OUR ENSEMBLES
2024-25 AUDITIONS
When: May 7th, 2024 from 5:00-9:00 pm
Registration Required
Where: Leithold Music, 2nd Floor
116 4th St. S,
La Crosse, WI 54601
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How to Register In-Person Auditions:
Click HERE to register for a time.
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How to Submit Online:
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Record yourself performing in a quiet, undisturbed, place where you are comfortable
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Upload your video onto your Google Drive or YouTube account
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Email the link from your Google Drive account or YouTube to Cassie Davis at manager@lyso.org by 11:59 pm on May 7th
​Make sure to change permissions to "Anyone with the link" for the directors ability to view it​
NOTES FOR ALL AUDITIONS:
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Students will be evaluated on tone, intonation, rhythm, technique, interpretation, and scale proficiency.
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Students are invited to arrive early to warm-up and check in with the orchestra manager.
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Neither the scales nor the solo must be memorized.
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Auditions are closed to parents and the public.
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Orchestra chair placements last the full Fall/Spring season.
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Orchestra chair placements may not be appealed.
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PHILHARMONIC Orchestra Audition Requirements:
Solo: Select a Class A, B, or C solo from the Wisconsin State Music Association Festival list OR select a piece of similar difficulty. Perform 3 minutes of the selected piece. Feel free to confirm a piece at manager@lyso.org.
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***Percussionists: Please prepare a Class A, B, or C solo on Timpani OR Snare Drum.
Scales: Please find your instrument below and prepare the scales at a comfortable tempo.
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WINDS AND BRASS ONLY: Please prepare a chromatic scale in your full range (not the instruments).
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ITALIANO Orchestra Audition Requirements:
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Solo: Select a Class A or B solo from the Wisconsin State Music Association Festival list OR select a piece of similar difficulty. You only need to play 3 minutes of a piece. Feel free to confirm a piece at manager@lyso.org.
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***Percussionists: Please prepare a Class A or B solo on Timpani OR Snare.
Scales: Please find your instrument below and prepare the scales at a comfortable tempo, including a chromatic scale in the musicians full range