Ensemble Audition Information/Sign-up Sheets
(These sheets are for currently enrolled Wesleyan students)
Beginning September 1st click on the links below to schedule an audition for the FALL 2025 semester.
Central Asian Music Ensemble - Will be offered Spring 2026
Chamber Music - Auditions are required and will be held Friday, September 12, 2025. Request an audition here when drop/add opens.
Chinese Ensemble - Attend the first class to audition in Crowell Concert Hall.
Monday, September 8, 2025
4:30 pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Collegium - Will be offered Spring 2026
Ebony Singers - Admission by audition. First-year students are excluded. Participants must have a quality voice, a melodic vocal sound and the ability to read music. Students are required to perform in any scheduled performance. Undergraduates may take this course up to two times for a letter grade and up to four times for credit towards graduation.
Interested student should attend the first class to audition
Monday September 8, 2025
Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 003
7:30 pm
Javanese Gamelan -Beginning - Admission by interview at the first class.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
World Music Hall
10:20am
Javanese Gamelan -Advanced - Admission by interview at the first class.
Monday, September 8, 2025
World Music Hall
8:00pm
Jazz Ensemble - Auditions are required.
Monday, September 8, 2025Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 001
Sign-up for an audition here when drop/add opens.
Audition Requirements: Be prepared to play a medium or up-tempo bebop tune or standard. Interpret melody and demonstrate ability to improvise over the chord changes (or, in the case of drums, the form). Rhythm section players should also demonstrate instrument-appropriate accompaniment skills on the same tune (comping for guitar and piano, walking lines for bass, ability to use sticks and brushes for drums, etc.). Jazz-relevant sight-reading (melody and/or chords and improvisation) will also be expected. Please email Prof. Baerman if you have any questions about the audition, including but not limited to the appropriateness of your prepared piece.
Jazz Orchestra - Attend the first class to audition.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 001
1:20pm
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
World Music Hall
1:00pm
Korean Drumming and Creative Music-Advanced - No audition required. Attend the first class. Prerequisite: MUSC 413
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
World Music Hall
4:20pm
Laptop Ensemble - Will be offered Spring 2026
Methods of Improvisation Ensemble - Admission by audition. Attend the first class to audition.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 003
4:30 pm
Piping Performance - Attend the first class.
Singing to your Instrument - Attend the first class.
South Indian Voice - Attend the first class.
South Indian Percussion - Admission by interview. Students should contact the instructor David Nelson (dpnelson@wesleyan.edu) to determine class time.
Taiko Drumming Ensemble, Beginning - Admission by audition. Attend the first class to audition.
Monday, September 8, 2025World Music Hall
1:00pm
Note:Wear comfortable clothes for easy movement. Shoes are not worn on the floor so bring
something else to wear on your feet if you do not want to go barefoot.
Monday, September 8, 2025
World Music Hall
3:30pm
Note:Wear comfortable clothes for easy movement. Shoes are not worn on the floor so bring
something else to wear on your feet if you do not want to go barefoot
Fall 2025 Concert Choir Meet and Greet
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
5:00-6:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Placement auditions are mandatory for all incoming members as well as former participants who took time off, for any reason. With questions, and to inquire about an audition, contact Nadya Potemkina (npotemkina@wesleyan.edu)
Wesleyan OrchestraPlacement auditions are mandatory for all incoming members as well as former participants who took time off, for any reason. To inquire about an audition contact Nadya Potemkina, npotemkina@wesleyan.edu.
Some sections of the orchestra fill up quicker than others. It is recommended to inquire about an audition ahead of time.
Fall 2025 Meet-and-Greet and Sight Reading (Bring your instrument)TBA
7:00-9:30 pm
Crowell Concert Hall
The first rehearsal is open to all, no obligation to register.
RSVP to secure a part: npotemkina@wesleyan.edu
West African Drumming, Beginning - Previous formal music instruction is not necessary. No prerequisites are required. Preference to junior and senior music majors and those enrolled in Afro-American studies and related music courses. Contact the instructor to request an audition.
West African Drumming, Intermediate -Prereq MUSC 445
Attend the first class
WesWinds Wind Ensemble - Admission by audition. Please attend the first class to audition.
Tuesday September 9, 2025
7:10 pm
Crowell Concert Hall