Ensemble Audition Information/Sign-up Sheets

(These sheets are for currently enrolled Wesleyan students)

 
Click on the links below beginning August 28th when drop/add opens to schedule an audition for the Fall 2023 semester. Please email Sandy Brough sbrough@wesleyan.edu if you have any questions.
 

Chamber Music - Auditions are required.  Request an audition here.

Chinese Ensemble - Attend the first class to audition in Crowell Concert Hall.

      Monday, September 4, 2023
      4:30 pm
      Crowell Concert Hall

Collegium - Offered in the Spring Semester

Ebony Singers - Admission by audition. First-year students are excluded. Participants must have a quality voice, a melodic vocal sound and the ability to read music. Students are required to perform in any scheduled performance. Undergraduates may take this course up to two times for a letter grade and up to four times for credit towards graduation.

Interested student should attend the first class to audition

      Monday September 4, 2023
      Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 003
      7:30 pm
 
Javanese Gamelan - Admission by interview at the first class.

      Tuesday, September 5, 2023 
      World Music Hall 
      10:20am


Jazz Ensemble - Auditions are required.  Sign-up for an audition here.
Audition Requirements: Be prepared to play a medium or up-tempo bebop tune or standard. Interpret   melody and demonstrate ability to improvise over the chord changes (or, in the case of drums, the form). Rhythm section players should also demonstrate instrument-appropriate accompaniment skills on the same tune (comping for guitar and piano, walking lines for bass, ability to use sticks and brushes for drums, etc.). Jazz-relevant sight-reading (melody and/or chords and improvisation) will also be expected. Please email Prof. Baerman if you have any questions about the audition, including but not limited to the appropriateness of your prepared piece.

Jazz Orchestra - Attend the first class to audition.

      Tuesday, September 5, 2023
      Adzenyah Rehearsal Hall 001
      1:20pm

Korean Drumming and Creative Music - Everyone is welcome. There is no requirement for prior experience of drumming.  Attend the first class to audition in World Music Hall.

      Wednesday, September 6, 2023 
      World Music Hall 
      12:30pm

Korean Drumming and Creative Music-Advanced - No audition required. Attend the first class. Prerequisite: MUSC 413

      Wednesday, September 6, 2023 
      World Music Hall  
      3:50pm

Laptop Ensemble - Offered in the Spring Semester

 

South Indian Percussion - Admission by interview. Students should contact the instructor David Nelson (dpnelson@wesleyan.edu) to determine class time.


Taiko Drumming Ensemble, Beginning - Admission by audition. Attend the first class to audition.

      Monday, September 4, 2023 
      World Music Hall 
      1:00pm  

   Note:Wear comfortable clothes for easy movement.  Shoes are not worn on the floor so bring
   something else to wear on your feet if you do not want to go barefoot.


Taiko Drumming Ensemble, Advanced - Admission by audition. Please attend the first class to audition in World Music Hall

      Monday, September 4, 2023 
      World Music Hall 
      1:00pm

   Note:Wear comfortable clothes for easy movement. Shoes are not worn on the floor so bring
   something else to wear on your feet if you do not want to go barefoot.

Voice Technique and Improvisation

Audition: Submit a 60-second video of a solo a cappella song, and a short statement of personal goals for vocal training to instructor nhallett@wesleyan.edu

 

Wesleyan Concert Choir

      Fall 2023 Concert Choir Meet and Greet
      Tuesday, September 5, 2023
      5:00-6:00pm
      Crowell Concert Hall 

 

Placement auditions are mandatory for all incoming members as well as former participants who took time off, for any reason. With questions, and to inquire about an audition, contact Nadya Potemkina (npotemkina@wesleyan.edu)

Wesleyan Orchestra

A placement audition is required for all musicians, new and returning. To audition, send a video recording of yourself playing two contrasting selections, about 6-7 minutes of music, from any solo, chamber, or ensemble repertoire. Live auditions can also be accommodated during the first two weeks of the semester, by appointment only. Some sections of the orchestra fill up quicker than others and it is recommended to inquire about an audition ahead of time. Please send audition videos or live audition requests to Nadya Potemkina (npotemkina@wesleyan.edu) for review.

    Fall 2023 Meet-and-Greet and Sight Reading
      Monday, September 4, 2023
      6:30 - 9:00pm
      Crowell Concert Hall
  
      Bring your own instrument, RSVP to secure a part
      If you need to borrow an instrument, and to RSVP, contact Nadya Potemkina    (npotemkina@wesleyan.edu)

This first rehearsal is open to all, no obligation to register.

West African Drumming, Beginning - Previous formal music instruction is not necessary. No prerequisites are required. Preference to junior and senior music majors and those enrolled in Afro-American studies and related music courses. Request an audition here. 
 
WesWinds Wind Ensemble - Admission by audition.  Please attend the first class to audition.
      Tuesday September 5, 2023
      7:10 pm
      Crowell Concert Hall