to change to their assigned choir afterwards. Students may also delay registering for an ensemble until auditions are completed on the Friday of the first week of classes.  
• Acceptance into a choir carries with it the expectation of participation in both the fall and spring semesters. Exceptions to this would be student teaching or mid-year graduation.

For more information, contact Dr. Jill Burgett at Jill.Burgett@unco.edu.