PSYE Auditions
Auditions are held each season from early March through early May. Please visit our Pacific Symphony PSYE Auditions page for details:
pacificsymphony.org/auditions
Please email psye@pacificsymphony.org with any questions.
The Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles selects its membership each year through an annual audition process. Audition registration and online audition submissions typically open the first week March and close the first week of May, with adjudication taking place in mid-June. Please see below for eligibility and audition requirements.
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Are You Eligible?
Members of PSYE must meet the following requirements for participation each season:
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Actively participate with your school music program to the satisfaction of your school music director.
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Study the instrument you are auditioning on with a private teacher.
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Meet the following grade/age requirements as of September of the season you are auditioning for:
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Santiago Strings – Grades 6-9
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Youth Concert Band - Grades 6-9
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Youth Wind Ensemble – Grades 8-12
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Youth Orchestra – Grades 9-12
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Audition Requirements
The audition process, which lasts between 7-10 minutes, requires you to prepare and adequately implement two musical components:
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Solo - Please prepare one solo of your choice which best demonstrates your playing ability. Solos should be a 1.5-2 minute selection performed without an accompanist. Bring three printed copies of your solo for the adjudicators. (For piano, harp and percussion solo requirements, please see the excerpt page for your respective instrument).​
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Required Excerpts – You will be expected to prepare all excerpts assigned to your instrument by Pacific Symphony Youth Ensembles. During your audition, you may be asked to play all or a portion of the required excerpts as determined by your adjudicator.
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Please feel free to contact a PSYE staff member with any questions or concerns.
Contact us: psye@pacificsymphony.org