Audition excerpts and schedule posted
Audition registration opens
Audition Timeslots Open in Asimut
Large Ensembles Syllabi Posted
Registration closed for all instruments
(WPID) Large ensemble placement auditions begin
String Auditions - incoming string students & limited USO openings only (2:30p - 4:00p)
First day of the Winter 2024 semester
First day of sectional rehearsals: USO, UPO, SB, CB
*String selections for incoming students are the same selections from Fall 2023.
** Any incoming pianists should contact Professor Harding directly at chcm@umich.edu.
Audition Registration for Winter Term 2024 will open by Tuesday, October 31st (an email will be sent to all of SMTD once excerpts and registration forms are available). All students auditioning must complete the registration form. This is separate from registering for the course and both are required.
The timeslots in the Asimut interface will open on Wednesday, November 1st. Please note that your information from the Registration Form needs to be manually added to the Asimut scheduling system (it is not an automated process). Registrants are ADDED in BATCHES every 24-48 hours. Please WAIT at least 24 hours after completing your registration form to select a time in Asimut.
It is your responsibility to keep checking back to see if you've been added yet. You will NOT be emailed separately once you have been added to the system.
Winds, Brass, Percussion, & Harp Registration Form
String Players Registration Form
(Incoming string players only)
If you go to the Championships, yes, we will accept your recorded audition if you will not be present for audition day, BUT you should still choose an audition timeslot AS IF you were Auditioning in person. Your audition will be played by the proctor for the judges during your scheduled time.
Please follow the instructions in the section below for Submitting a Recorded Audition.
WPID students audition once per term and new ensemble assignments are made for each semester.
String students only audition in the fall and maintain their ensemble placement for both semesters.
Choral students usually only audition in the fall and maintain their ensemble placement for both semesters. Individual choral auditions may be held privately with Eugene Rogers and/or Mark Stover pending any openings. In the event that the choir will tour, winter term auditions will be held for the touring group.
Information will be made available to students approximately 4 weeks prior to the audition.
The required material within the excerpts are marked with [BRACKETS]. If there are no brackets shown on any given page, then any material from that page may be selected by the adjudicators.
On the day of your audition, all warm ups should take place in the Practice Room Wing
Check in with the proctor at least 5 minutes prior to your scheduled audition time slot
All audition spaces feature an adjacent Green Room or staging area. This space is not soundproofed, so please do not play in this space.
Adjudicators will select the final audition materials the day of the audition and may include either selections or all of the exact excerpts in the packet provided.
These will be posted outside the audition room immediately prior to the first audition.
An identical set will be provided onstage as well, but you may use your own copies if preferred.
The excerpts must be performed in the order indicated by the adjudicators.
All placement results will be announced the following day.
Students are ranked by a minimum of three adjudicators, two of whom are conductors of the instrumental ensembles. The third adjudicator is the invited instrumental studio faculty or their representative. The percussion studio audition process is an exception in that the three adjudicators are members of our diverse percussion faculty.
All auditions are held behind a screen and are blind to the adjudicators.
Do not speak or otherwise identify yourself while onstage.
If you have a question during your audition, please motion to the proctor provided.
If you miss your scheduled time slot, the proctor/audition coordinator will fit you into the time table as they are able - either in a previously scheduled gap between candidates or at the very end.
You must be available for the remainder of the audition time slot so the proctor/coordinator can easily find you.
If you have not checked in with the proctor by the end of the final audition candidate, you will not be heard and your ensemble placement will be according to the policies outlined below.
If a family or medical emergency arises, contact Kate Johnson at kjkate@umich.edu to make alternate arrangements.
There will be no make up audition times.
Any wind/brass/percussion/harp student who does not complete an audition will be automatically placed in CB; all string players MUST complete an audition.
Submission of a recorded audition may be requested for the following reasons:
Religious exemptions
Military obligations
Extenuating Circumstances with faculty approval
All requests must be submitted to the Large Ensembles Production Manager no later than two weeks prior to the audition date (excluding emergency situations)
Any requests made to instrumental studio faculty or conducting faculty will be automatically denied as it negates the fair and impartial blind audition process.
You must complete the Registration Form linked above on this page.
You must ALSO choose an Audition Timeslot through Asimut as if you were auditioning in person - your recorded audition will be played by the proctor during this time.
The audition must be video recorded in one single take and submitted as a file shared via Google Drive no later than 48 hours prior to your instrument’s scheduled audition date.
Recorded auditions must include all excerpts listed for your instrument.
(String Players Only: To be considered for a principal string position, candidates submitting a recorded audition should submit a full video recording of the callback material in addition to the main audition material.)
The following video formats are accepted: MPEG, MPG, MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV
Please name the file using the following format:
Instrument - Last Name First Name [ex: Cello - Johnson Kate.MOV]