The LHS Chamber Orchestra is a select ensemble that meets once a week after school on Wednesday. This ensemble prepares a variety of challenging literature including music to perform at public engagements throughout the school year. Any member of the LHS Orchestra program may audition for this ensemble, including freshmen.
Audition date:
October 19 & 20, 2020
Sign-up for chamber auditions here: Chamber Audition Sign-Up
Once you have filled out the form, please be sure to sign-up for a time slot for the live-performance portion of the audition: Live Performance Audition Sign-Up
Auditions will be a two part process:
1. A submitted audition video of you performing the chosen excerpts. Your video is due by October 20, 2020 at 11:59pm. Only one submission allowed per performer.
2. Scheduled zoom meeting where you will perform 1 of the 2 district scales and also a sight-reading excerpt provided by Mrs. Barnett.
Here are the excerpts that I would like you to record:
All excerpts will be from the 2020 KMEA All-State Auditions. You can find the excerpts here:
https://ksmea.org/hsorchestra/excerpts/
Violins:
Mozart – Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
Violas:
Brahms – Symphony No. 2 Mvt. 3
Cellos:
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 “Pathetique” Mvt. 2
Basses:
Weber – Overture to Oberon
Good luck and I look forward to hearing your auditions!