Fall 2001 Audition Information

There will be a seating auditions for all instruments, and for both returning and new students on dates listed below:

August 29th, 4-9pm (priority given to String players)

August 30th, 2-5 pm (Priority given to winds/percussion instruments)

Audition Requirements:

Strings: In addition to the printed excerpts, please prepare three-octave major and minor scales, and one movement of a solo work. Sight-reading.

Winds: Two-octave major and minor scales, two contrasting works/movements from standard repertoire. Substantial orchestral excerpts are acceptable. Sight-reading.

Percussion: Perform on at least two instruments. If you are interested in pitched/keyboard instruments, prepare that as one of your two instruments. Play one etude/work for each instrument.

Repertoire for Fall 2001

Brahms, Symphony No. 2

Schubert, Overture to Rosamunde

Mendelssohn, Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ravel, Mother Goose Suite

Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade

If you have any concertn, questions, or comments, please contact Orchestra Conductor, Professor Greg Magie at (415)405-0486, or send an email to symphony@sfsu.edu

The SFSU Symphony welcomes students not enrolled as Music Majors, and we always have several non-majors who perform with us. Non-majors participate in the same way as music majors. They attend two rehearsals per week and occasional extra rehearsals, and are included in all performances, even those outside of SFSU.

Non-majors should register for MUS 371, and will get 1 GE credit per semester. There will be no credit/no-credit grading (this is a change from previously posted information). Upon my approval, non-California residents may elect to participate but not register. This may be helpful if you are paying tuition by the credit unit. Please understand that you still will be expected to be a full participant.

Just like music majors, non-majors must play a seating audition. (See the schedule above.) Unlike music majors, you are not required to play the assigned repertoire. Instead, excerpts from any two contrasting pieces will be accepted. Because we have to give our music majors priority, non-majors will usually not be seated in first-chair positions, but all other positions are open.

We know that there are many good musicians who have careers in other areas but wish to keep up their playing. The SFSU Symphony has several talented players who fit this category, and they feel at home because of the broad spectrum of ages and cultures represented in the orchestra.

The SFSU Symphony tries hard to accommodate the special needs of community members who have work and family obligations. While these members are strongly encouraged to attend all rehearsals, we understand that some people do not have that much time in their busy schedules. Community members are expected to attend up to only one rehearsal per week, and we recommend that this be the Wednesday evening rehearsals. If your schedule more easily fits the Monday afternoon sessions, that's fine, too.

Like everyone else in the orchestra, community members are asked to audition for seating. (See the schedule above.) Unlike music-majors, you do not need to play the assigned repertoire Instead, excerpts from any two contrasting pieces will be accepted. Because we have to give our music majors priority, community members will not usually be seated in first chair-positions, but all other positions are open.

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