Ensemble Audition Information/Sign-up Sheets
(These sheets are for currently enrolled Wesleyan students)
Click on the links below to schedule an audition for the Spring 2024 semester. Please email Sandy Brough sbrough@wesleyan.edu if you have any questions.
Chamber Music - Auditions are required and will be held Friday, September 6, 2024. Request an audition here when drop/add opens.
Chinese Ensemble - Attend the first class to audition in Crowell Concert Hall.
Monday, September 2, 20244:30 pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Collegium - Offered Spring 2025
AUDITIONS:
Students should email Prof. Jane Alden (jalden01@wesleyan.edu) with a statement of interest in the course. Include details of background in singing and voice work in general by TBA. Curiosity about cross-generational work and effective music therapy will be an advantage, due to the Service-Learning component of the course.
MEET and GREET for registered students and those who have been accepted by audition. The plan for the semester will be discussed, there will be some singing and a Q&A . The syllabi will be distributed and sectional times will be arranged. Day and Time TBA Spring 2025
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 2, 2024
Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 003
7:30 pm
Javanese Gamelan - Admission by interview at the first class.
World Music Hall
10:20am
Jazz Ensemble - Auditions are required.
Adzenyah 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 3, 2024
Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 001
1:20pm
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
World Music Hall
1:00pm
Korean Drumming and Creative Music-Advanced - No audition required. Attend the first class. Prerequisite: MUSC 413
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
World Music Hall
4:20pm
Laptop Ensemble - Offered Spring 2025
Attend the first class - TBA Spring 2025
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.
World 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.
Taiko Drumming Ensemble, Advanced - Admission by audition. Please attend the first class to audition in World Music Hall
Monday, September 2, 2024
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
Wesleyan Concert Choir
Fall 2024 Concert Choir Meet and GreetTuesday, September 3, 2024
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 Orchestra
A placement audition is required for all musicians, new and returning. To audition, send a video recording of yourself playing two contrasting selections, about 6-7 minutes of music, from any solo, chamber, or ensemble repertoire. Live auditions can also be accommodated during the first two weeks of the semester, by appointment only. Some sections of the orchestra fill up quicker than others and it is recommended to inquire about an audition ahead of time. Please send audition videos or live audition requests to Nadya Potemkina (npotemkina@wesleyan.edu) for review.
Fall 2024 Meet-and-Greet and Sight ReadingMonday, September 2, 2024
6:30 - 9:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
Bring your own instrument, RSVP to secure a part
If you need to borrow an instrument, and to RSVP, contact Nadya Potemkina (npotemkina@wesleyan.edu)
This first rehearsal is open to all, no obligation to register.
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.
WesWinds Wind Ensemble - Admission by audition. Please attend the first class to audition.
Tuesday September 3, 2024
7:10 pm
Crowell Concert Hall