Dear Metro Area Music Students,

We are pleased to announce that auditions for the Des Moines Symphony Youth Orchestras’ 2016-2017 season will be:

Tuesday, August 30 3:30-6:30pm
(1st through 9th grades strings only – no winds, brass or percussion)
Valley Southwoods Freshman High School
635 S 35th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50265
–Please note that our Aug 30th audition date is for 1st through 9th grade string players only.

Wednesday, August 31 4:30-6:30pm
All grades, all instruments
The Temple for Performing Arts
1011 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Thursday, September 1 4:30-6:30pm
All grades, all instruments
The Temple for Performing Arts
1011 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309

Please find an audition flyer linked here.

ABOUT THE YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AUDITIONS
All Des Moines Symphony Youth Orchestras current and prospective musicians must audition each year.  For these auditions, musicians are asked to have a short musical selection prepared that demonstrates their current ability level.  Audition pieces do not need to be memorized or performed with accompaniment.  Auditioning musicians will play for the following Youth Orchestras Conductors, who will place musicians in the ensemble that is most appropriate to their current ability level.

Musicians in grades 1-9: Mr. Meyer & Ms. Senger
Musicians in grades 10-12: Mr. Giunta.

These auditions generally last about (2-3) minutes and are scheduled by reservation.  Auditioning musicians will not be asked for scales or sight-reading.  See flyer linked above for details.