Information and Requirements:
Youth & Teen Chamber Orchestra
Location:
National Opera Center
330 7th Ave. – 29th St. and 7th Ave.
Rehearsal Times:
Saturdays from September 14, 2024 - June 21, 2025:
Con Brio (intermediate orchestra): 2:00 - 3:00 pm
(Expect several extended rehearsals until c.3:30pm for joint rehearsals with Camerata.)
Camerata (advanced orchestra): 3:00 - 6:00 pm
Director of Orchestras: Dr. Sibylle Johner
Requirements:
Ages 8 - 19
Students must have a private teacher for their audition instrument.
Private teachers must give consent for their student to enroll.
Students should have previous ensemble experience, i.e. orchestra, piano ensemble, choir, etc.
Students must demonstrate proficiency appropriate for their age in technique, musicianship, note reading skills.
Repertoire guidelines for orchestra participation can be found below.
Orchestra is a year-long commitment. Please contact Mary Jo for new students special consideration to join mid-year: mjpagano@chambermusiccenter.org
Audition Level Guidelines:
Con brio:
Violin: La Folia by Arcangelo Corelli
Viola: Moto Perpetuo by Carl Bohm
Cello: Danse Rustique by Henry Squire
Guitar: TBA
Bass: Sonata in G major by Benedetto Marcello
Flute: Polonaise by J.S. Bach (Barrere)
Oboe: Concerto in Bb op 7 no 3 by Tomaso Albinoni
Clarinet: first movement of the concerto no. 3 by Carl Stamitz
Horn: Intermezzo op. 35 no. 11 by Reinhold Gliere (Anderer)
Trumpet: Bugler's Holiday by Leroy Anderson
Camerata:
Violin: A minor concerto by J.S. Bach
Viola: Concerto in c minor by J.C. Bach/Casadesus
Cello: Gavotte in D major, op 23 by David Popper
Bass: Apres un Reve by Gabriel Faure or Vocalise by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Flute: Concerto in G major or D major by Wolfgang A. Mozart
Oboe: Concerto BWV 1059 by J.S. Bach
Clarinet: Concertino op. 26 by Carl Maria von Weber
Horn: Sonata in F op 17 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Trumpet: Sonata in G by Carl Phillip E. Bach (Guyot)
Other Winds: Equivalent
Exceptions will be made at the discretion of the Director.
Audition Requirements:
All applicants are expected to perform a live audition consisting of:
A short Solo piece of choice
Two Scales and arpeggios of your choice
Short sight-reading excerpts
Orchestral excerpt, assigned prior to the audition
Application:
Applications are now open for CMC Season 2024 - 2025. Once your application and application fee are received you will be invited to sign up for an audition.
Program Fees:
For a full list of participation fees, please visit our fees page.
Financial Aid:
Accepted students can apply for need-based financial aid. To apply, please fill out an application.
A note about our rotational philosophy:
We want our orchestra members to have the fullest possible orchestra experience and do therefore rotate within the sections and also switch between violin 1 and 2 for different pieces. Section leaders will be determined at a later date and will have the opportunity to practice leading for several weeks before a concert.
Past repertoire for Camerata and Con Brio:
Barber Adagio for Strings
Beethoven Symphony No. 3
Beethoven Symphony No. 4
Beethoven Symphony No. 7
Copland Billy the Kid
Copland Appalachian Spring
Dvorak Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
Grieg Holberg Suite
Holst St. Paul Suite
Holst Mars, the Bringer of War
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 "Scottish Symphony"
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"
Mozart Symphony No. 40
Schubert Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished”
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