Senior Regional Orchestra Audition Requirements – 2009

 

String Requirements

Sight reading will be required in all regions.

 

Wind & Percussion Requirements

* Please see individual Regions for more information. *

 

 

North Central SR & JR Regional Orchestra

VBODA Districts: IX, XIV, XV, XVI

for information please go to www.NCVRO.org

 

 

 

Northern VA SRO – VBDOA Districts: X, XI, XII (Strings)

* ALL Auditions:

* NSRO Event:

Scales: All strings will prepare the following scales 3 octaves, except bass which are 2 full octaves. All major scales through 3 flats & 3 sharps and their relative melodic minors.

Orchestral Excerpts

Violin Cello

 

Viola

 

Bass

 

Harp   

 

 

 

 

 

Northern VA SRO (Winds & Percussion)

* ALL Auditions:

* NSRO Event:

  • Audition requirements will be scored as follows: (Check: www.vboda.org for scale range info)

Major – 20 pts., Chromatic Scales – 20 pts, Prepared Etude/Excerpts – 30 pts, Sight reading – 30 pts.

  • The Prepared Etude/Excerpts were made available to  participating directors.

Note: Percussion must audition on Timpani, Snare/Multiple Percussion & Mallets.

The percussion audition requirements were made available to participating directors.

For more information, contact

 
 

South Central VA SRO – VBODA Districts: I, III, V, VI, VII, XIII

Strings & Wind / Percussion Auditions

Auditions:

 

 

For more information: http://chsorchestra.org/SouthCentralSeniorRegionalOrchestra.htm

 

 

 
 

South Eastern VA SRO – VBODA District: II, IV, VIII

Orchestra Directors should contact John S. Husser III at the following email address for audition excerpts and scale requirements. jhusseriii@cox.net  Orchestra directors should include their name, school and phone number that they are best reached at.

Excerpts will be available on May 15. Mr. Husser will email all other information at the end of August. This information will not be posted to a website.


String and Harp Auditions
John S. Husser III - Chair
Reed Matthews - Host
Auditions will be held at Kellam High School
Saturday September 26, 2009

Wind, Brass and Percussion Auditions
Patti Watters - Host
Jay Larkin - Chair
Auditions will be held at Old Dominion University
Monday October 12, 2009

Southeastern Senior Regional Orchestra Event
Ryan Featherer - Chair
John S. Husser III - Host
Event will take place at Great Bridge High School
Friday November 13, 2009 and Saturday November 14, 2009

 

 

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