Congratulations on your decision to prepare an audition your senior year. Please read the information provided in this document and be prepared to follow through every step to be considered as a candidate to perform a solo your senior year. There will be no more than two to four applicants selected to perform per school year. Memorization is preferred but not required.
ELIGIBILITY AND GENERAL INFORMATION
Any Wind, Brass and Percussion students must have participated in Orchestra and or Honor Band/Advanced Symphonic Band their Junior and Senior year to be eligible to audition and perform a solo with the Orchestra. All Band students must hold chairs that participate in Patriot Orchestra during senior year.
Music students must have been active participants in Orchestra, Guitar, Choir or Band for a minimum of three years and involved in a music course at SHS for all four years. Transfer students are not eligible if only in the program for one year only (e.g. transferred as a senior). Only students enrolled in Patriot Orchestra, Patriot Guitar and Honor Band and Patriot Singers are eligible.
New this year! Please note that there will only 2 concert per year that will allow us to use winds, brass, and percussion.
Here is a list of recommended SHS pieces for winds brass and percussion.
SHS will NOT cover the cost of your accompanists for the audition recordings and/or performance on August 24, 2023.
AUDITION PROCESS AND TIMELINE:
1. Application is filled out and submitted by June 9, 2023. No late submission will be considered.
2. Students must submit an high quality audio visual recording (Youtube preferred) no later than August 10,
2023, no late submissions will be considered. Please make sure that the recording shows you clearly and
please use an accompanist. Cuts in the accompaniment are allowed for this recording in order to save time.
3. The Music Directors will review and select the participants for the final round of auditions. Results will be
shared with each musician on August 13, 2023.
4. Students selected by the directors will perform their solo for a panel of judges on August 24, 2023. Students are to perform with their accompanist for the audition. No guests are allowed at the event; this is closed audition and will not be recorded or videotaped. Judges notes or comments will not be made available to the participants.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Four musicians will be selected by the panel of judges to perform with the Patriot Orchestra. Those not
selected, will be invited to perform at the Honors Senior Solo Recital on Tuesday August 29, 2023.
Once you have selected your piece for any part of this audition, it cannot be changed.
The Orchestra directors will schedule each performance with each selected soloist.
SHS will cover the first $100 of any sheet music or music rental for the orchestra perform from; any amount
above $100 for sheet music or rental fees will be the responsibility of the the soloist and their family.
All participants must submit 4 copies of their solo with measures numbered for the judges. PDF's are
acceptable as well, we can print them here.
PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND AGREEMENT
All decisions are final and the submission of this application is your acknowledgment and agreement of
the audition process and decisions by the SHS music faculty.