Ensemble Placement Auditions for Incoming Students
Ensemble Placement Auditions for Incoming Students
Wind Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestra Chair Placement Auditions
Instrumental Chair Placement auditions will be scheduled Sunday, August 20, 2017. Audition music is posted on the Ensemble Library page and audition times will be posted by August 1. Contact Richard Beam if you have questions regarding this process at rbeam@okcu.edu.
Instrumental auditions are held at the beginning of each semester and after each concert. The best players are awarded the highest chair, regardless of class rank or major. Auditions are held behind a screen. Sight-reading is included in the audition. All percussionists will be asked to audition on snare, mallets and timpani.
Assignments for Wind Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestra will be posted the following morning. Pit Orchestra assignments will also be posted following the auditions.
There will be separate auditions for Jazz Ensemble and Pep Band.
Choral Placement Auditions
Choral placement auditions will be held on Monday, August 14, 2017, 3-5 pm & 6-9 pm and Tuesday, August 15, 2017, 10 am-12pm & 1-3:30 pm in Bass Center B207.
If graduate vocal students wish to participate in a choral ensemble, he or she must complete a choir placement audition before the first day of class, Monday, August 21, 2017.
There will be a prepared example for you when you schedule your audition time. Included in the audition will be general vocalizing and sight-reading.
Auditions for choir placement will take place in Professor Gonzelez's office, BC B207. If you have specific questions, please call Dr. Ellefson at 405-208-5015 or email him at rvonellefson@okcu.edu