Youth Symphony Orchestra Rehearsals

The Youth Symphony Orchestra rehearses Monday evenings from 5:30 to 8:00 pm. from September to May at Westgate Mennonite Collegiate. For information about the YS O, please contact the conductor Daniel Scholz at yso@winnipegyouthorchestras.ca.

Youth Symphony Orchestra Auditions

Auditions for the Youth Symphony Orchestra will be on Saturday May 9, 2015 & Saturday May 23, 2015 at Kelvin Hight School from. Please contact the conductor to book your audition time.  To be eligible for the YSO, a candidate should be in school grade ten or higher with the maximum age of 21 upon registration in September. A minimum playing level equivalent to music Grade 9+ RCM is required.

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The audition will include the following:

• –  A piece of the candidate’s own choice of approximately 3 minutes

• –  A 2 or 3 octave scale of choice

• –  A sight-reading portion chosen by the conductor

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To book an audition time, please contact the conductor.

Sign up sheets for the auditions will be available at the last few rehearsals of the season. A combination audition and registration form is available in PDF format. Please fill this form out and bring it to the audition with you; if you are auditioning for more than one of the orchestras, please bring a copy of the form to each.