Auditions

Photo by Tom Bartol 

Inviting Intermediate Strings Players and
Advanced Strings, Winds, Brass,
and Percussion Players

to Audition for KVYSO.

There is no fee to audition.

We regularly hold auditions in January, June, and September. You are also welcome to audition at any time. Please contact Lori Scheck at elscheck@colby.edu.

Scheduled audition dates:

• September 3 and September 10, 2024

• January 7 and January 14, 2025

Please complete the AUDITION AND REGISTRATION FORM.

If you wish to apply for financial aid, please complete and return the following Financial Aid Form via email to Betsy.

• Financial Aid Form (PDF)

• Financial Aid Form (Word)

Contact Lori Scheck at elscheck@colby.edu. 

Kennebec Valley Youth Orchestra
(intermediate orchestra)

1. SCALE  All instruments: 1-2 octave scale of your choice.   

2. SOLO  Choose any polished piece to show your beautiful tone and attention to musical detail.

3. SIGHT READING An easy sight reading piece will be provided at your audition.  

Kennebec Valley Youth Symphony
(advanced orchestra)

1. SCALE  

Strings: 3-octave scale, winds: 2-3 octave scale (winds)

2. SOLO   

Choose two polished pieces (one fast, one slow) from your instrument’s standard repertoire that demonstrate your technical mastery and  beauty of expression.

3. EXCERPTS

VIOLIN

Beethoven:
1st mvmt: Adagio-Allegro: beginning to rehearsal B

3rd mvmt: Menuetto: All

Czech Suite-Dvorak:

I. Praeludium: 4 measures before C to letter D

VIOLA

Beethoven

2nd mvmt: Andante: beginning to letter C

4th mvmt: Adagio-Allegro: mm. 98-159

CELLO

Beethoven

1st mvmt: Adagio-Allegro: mm. 177-188 & mm. 230-242

4th mvmt: Adagio-Allegro: mm. 126-160

FLUTE

Czech suite - Dvorak

Flute 1: IV. Romanze: mm. 54-end

Beethoven

Flute 1: 1st mvmt: Adagio-Allegro: beginning to repeat (m. 64)

CLARINET

Czech suite - Dvorak

Clarinet 1: III. Menuett: mm. 64-80

Clarinet 1: V. Finale: mm. 86-120

OBOE

Czech Suite-Dvorak

I. Praeludium: mm. 32-49

V. Finale: Beginning to m. 8

Beethoven

2nd mvmt: Andante: mm. 65 to letter C

BASSOON

Czech suite -Dvorak

I. Praeludium: mm. 9-19 & mm. 28-M37

II. Polka mm. 11-28

Beethoven

2nd mvmt: Andante: mm. 110-126

TRUMPET

Beethoven 

3rd mvmt: Menuetto: pick up to mm. 45-79

4th mvmt: Adagio-Allegro: mm. 219-287

FRENCH HORN

Beethoven

2nd mvmt: Andante: mm. 11-26

Dvorak Czech Suite

I. Praeludium mm. 20-23

II. Polka mm. 92-98

IV. Romanze mm. 48-52

V. Finale: Pickup to mm. 293-307

TIMPANI

Beethoven

2nd mvmt: Andante: mm. 81-93

3rd mvmt: Menuetto: last 14 measures

4th mvmt: Adagio-Allegro: mm. 219-237

• PDF list of excerpts can be found here.

• Google Drive Folder with PDF versions of the excerpts can be found here.