County Orchestra Festival Information

 Audition Date:  TBA after the October meeting of DCMEA

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Directors please contact Sam Kibler (skibler@cdschools.org) with questions.


Festival Host:  Susquehanna Township
· Brian Krauss, Douglas Nyce        

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 l

Audition Requirements
Elementary (4th - 6th Grade Students)
Solo for Elementary String Auditions for County 2020-21 Festival
Violin: Bouree, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 3
Viola: Bouree, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 3
Cello: Bouree, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 3
Strings Bass: Bouree, from “Solo and Etudes”, Bk 2 (Frost, Kjos), page 3
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Junior High (7th - 9th Grade Students)
Solo for Junior High Orchestra Auditions for County 2020-21 Festival
Violin: La Cinquantaine, by Gabriel-Marie, from Solos for the Young Violinist”, Book
#1, pages 24, 25
Viola: La Cinquantaine, by Gabriel-Marie, from Solos for the Young Violist”, Book #1,
pages 18, 19
Cello: Minuet No. 3, by J.S. Bach, song # 7 from “Suzuki Cello Book 3” (first page)
Strings Bass: March by Bach, page 9 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.