Auditions for 2023 Region & 2024 All-State Orchestra

Auditions will take place via Accept'd. Please go to the Accept'd link for detailed directions on creating an account and submitting your recordings.

Accept'd Link

Winds & percussion will be able to submit their all-state recording for region orchestra through the all-state band https://app.getacceptd.com/omea. The wind & percussion excerpts for region orchestra are the same as all-state band.

Any current student 8th grade (entering 9th during 2023-2024) - 11th Grade (entering 12th during 2023-2024) may audition.

The timeline for auditions is as follows:

March 1: Application and audition material available

May 31: Deadline for all applications to be submitted

August 31: Notification of results 

Final Points:

• This audition will determine entry into Region Orchestra & All-State

• All State students must participate in Region in order to be in All-State

• Seating is not guaranteed, the Region Orchestra may hold live seating auditions during region weekend.  This seating audition model is closer to the all-state format.  

2024 All-State and Regional Orchestra strings Audition requirements

Each student (after announcing name and instrument) will next record the 2 scales and technical etude.  After the etude, students who are auditioning for All-State Orchestra will perform the All-State Orchestral excerpt.  They would NOT play the Regional orchestral excerpt, however they are still required to participate in Regional orchestra. 

This year, a violin, viola, cello or bass student has the option to only audition for Regional orchestra.  These students will still record the 2 scales and etude, but will then announce “regional orchestra only” and then play the Regional Orchestral excerpt.  They would NOT play the All-State orchestral excerpt.  

Violin

• Scales: A Major 3-octave scale, Eb Major 2-octave scale

• Etude: Kreutzer Etude #14, beginning to measure 14

• Regional Orchestral excerpt: Mendelssohn MIdsummer’s Night Dream, measure 17 to downbeat of letter B

• All-State Orchestral excerpt: Prokofiev Classical Symphony, movement IV, beginning to 6 measures after letter B (play upper part on divisi)

Viola

• Scales: D major 3-octave scale, Ab Major 2-octave scale

• Etude: Kreutzer etude #5 beginning to downbeat of measure 16

• Regional Orchestral excerpt: Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture pickup to 3 measures after box 1 to downbeat of box 3

• All-State Orchestral excerpt: Tchaikovsky Symphony 6 letter B to 6 measures after letter C

Cello

• Scales: D Major 3-octave scale, Ab Major 2-octave scale

• Etude: Dotzauer etude #44 beginning to downbeat of measure 17

• Regional Orchestral excerpt: Mendelssohn The Hebrides Overture measure 19-40

• All-State Orchestral excerpt: Elgar Enigma Variation 12, rehearsal 52 to 54

Bass

• Scales: Bb Major 2-octave scale, E major 2-octave scale

• Etude: Simendl B minor etude measures 1 -29

• Regional Orchestral excerpt: Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals, L'Elephant beginning to rehearsal 3

• All-State Orchestral excerpt: Mozart Symphony 40, movement 1 pickups to measure 115 to downbeat of measure 138

Harp

• Scale: A Major 3-octave scale

• Etude: Bach-Grandjany Etude #8 beginning to downbeat of measure 17

All-State Orchestral excerpt: Tchaikovsky Swan Lake cadenza

SHEET MUSIC FOR ALL OF THESE EXCERPTS  CAN BE FOUND BELOW: