Application & Audition Information
Thank you for your interest in applying and auditioning for the
2024-2025 season of the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra!
All applications & auditions are due by Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
In order to be considered for placement in an FWYO ensemble during the 2024-2025 season, all applicants must submit the following:
1) A completed online application
2) An audition video recording*
*To verify the identity of the applicant, recording must be video, and applicants should introduce themselves verbally. Hand positions should be visible in the video.
The online application & ensemble-specific audition requirements can be found below! Please note, auditions may result in the applicant being considered for placement in another ensemble, but only one audition is needed. If your audition is not accepted for placement in your first choice ensemble, your submission will flow into consideration for your second & third choice ensembles, as indicated in your application (see chart).
Questions? Email orchestra@fwyo.org or call 817.923.3121 x12
THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Rehearses Sundays, 5:30-8:30PM, beginning in August.
Auditions accepted for the following instruments:
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Please note, all YO auditions qualify applicants to be considered for placement in PHIL, WE, SO, or JSO (depending on the instrument).
NOTES and ERRATA:
1) STRINGS (posted 4/15/24) – Please prepare the top line in divisi passages.
2) CELLO (posted 4/24/24) – In the first excerpt, the last note of the second measure should be an E natural, not a G sharp.
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Rehearses Sundays, 3:00-5:15PM, beginning in August.
Auditions accepted for the following instruments:
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Please note, all PHIL auditions qualify applicants to be considered for placement in WE, SO, or JSO (depending on the instrument).
ERRATA:
1) VIOLIN (posted 3/18/24) – A previous version of the audition packet had an incorrect tempo marking for the second excerpt. This has been corrected in the file linked below.
2) OBOE (posted 4/15/24) – In the first excerpt, the third note of measure 18 (first eighth note of third beat) should be an E natural, not a D natural.
WIND ENSEMBLE
Rehearses Sundays, 12:45-2:45PM, beginning in November.
Auditions accepted for the following instruments:
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon,
Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, French Horn, Trumpet,
Trombone, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Percussion, Bass
Please note, all YO & PHIL auditions qualify applicants to be considered for placement in WE (depending on the instrument).
WE-only Audition Requirements:
• All 12 major scales
• 30 seconds each of:
a) One technical selection of your choice
b) One lyrical selection of your choice
Selections can be from etudes, excerpts, or solo repertoire.
STRING ORCHESTRA
Rehearses Tuesdays, 6:00-7:30PM, beginning in August.
Auditions accepted for the following instruments:
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Please note, all SO auditions qualify applicants
to be considered for placement in JSO.
Jr. STRING ORCHESTRA
Rehearses Mondays, 6:00-7:15PM, beginning in August.
Auditions accepted for the following instruments:
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Questions? Email orchestra@fwyo.org or call 817.923.3121 x12