2012 OMEA All-State Orchestra
Co-Chairs for 2012 OMEA All-State Orchestra are Regina Kenton and Jessica Stephens (Directory)
POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR ALL-STATE ORGANIZATIONS was SEPTEMBER 23, 2011 (FRIDAY)
See below for emergency audition and higher fee.
APPLICATION DEADLINES AND AUDITION DATES FOR 2011-2012: (DOWNLOAD IN PDF FORMAT)
Audition Information and Materials
Orchestra auditions will be held Saturday December 3, 2011, at Westmoore High School. If the President of OMEA declares the use of the bad-weather contingincy date, the auditions will be held on Saturday December 17, 2011 at Westmoore High School. Should the alternate date be used, all students must audition on that date. No alternate arrangements will be allowed.
All-OMEA Audition Application Deadlines:
Postmarked on or before September 23, 2011 ($15.00) THIS DEADLINE HAS PASSED.
Postmarked September 24 through September 30, 2011 (triple fee, $45)
Beginning October 1, 2011 (emergency entry fee, $100)
Applications are available below: Follow instructions carefuly, and mail, as instructed, to:
OMEA All-State STRING ENTRY
636 Bacone St
Muskogee, Ok 74403
AUDITION MATERIAL: The string audition material will contain scale(s), an etude, orchestral excerpts, and sight-reading.
Repertoire for the 2012 All-State Orchestra
Academic Festival Overture, by Johannes Brahms
The Enchanted Garden, from the Mother Goose Suite, by Maurice Ravel
Finale from Symphony #4, by Peter Tschaikovsky.
2012 All-State Orchestra Audition Application for Auditions (Adobe pdf format)
2012 All-State Orchestra Student Entry Form (MS Excel format)
2012 All-State Orchestra General Information for Auditions (Adobe pdf format)
SCALE: Prepare all major scales, memorized, 3 octaves, slur two quarter notes (quarter note = 90) in the following format: Each note is played once ascending and once descending with the top note not repeated. See example below. Note: Double bass will play only two-octave scales. The use or nonuse of vibrato on the scale will not add or subtract points.
Violin, Viola, Cello: ascending: CDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABC
descending: BAGFEDCBAGFEDCBAGFEDC
Bass: ascending: CDEFGABCDEFGABC
descending: BAGFEDCBAGFEDC
ETUDE: Prepare the etude listed below for your instrument.
Violin:Kreutzer 42 Studies or Caprices, (Singer), Schirmer Edition, #17, Maestoso, pp. 24-25, (quarter note = 72). Fingerings marked are required.
Viola: 41 Caprices, Opus 22, by Campagnole/Primrose, published by International 1627, #24, pp. 28-29, quarter note = 70. OMIT BOTH ADAGIO SECTIONS!!!!!!
Cello: 170 Foundation Studies, Volume II, by Schroeder, published by Carl Fischer 02470, #104, pp. 39, quarter note = 84.
Double Bass: 30 Etudes for String Bass, by Franz Simandl, published by Carl Fischer O2941, #13, pp. 15, half note =88 throughout AND #17, pp. 19, quarter note = 88.
EXCERPTS: Audition excerpts from the OMEA All-State music will be distributed to directors at the OMEA Fall In-service in October. Excerpts will be mailed on the following Monday to all directors not in attendance at this meeting.
SIGHT-READING: Sight-reading will be required at the audition. Each student will be given a 30 second study period during which they may shadow bow or finger their instrument but may not make any noise. The student may have points deducted or be disqualified for excessive finger tapping.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: The student must follow the scale pattern indicated above. In addition the student must follow the printed fingerings and bowings indicated in the specific edition of the etude(s). If the student uses an alternate scale pattern, etude fingerings or bowings during the audition, the judges will deduct points.
Students DO NOT need to purchase original parts for excerpts. Students DO need an original etude book at the audition, but they may play off of the distributed copies of excerpts.
Directors: Please note that all directors who have students participating in the auditions are required to be at the audition and to be available to assist judges, monitors, or in other capacities as needed. If you know of any string specialists new to our state who would be willing to help with the auditions, please email Regina Kenton at rkenton@putnamcityschools.org