Audition Window:  November  2 - 10, 2022
       Auditions will be virtual. More information will be coming from your director closer to the date.

Directors please contact Sam Kibler (skibler@cdschools.org) with questions.

Please make sure students are available for ALL festival dates, including snow date, before auditioning . . . Dates and times are listed below.

ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL & CONCERT INFORMATION l
Orchestra Dates
All rehearsals and concert at Derry Township SD

·         Tuesday, Jan 10, 2022 (All Groups) 6:30-8:30 PM
·         Tuesday, Jan 17, 2022 (snow make - all groups) 6:30-8:30 PM
·         Thursday, Jan 19, 2022 (Elementary only) 6:30-8:30 PM
·         Friday, Jan 20, 2022 (MS/HS only) 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
·         Festival - Hershey Township SD
·         Saturday, Jan 21, 2022
·         Rehearsal at 9:00 AM
·         Concert at 1:30 PM
Snow Day: Saturday, Feb 4th

 

Audition Requirements
Elementary (4th - 6th Grade Students)
Solo for Elementary String Auditions for County 2022-23 Festival Violin: Russian Folk Melody, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 29
Viola: Russian Folk Melody, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 29
Cello: Russian Folk Melody, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 29
String Bass: Russian Folk Melody, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 29

Scales for Elementary Orchestra Auditions
​All Strings: D Major one octave scale
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Junior High (7th - 9th Grade Students)
Solo for Junior High Orchestra Auditions for County 2022-23 Festival
Violin: Concertino in D, Op 15, Larghetto and Allegro Assai (2nd and 3rd movements), by Kuchler, from Solos for the Young Violinist”, Book #1, pages 30, 31

​Viola: Concertino in D (G), Op 15, Larghetto and Allegro Assai (2nd and 3rd movements), by Kuchler, published by Bosworth
Cello: Gavotte, by J.B. Lully, Song # 2 from “Suzuki Cello Book 3”
Strings Bass: Heroic March, Handel, Page 16 from “Etling Solo Time”, Book #3”

Scales for Junior High Orchestra Auditions
All Strings: Scales up to and including 3 sharps and 3 flats, i.e. C G D A F Bb Eb Major Scales, played at a quarter note = 120 (march tempo) with separate bows, a minimum of 1 octave performed, memorized; please note additional octaves will be given extra credit (when scored by the judges).
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