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OE Orchestra Enrollment and Auditions for 2021-2022

Enrollment / Audition Instructions:
  • All incoming 9th grade students will initially enroll in Freshman Orchestra.
  • All upcoming 10-12th grade students will initially enroll in Concert Orchestra.
  • If you successfully audition into Advanced (Chamber) Orchestra, Mr. Hanf and the OE Counseling Department         will change your schedule accordingly.
  • Signup for your VIRTUAL audition HERE

*VIRTUAL, blind audition recordings for Advanced (Chamber) Orchestra will be due Friday, March 26th at midnight.
                    (Current Chamber members must work to keep their spot in Chamber Orchestra for next year.)
     
  • Your recording must NOT have any talking in it.
  • It will be played for the judges without revealing anything that might identify you.
  • When you record, take a moment between parts, so you can present your best performance.
 Who: 
  • All current Chamber Orchestra 9-11th graders and
  • Any incoming 8-11th grade student interested in Chamber Orchestra.
What: 
  • Click on your instrument to open view / print your scales and excerpts.

Violin
  • Scale:                D melodic minor (3 octaves)
  • Excerpts:         Brahms – Symphony No. 2 – Allegro con spirito
                                         Elgar – Enigma Variations, Mvt. XII
 
Viola
  • Scale:                 A major (3 octaves)
  • Excerpts:          Brahms – Symphony No. 4, Mvt. 2
                                          Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 1
 
Cello
  • Scale:                 A major (3 octaves)
  • Excerpts:          Mahler – Symphony No. 1, Mvt. 1
                                          Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
 
Bass
  • Scale:                 A major (3 octaves preferred, 2 if necessary)
  • Excerpts:          Beethoven – Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 3, Scherzo
                                          Saint-Saens – The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals

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  • Home
  • About
    • Directors
    • Performance History
    • Director History
  • Ensembles
    • Symphonic Orchestra
    • Chamber Orchestra
    • Concert Orchestra
    • Freshman Orchestra
    • Cello Choir
    • Pit Orchestra
    • Tri-M Music Honor Society
  • Auditions
  • Calendar
  • Resources
    • Instruments and Accessories
    • Private Teachers
    • Practice Tools
    • String Links
  • Donate/Volunteer/Charms
  • Contact
  • Booster Club