{"id":13620,"date":"2022-05-03T10:18:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T14:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/?page_id=13620"},"modified":"2025-07-09T12:50:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T16:50:42","slug":"large-ensemble-auditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/preparatory\/ways-to-study\/departments\/strings\/large-ensemble-auditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Large Ensemble Auditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Audition Requirements for 2025-26\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All students must audition in order to be placed in a Peabody Preparatory large ensemble. All string students interested in auditioning for an ensemble must submit videos via the Ensemble Application Form. <strong>Both new and r<\/strong><b>eturning students<\/b> <strong>auditioning for Advanced and Intermediate String Placements will only be doing a video submission.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Students auditioning for Elementary String Placements must submit a solo video as well as a sight-reading video (details below and in the audition materials packet).<\/strong>\u00a0Please see below for the audition requirements, materials, and forms.<\/p>\n<p><em>Now accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Video Requirements: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You may submit multiple videos.<\/li>\n<li>Your video must be filmed in a single take without editing.<\/li>\n<li>Recital videos are acceptable.<\/li>\n<li>Introduce yourself at the start of your video (Full Name, Instrument) &#8211; not necessary for recital videos<\/li>\n<li>Performance backgrounds should be of a neutral setting. Be sure that you and your entire instrument are in the frame and properly lit so that you and the instrument are clearly visible.<\/li>\n<li>Try to achieve the best sound quality you can by finding a quiet time of day to record or a place that has minimal noise disruptions.<\/li>\n<li>Recording camera or phone should be placed on a stable surface to minimize shake and jitter.<\/li>\n<li>Please review all recordings so that your video and audio are the quality you want.<\/li>\n<li>All recordings must be uploaded as part of this application submission.<\/li>\n<li>Videos can be accepted as hyperlinks OR in the following video formats:\u00a0.3g2, .3gp, .avi, .m2v, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mpeg, .mpg, .mp4, .mxf, .webm, .wmv\n<ul>\n<li><em>If using a hyperlink, be sure that your video is not set to private so that it may be viewed by conductors.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Advanced &#8211; Peabody Youth Orchestra<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Auditioning requires a video submission for new and returning members.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Audition requirements and excerpts for each instrument can be found here:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PYO-Strings-Only-Audition-Materials-25.pdf\">PYO (Strings Only) Audition Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Intermediate &#8211; Young Artists Orchestra<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Auditioning requires a video submission for new and returning members.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Audition requirements and excerpts for each instrument can be found here:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/YAO-Audition-Materials-25.pdf\">YAO Audition Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pre-Intermediate &#8211; Misbin New Directions Ensemble<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Auditioning requires a video submission for new and returning members.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Audition requirements and excerpts for each instrument can be found here:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Misbin-Audition-Materials-25-1.docx\">Misbin Audition Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Elementary &#8211; Peabody String Ensemble<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Students should have a beginning understanding of spiccato.<\/li>\n<li>Auditioning requires both a solo\/scales video submission <strong>AND<\/strong> sight-reading video submission. <em>Students will receive an email on June 15 from the conductor with a sightreading excerpt. They will be instructed to record the excerpt within 48 hours via honor system (i.e. students do not look at the music until they record the excerpt).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Audition requirements for each instrument can be found here:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/peabody.jhu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PSE-Audition-Materials-25.docx\">PSE Audition Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audition Requirements for 2025-26\u00a0 All students must audition in order to be placed in a Peabody Preparatory large ensemble. 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