Who can join?

Level:
Advanced Beginner
Instruments:
String musicians only (Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass)
Age/Repertoire:
Suzuki books 2 through 4. Generally grades 2 through 7

Essential Information

Rehearsals:
Session 1 – 5:30 – 7:00, Session 2 – 7:15 – 8:45pm every Thursday
Rehearsal Location:
University Presbyterian Church, Rochester Hills, Michigan
Tuition:
$375 a year; $25 is non refundable after August 30th
Financial Aid available

Conductor: Nick Karpinsky

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Audition Requirements

2 to 3 minutes showing technique and tone quality. The solo will be heard unaccompanied and does not need to be memorized.

Sight reading: All auditioning students will be asked to sightread. Materials will be chosen by the conductors.

Scales are not required for any audition.

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Sample Concert Repertoire

Bats N Bones, Susan H. Day
Concertino in G, Elliot Del Borgo
Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song, Brian Balmages
Joust, Richard Meyer
Zombie Tango, James Meredith
Pastorale from The Christmas Concerto, Corelli
The Storm Chasers, Mark Lortz
Danza, Vaclav Nelhybel
Conquistador!, Deborah Baker Monday
Inverno , Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Todd Parish
Winter Solstice, Todd Parrish *
Finale from Symphony No. 12, Joseph Haydn
Wonka's Welcome Song, Danny Elfman
Gauntlet, Doug Spata
Dragonhunter, Richard Meyer
Themes from Harry Potter, John Williams; arr. Paul Cook