Hayes School of Music

Ensemble Auditions 

 

Appalachian Symphony Orchestra Strings

Fall 2020: Each string musician should find the information for his/her own instrument regarding date, time and repertoire list to be prepared. PDFs are included below with specific musical selections to be learned. Prepare and perform the indicated passages.

• Violin auditions:  Violin Audition Material PDF
  ASO Violin Seating auditions with be held online on: Sunday, January 17th from 2:00 to 4:30 pm via Zoom meeting: https://appstate.zoom.us/my/bargrstockne 
  A Google appt calendar for specific audition times is posted. Go to Google calendar - January 17th - and select a time.
  Direct link to appt calendar   
  
  
  
• Violists should prepare the following excerpts, found in the Viola Studio Audition booklet. All excerpts will be played within the indicated bracketed measures only:1) Anton Bruckner: Symphony #4, excerpt on p.3 of the booklet;2) Carl Maria von Weber: Overture to the opera "Euryanthe," p. 6 (TWO excerpted sections);3) Friedrich Smetana: Overture to the opera "The Bartered Bride," p. 8;4) Johannes Brahms: Symphony #2, mvmt.II, p. 14 (there are TWO excerpts for this movement). Auditions will be heard on Sunday, January 17th, from 2'00--3'45pm via Zoom room ID 8282626464   Link to the appointment calendar for audition times: 
  If you have further questions, please write to Dr. Koontz: koontzee@appstate.edu
  
  
• Cello auditions:  Cello ASO Audition will be held via zoom on Date/time: 1/18 (M) from 2-3:30 pm
  Zoom Meeting -https://appstate.zoom.us/j/5127557189,  Cello Audition Material PDF      Please sign up  On-Line Sign-up Sheet        
  Please contact Dr. Ellie Wee if you have questions. weeeh@appstate.edu 
  
  
• Double Bass auditions:  Bass Audition Material PDFZOOM auditions on August 16th at 3 PM.
  I have attached the music and instructions.  For further information or to be added to the audition roster, please contact Dr. Booker at bookeras1@appstate.edu

If a string player wishes to audition and does not know the specific string professor to contact, please email the enquiry to:
Dr. Eric Koontz,
Coordinator of the String Area
koontzee@appstate.edu

 

University Singers

For more information contact Dr. Steve Hopkins hopkinssm@appstate.edu or 828-262-6450.

Auditions for University Singers for Spring 2021 will be held at the following times:

Thursday, January 14, 2021 from 2:00-4:00 pm.
Friday, January 15, 2021 from 1:00-4:00 pm.

To schedule an audition:

• Complete a Choral Audition Information Form at least 24 hours before you want to audition.
• Once you have completed the form you will be emailed a link to the sign-up page.
• The form and sign-up sheet don't seem to work well with a phone, so please use a computer.

The audition will consist of:

• Vocalization – assessing what voice part you sing and listening for the tone quality of your voice
• Tonal Memory – singing back short melodies played on the piano
• Sight Singing – singing at sight short unaccompanied melodies 
  

Auditions will be held online via Zoom.  An outline of the audition procedures can be found here.

Audition results can be found here.

Jazz Combo Audition

TBA - Requirments MUS 1107 Sec. 101 and 102   - PDF Audution Material

Contact: Todd Wright, wrighttt@appstate.edu; Dr. Adam Booker, bookeras1@appstate.edu

Jazz Instrumental

For more information contact Mr. Todd Wright at wrighttt@appstate.edu or 828-262-4964.

Audition Schedule for Jazz Ensemble:   Audition Material  (PDF)

 

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