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Auditions and Performance Meetings 2007

For most performing groups, sign up sheets are posted on the bulletin board in the lobby of the Orwig Music Building. See below for exceptions.

Orchestra

Audition consists of playing a prepared piece and may also include sight reading and scales. To secure an audition time, sign up in the lobby of Orwig Music Building.

Auditions:
Monday
9/3
10:00am – 1:00pm
Orwig 229
 
Tuesday
9/4
10:00am – 4:00pm
Orwig 229
 
Tuesday
9/4
7:30pm - 9:00pm [large instruments]
Alumnae Hall
 
Wednesday
9/5
10:00am - 1:00pm
Orwig 229
 
Thursday
9/6
10:00am – 6:00pm
Orwig 229
Open House:
Tuesday
9/4
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Alumnæ Hall
1st rehearsal:
Tuesday
9/11
7:15pm – 9:45pm
Alumnæ Hall
Orch Retreat:
Saturday
9/15
10:00am – 4:00pm
Camp Canonicus

Chamber Music & Applied Music Strings & Plectra
(violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, classical guitar)

Audition consists of playing a prepared piece and may also include sight reading and scales. To secure an audition time, sign up in the lobby of Orwig Music Building.

Auditions:
Tuesday
9/4
11:00am – 1:00pm
Morrison/Gerard
 
Wednesday
9/5
2:00pm – 5:00pm; 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Orwig 229
 
Thursday
9/6
4:00pm - 6:00pm; 8:00pm-10:00pm
Morrison/Gerard
 
Friday
9/7
9:00am - 1:00pm
Orwig 229
Open House:
Thursday
9/6
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Morrison/Gerard

Students are welcome to bring instruments & stands to the open house to read through music!

 

Chorus

Please bring a prepared piece to the audition if possible (but not required) and be prepared to sight-read as well. To secure an audition time, sign up in the lobby of Orwig Music Building.

Auditions:
Wednesday
9/5
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Orwig 305
Thursday
9/6
11:00am–1:30pm
Orwig 305
Sunday
9/9
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Orwig 305
 
Tuesday
9/11
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Orwig 305
 
Wednesday
9/12
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Orwig 305
Callbacks:
Sunday
9/16
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Steinert Practice Center
1st rehearsal:
Monday
9/17
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Steinert Practice Center

 

Wind Symphony & Applied Music Winds, Brass, Percussion

Anyone auditioning for Wind Symphony should bring a prepared piece to the audition which includes lyrical and technical passages. Everyone will be asked to sight read as well. To secure an audition time, sign up in the lobby of Orwig Music Building.

Auditions:
Wednesday
9/5
2:30pm - 5:30pm
Orwig 309
Thursday
9/6
2:30pm - 5:30pm
Orwig 309
Friday
9/7
2:30pm - 5:30pm
Orwig 309
1st rehearsal:
Monday
9/10
6.00pm - 7:30pm
Fulton Rehearsal Hall

Jazz Band, Combos & Applied Music Jazz

There will be an important meeting on Thursday, September 6th at 6:30 p.m. in Futon Rehearsal Hal for anyone interested in jazz performance (Jazz AMP, Big Band, Combos.). Audition materials will be distributed, and audition sign-ups will be done only at this meeting.

Jazz Meeting:
Thursday
9/6
6:30pm [see above]
Fulton Rehearsal Hall
Auditions:
Saturday
9/8
Times TBA
Orwig 309
 
Sunday
9/9
Times TBA
Orwig 309
Sunday
9/9
4:00pm - 5:30pm (Jazz Voice only)
Fulton Rehearsal Hall
1st rehearsals:
Monday
9/10
7.30pm - 9:00pm
Fulton Rehearsal Hall

Brown Band

See the Brown Band website for more information about the group.

Sign up for auditions at the Activities Fair. For more information contact Sophie_McCoy@Brown.EDU

 

Applied Music Program (Individual Lessons)

Strings sign up for a Chamber Music audition.
Winds
, brass, and percussion sign up for a Wind Symphony audition.
Jazz
performance (incl. keyboard) see listing under Jazz Band above.
Vocal
instruction sign up for Voice audition (Sunday, Sept. 9; Monday, Sept. 10; Tuesday, Sept. 11).
Piano
instruction (not Jazz keyboard) sign up for Keyboard audition (Thursday, Sept. 6; Friday, Sept. 7).
Organ
instruction please see bulletin board in Orwig lobby.

 

Ethnomusicology Performing Ensembles

All orientation meetings and/or auditions take place on the first day of each ensemble's regularly scheduled meeting time. (See ensemble course listings in Banner for times and locations.)