Auditions
Auditions happen year-round. To set up an audition time please call Thayer Conservatory at (978) 368-2100 and be sure to fill out the Interest Form. Orchestra member fees are $250.00 per semester. Making it $500.00 per member for the year.
Strings
Requirements
15 Minutes
Bring along your best solo piece to play
Be able to play C major scale - two octaves,
Be able to play E flat major scale - two octaves,
Be able to play with vibrato, play in position and play in tune
Sight Reading
Brass
Requirements
15 Minutes
Bring along your best solo piece to play,
Be able to play D major scale - two octaves,
Be able to play E major scale - two octaves,
Need to be able to play in tune and to be able to tune your instrument to the piano.
Sight Reading
Woodwinds
Requirements
15 Minutes
Bring along your best solo piece to play,
Be able to play D major scale - two octaves,
Be able to play E major scale - two octaves,
Need to be able to play in tune and to be able to tune your instrument to the piano
Sight Reading
Percussion
Requirements
15 Minutes
Knowledge of tuning, ability to play on at least three drums Standard orchestral percussion: Snare Drum, Bass drum, Cymbals (Crash, Suspended), Vibraphone, Xylophone, Glockenspiel, Triangle Pieces: solo pieces on two of the following: Timpani, Snare Drum, Mallets
Harp
Requirements
15 Minutes
Two solo works or two movements from the same work in contrasting style
Contact Us
Youth Ensemble of New England
438 Main Street,
South Lancaster, MA 01561
+1 (978) 368-2100