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It’s concert week! We will be performing Beethoven 7 and Mozart’s Overture to the Abduction of the Seraglio. Friends & Family get in free to our OMEA performance! Contact our President, Christina Auck (auckcl@miamioh.edu) or our Conductor, Dr. Averbach (averbach@miamioh.edu) for more info on the Friday performance! Check out the posters below for more info!

Mark your calendars! Our concert dates have been announced! You can find more information under Season Information >> Schedule.

Wednesday, February 1st

Friday, February 3rd

Thursday, March 9th

Friday, May 5th

This is a friendly reminder that auditions are due in ONE WEEK! Auditions must be submitted by Monday, January 16th at 11:59 pm to Dr. Averbach (averbach@miamioh.edu). You can also contact him with questions!

Audition instructions can be found here: https://www.miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/music/ensembles/symphony-orchestra/index.html

Invite all your family, friends and kids! We will be having a movie night/family friendly concert this Sunday, November 20th at 3pm in Hall Auditorium – Free and Open to the Public! Can’t make it in person? Stream it here! http://music.miamioh.edu:8080/player/ensembles.html

The Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert
Saturday, October 15 at 7:30PM, Hall Auditorium
Miami University
Free and open to the public

For more information, check the Season Information tab!

If you are reading this, we invite you to attend our ice cream social this upcoming Saturday from 1-3pm at Western Lodge! Please fill out this short form so that we can keep track of how many people will be joining us! https://forms.gle/D5fbSPPJPrgKFNbh9

String Auditions: This is a friendly reminder that string auditions were due this past Sunday, August 14th. For any late auditions, please click on the link to record your excerpts, along with contacting the conductor, Dr. Averbach. https://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/music/ensembles/symphony-orchestra/index.html

Woodwind/Brass Auditions: Audition dates are August 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.

Wind players will audition for Dr. Averbach and Professor Speck, at which time they shall indicate the ensemble(s) for which they wish to be considered.

MAKE EVERY EFFORT to audition in the block of time reserved for your instrument. Also, please sign for the earliest time at which you are available. Do not add times without first speaking to either Dr. Averbach or Professor Speck. Please try to audition on the same evening if you are not available during your time block.

If you must perform at a time other than that reserved for your instrument, please indicate your instrument when you sign up.

You will be asked to play scales and the audition excerpts; you might be asked to sight-read also.

Times and locations are as follows:

Sunday, August 21, 2022

PRS 100:   Clarinets and Bassoons, 5:00-7:00 pm

Monday, August 22, 2022

PRS 007: Euphoniums, Saxophones, and Tubas (ONLY these instruments in this block), 1:15-2:35 pm
PRS 100:  Flute, Horn, Oboe, Trombone, 7:00-9:30 pm

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

PRS 100: Trumpets (and anyone else), 7:00-9:00 pm

Please note that you must be signed into your Miami Google account in order to sign up for a time. Also note that you need to advance the calendar to your preferred date to see the appointments. https://miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/music/ensembles/symphony-orchestra/index.html

Wind Audition Time Signups »

Percussion Auditions: Please contact Professor LaMattina and Dr. Averbach directly (lamattm@miamioh.edu and averbach@miamioh.edu)

Happy Summer everyone! Hope you all are enjoying a much deserved break. Audition Excerpts are due Sunday, August 14th! The link is below! Make sure you are signing in with your Miami email to access the files. Happy practicing! https://www.miamioh.edu/cca/academics/departments/music/ensembles/symphony-orchestra/index.html