Fall Auditions 2026

for the 2026-27 season

Fall supplemental auditions for open positions in the ensembles will be submitted by recording by September 1st. Parents can register their musicians for our fall supplemental auditions here.

Junior Strings: This ensemble does not require an audition. Musicians should be able to read music at Suzuki Book 2 level or higher. Acceptance based on director approval.

Evans Orchestra: One scale and the piece of your choice.

Violin: Scale – please see below. Suggested repertoire Suzuki Book 4 or higher.
Viola: Scale – please see below. Suggested repertoire Suzuki Book 3 or higher.
Cello: Scale – please see below. Suggested repertoire Suzuki Book 3 or higher.
Bass: Scale – please see below. Suggested repertoire Suzuki Book 2 or higher.
Winds: Chromatic scale – please see below. Piece of your choice.

Youth Symphony: Two major scales, one orchestral excerpt, and the piece of your choice.

Scales — please see below.
One piece from your instrument’s solo repertoire that displays your ability, no more than 4 minutes in length. Sections of a movement are acceptable.
Required excerpts can be found below.

Flute	DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, mm.1-4 and 21-30
Piccolo (must also prepare Flute excerpt)	BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique, 5th mvt., mm. 46-78
Oboe	TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvt., mm. 1-21
English Horn (must also prepare Oboe excerpt)	BERLIOZ: Roman Carnival Overture, mm. 21-37
Clarinet	BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3, 2nd mvt., mm. 1-22
Bassoon	TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvt., mm. 274 to the end
Horn	TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt., mm.8-24
Trumpet	RESPIGHI: Pines of Rome, 2nd mvt. offstage solo, mm.242-251
Trombone (tenor)	MOZART: Requiem, Tuba Mirum solo, mm.1-18
Bass Trombone	WAGNER: Ride of the Valkyries (Tbn3), Reh.3 – 3mm. after Reh.6
Tuba	PROKOFIEV: Symphony No 5, mvt. 1, Reh.3-6
Percussion (must prepare both cymbals and snare excerpts)	Cymbals = MOZART: Seraglio Overture, beginning-m.64
Percussion (must prepare both cymbals and snare excerpts)	Snare = ROSSINI: Thieving Magpie Overture, beginning-m.11
Timpani (must also prepare snare excerpt)	BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt., mm.29-37
Violin	BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5, 1st mvt., mm. 22-122
Viola	BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt., mm.1-10 and 23-37
Cello	BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt., mm.1-10, 49-59, 98-106
Bass	BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 5, 3rd mvt., mm.1-86

Required Scales

Ensemble	Instrument	Scale(s)	Addt’l comments:

Evans Orchestra	Violin	G major	3 octaves
Evans Orchestra	Viola	C major	3 octaves
Evans Orchestra	Cello	C major	3 octaves
Evans Orchestra	Bass	E major	2 octaves
Evans Orchestra	Flute	Chromatic	two and a half octaves – C to G
Evans Orchestra	Oboe	Chromatic	two octaves – Bb to Bb
Evans Orchestra	Bassoon	Chromatic	two octaves – F to F
Evans Orchestra	Clarinet	Chromatic	two and a half octaves – E to C
Evans Orchestra	French horn	Chromatic	one octave – C to C
Evans Orchestra	Trumpet	Chromatic	two octaves – G to G
Evans Orchestra	Trombone	Chromatic	two octaves – F to F
Evans Orchestra	Tuba	Chromatic	two octaves – F to F
Flute Choir	Flute	G major & Db major	two octaves
Flute Ensemble	Flute	B major & Ab major	3 octaves where possible
Youth Symphony	Violin	D major & A minor (melodic)	3 octaves
Youth Symphony	Viola	G major & D minor (melodic)	3 octaves
Youth Symphony	Cello	E major & G minor (melodic)	3 octaves
Youth Symphony	Bass	F major & A minor (melodic)	2 octave minimum or as many octaves as possible
Youth Symphony	Flutes	C major & Db major	As many octaves as possible
Youth Symphony	Clarinets	E major & Db major	As many octaves as possible
Youth Symphony	Trumpets	B major & Ab major	2 octaves
Youth Symphony	Oboe	Eb major & D major	2 octaves
Youth Symphony	Bassoon	Bb major & A major	As many octaves as possible
Youth Symphony	French horn	Gb major & A major	2 octaves
Youth Symphony	Trombones	A major & Gb major	2 octaves
Youth Symphony	Tuba	A major and Gb major	2 octaves