JOIN
Each auditioning student must complete the Audition/Registration Form prior to auditioning.
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The date for the next round of entrance auditions (Fall 2025) will be Tuesday, September 3rd.
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Entrance auditions for Spring 2025 will be due by or held on Tuesday, January 7th.
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Youth Orchestra
Entrance auditions will be held by video submission only.
Videos must be submitted no later than the audition date for the following semester.
Submit videos to kyaranelsen@gfsymphony.org.
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Sinfonia​
Entrance auditions will be held live at the Mansfield Theater from 4:00-6:00pm.
Contact sarahschaeffer@gfsymphony.org to schedule a time.
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Video/Audio Submission Instructions
Video Quality
There are no specific requirements for applicants' video/audio quality, but it is in the applicant's best interest to submit the highest quality video available to them. Videos of sufficiently poor quality or where there is question of authenticity or identity may be disqualified.
Submitting Video
Videos shall be submitted either directly to kyaranelsen@gfsymphony.org or as a YouTube link. If submitting via YouTube, the file name should include the applicant’s name, the composer, and the title of the chosen solo/excerpt/scale. Please note that videos should be unlisted with all comments and ratings options disabled.
YOUTH ORCHESTRA Entrance
AUDITION
MATERial
The materials below are from the Montana All-State Audition Material. If you have been practicing a previous version of our audition material, it will be accepted. If you do not have the required materials, please reach out to
kyaranelsen@gfsymphony.org
or contact your private teacher.
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Strings: 2 scales, 2 excerpts, 1-minute solo
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Winds & Brass: 1 chromatic scale, 2 components from All-State Set A and/or B, 1-minute solo
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Percussion: 3 Snare Drum components and 2 Timpani components from All-State Set A and/or B