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Our auditions for Spring 2022 term will be held Tuesday, February 22, 2022
For this term, auditions will be held for new students or new ensemble placement.  

COYO is excited to announce a new rehearsal venue, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon, which is a beautiful venue with wonderful acoustics.  We will also be adding small ensemble/chamber music groups, and we will be adding additional professional instrumental coaches from members of the Central Oregon Symphony. 

The Spring concert will be celebration of the talent and skill of our young musicians in Central Oregon and will be held at the Tower Theater on June 1, 2022.  

Rehearsals will be every Monday from 5:30-7:30pm at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Central Oregon.  We will have two large ensembles, the Youth Orchestra for intermediate students, and the Camerata Symphony for advanced students. For details on the season schedule please see the tab above titled "Season Schedule."
  
Youth Orchestra rehearses 5:30-6:45 pm.
Camerata Orchestra rehearses 5:45-7:30pm.*

*Rehearsal times and group makeup may change slightly based upon COVID restrictions and ensemble needs.  We appreciate your patience as we work to make the experience as meaningful and safe for your students.    


To Audition for COYO
⦿ Register online COYO audition application/registration form located here.  REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MONDAY 2/14/22
⦿ Pay the $25 application fee (for new students only) online here or request an exemption on the application form.

We must receive the completed application form and the $25 non-refundable application fee prior to your scheduled audition.

Audition Components

Scales
Demonstrate range, tone, and technique.
Solo
1 short work that demonstrates your technical and musical playing.  See audition requirements at the link below for details.  
Sight Reading
Yikes!
Timing
The whole audition including scales and sight reading, will last no more than 8 minutes.
Audition requirements for each instrument have been uploaded to a Google Drive Folder. Click the button to access those files.
Audition Requirements Per Instrument

Our Youth Orchestra Ensembles

Our ensembles are for students with 3 or more years of experience on their instrument. Advanced musicians that successfully demonstrate a level of playing equal to the Oregon High School All State Audition requirements, will be placed in additional chamber groups.
  • Youth Orchestra is our youth orchestra for musicians of all levels
  • Camerata Symphony for advanced musicians

Roughly the groups will be divided, with the Youth Orchestra being an inclusive ensemble that all COYO musicians will participate in. In this ensemble, the more proficient musicians will have the opportunity to mentor our less experienced members and lead sectionals. The Camerata will be exclusively for our more advanced musicians where they can showcase their abilities performing upper-level musical repertoire.
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