County Orchestra Festival Information

 Audition Date:  Tuesday, November 12, 2019 6:30 pm
Central Dauphin Middle School
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Directors please contact Sam Kibler (skibler@cdschools.org) with questions.
Students and parents should report to the auditorium.

Festival Host:  Central Dauphin (Central Dauphin Middle School)
·         Anita Smith
Orchestra Festival Guest Conductors
·         Elementary -
·         Middle School -  
·         Sr. High - 



Please make sure students are available for ALL festival dates, including snow date, before auditioning . . . Dates and times are listed below.

ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL & CONCERT INFORMATION All rehearsals are at Central Dauphin Middle School
Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (HS-JH-ES)
Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (HS-JH-ES) Snow Date
Thursday, January 23, 2019, 6:30-8:30 p.m. (ES 4th-6th)
Friday, January 24, 2020, 9:00-3:00 (JH-HS) 
Saturday, January 25, 2020, rehearsal starts at 9:00 a.m. 
       -Concert starts at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday February 8, 2020, Snow date rehearsal starts at 9:00 a.m. 
       -Concert starts at 1:30 p.m.

Audition Requirements
Elementary (4th - 6th Grade Students)
Solo for Elementary String Auditions for County 2019- 20 Festival
Violin:                   Russian Folk Melody, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 29
Viola:                     Russian Folk Melody, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 29
Cello:                     Russian Folk Melody, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 29
String Bass:         Russian Folk Melody, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 29


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Junior High (7th - 9th Grade Students)
Solo for Junior High Orchestra Auditions for County 2029 - 20Festival
Violin:                   Concertino in D, Op 15, Larghetto and Allegro Assai (2nd and 3rd movements), by Kuchler, from Solos for the Young Violinist”, Book #1, pages 30, 31
Viola:                     Concertino in D (G), Op 15, Larghetto and Allegro Assai (2nd and 3rd movements), by Kuchler, published by Bosworth           
Cello:                     Gavotte, Gossec, page 13 from “Etling Solo Time”, Book #3
Strings Bass:       Heroic March, Handel, Page 16 from “Etling Solo Time”, Book #3”


Scales for Junior High Orchestra Auditions
All Strings: Scales up to and including 3 sharps and 3 flats, i.e. C G D A F Bb Eb Major Scales, played at a quarter note = 120 (march tempo) with separate bows, a minimum of 1 octave performed, memorized; please note additional octaves will be given extra credit (when scored by the judges).
Sight Reading Required for All Instruments.
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High School (grades 10-12)
Student participants are nominated by their school orchestra directors.  Each director may have different means of selecting participating students.