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Topeka Symphony Youth Ensembles Auditions

Auditions for the 2010-2011 Topeka Symphony Youth Ensembles will be Saturday, August 28, 2010 at Washburn University.  The three youth ensembles are Debut Orchestra, Youth Philharmonic, and Youth Orchestra. Rehearsals begin September 7.  All rehearsals are on Tuesdays with concerts on November 21, 2010 and March 6, 2011. Any musician 21 years of age and younger may audition. To be a member, a student must also play in his or her school orchestra or band, if such an organization exists. Conductors for the three groups are Carolyn Sandquist, Debut Orchestra, Carolyn Rich Voth, Youth Philharmonic, and Steven Elisha, Youth Orchestra.

There is a non-refundable $10 audition fee. Once accepted into one of the ensembles, there is a non-refundable tuition fee of $75 per student per year, which includes music charges and rental. Tuition assistance is available for those families with a need. Detailed information and registration forms are available at www.topekasymphony.org “Youth Ensembles” or by calling the Topeka Symphony Office at 785-232-2032.

Topeka Symphony Youth Ensembles are sponsored in part by the Kansas Arts Commission, a state agency, the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art, and Washburn University.   

Fountain City Brass Band to hold audition for vacant cornet seat

The Fountain City Brass Band, reigning Scottish Open, U.S. Open, and North American Brass Band Champions  will hold an audition for a solo cornet seat on Sunday, August 29, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. at the Bell Cultural Arts Center on the campus of MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe, KS.

The FCBB is an all-volunteer ensemble that maintains an active schedule of concert and competitions.

Please call or email Lee Harrelson at 816.305.4894 or leeharrelson@yahoo.com, to register for the audition or with any questions.

Vocal ensemble for young womens, Canta Filia, roster auditions

CANTA FILIA AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2010, STARTING AT 6:30 P.M.

Call 816-235-2741 to reserve an audition time or to learn more about Canta Filia.

Canta Filia is dedicated to excellence in the performance of choral music and to developing a community of friends who share a love of singing.  The ensemble collaborates with the Kansas City Children’s Chorus, UMKC Conservatory ensembles, community groups, and visiting choirs, as well as maintaining a schedule of independent performances.  Recently Canta Filia traveled to New York City to perform at Lincoln Center as part of the DCINY choral festival featuring composer Eric Whitacre, and in the fall of 2009 the ensemble served as the chorus in the UMKC Opera Theatre production of Humperdinck’s Hansel und Gretel.  Canta Filia performs a wide variety of choral repertoire from around the world.  

Tuition for the 2010-2011 season is $400.00.  A nominal apparel fee is also charged.  Payment is due at the time of the first rehearsal.  Learn more about Canta Filia online:  http://conservatory.umkc.edu/cmda/cmda-content2.cfm?L2ID=11

AUDITION INFORMATION
Admission to Canta Filia is by audition only.  Young women ages 14-20 are invited to audition.

The Kansas City Civic Orchestra announces auditions for Principal Oboe

Monday, August 30 beginning at 5pm
1st Lutheran Church of Prairie Village
6400 State Line Road

All auditions will be blind and the winner will be announced the same evening.

Candidate will be asked to play a movement from a concerto and play the following excerpts:

• Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn: Chorale and Var. III
• Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade: Mvt. 3: pick up to Letter A – 8 after A
• Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin: PRELUDE: Opening – Reh. 2 & Reh. 8 – Reh. 9

Sheet music may be found at http://kccivic.org/auditions/
Rehearsals are one night a week (Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30pm) and begin Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
Please visit http://kccivic.org/auditions or contact Chris Kelts, Music Director at 314-255-6604 or cmkelts@yahoo.com for more information.

The Kansas City Civic Orchestra announces auditions for Section Cello

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 beginning at 5pm
1st Lutheran Church of Prairie Village
6400 State Line Road

Candidates will be asked to play a movement from a concerto and sight reading excerpt.

Those auditioning may be asked to be placed on the KCCO’s Sub-Musician list.
Musicians of the Kansas City Civic Orchestra are volunteer.
Rehearsals are one night a week (Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30pm) and begin Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
Please visit http://kccivic.org/auditions or contact Chris Kelts, Music Director at 314-255-6604 or cmkelts@yahoo.com for more information.