All auditions will be held at Bates Middle School, 701 Chase
Ave., Annapolis, MD, 21401, on May 21st, 28th, June 4th and 11th, from 5-9 p.m. by appointment only. Please call 443-758-3157
or email the Executive Director at execdir@cysomusic.org to schedule an appointment. Additional auditions for musicians new
to CYSO will be held the last week of August. Contact the CYSO Exectutive Director to schedule an audition.
Students should
arrive 10 minutes before scheduled audition to warm up.
Note: If you are auditioning for Concert Orchestra or Symphony Orchestra, you are responsible for preparing
excerpts. Concert and Symphony excerpts are available by clicking on the links within the respective headings below. Students
are responsible for printing their excerpts from this web site. If technical difficulties arise, please contact the CYSO
by email or phone, as found on the CYSO Contact page on this site.
Symphony Orchestra
1. Solo piece, without accompaniment,
that best represents the students ability
2. Scales for Flutes 2 octaves; All other instruments: all scales - 3 octaves
and a chromatic scale.
Concert Orchestra
1. Solo piece, without accompaniment, that
best represents the students ability
2. Scales: Major and minor scales up to 4 sharps and 4 flats, two octaves and a chromatic
scale
Strings Orchestra (Strings II)
1. Solo piece, without accompaniment, that best
represents the students ability
2. Scales: Major scales up to 3 sharps and 3 flats, two octaves. Chromatic, two octaves,
starting on: violin-low G, viola-low A, cello-low C, bass-low E
3. Excerpts: None required
Preparatory Strings
No audition
required. Musicians should be in the 4th grade, and should have at least one year of experience with their school orchestra
or one year private instruction, and should be able to read music.
Senior Flute Ensemble
1. Solo piece, without accompaniment,
that best represents the students ability
2. Major scales up to 5 sharps and 5 flats, chromatic scale - two octaves, half note
= 120, all slurred and/or tongued
3. Excerpts: None required
Junior Flute Ensemble
1. Solo piece, without accompaniment,
that best represents the students ability
2. Major scales up to 3 flats/sharps, two octave chromatic scale; all slurred/tongued
at half note = 120
3. Excerpts: None required
Wind Ensemble
1. Solo piece, without accompaniment, that best represents the
students ability
2. Scales: Winds and Brass - Chromatic, two major scales up to 3 flats and 3 sharps, two octaves (Flute - see
Junior Flute Choir)
3. Excerpts: None required.