Remembrance Scholarship Fund Auditions
The Toledo Symphony League Remembrance Scholarship Fund Auditions are open to all students currently enrolled in the TSYO.
The auditions will be held at the Toledo Center for Live Arts at 4747 Heatherdowns Blvd. in Toledo on Saturday and Sunday, March 22-23, 2025.
Online scheduling information will be sent to all orchestra members via email in December.
Days and times for auditions are as follows:
| Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 1:30-3:30 = Concert Strings |
| 4:00-6:00 = Symphonic | |
| Sunday, March 23, 2025 | 1:30-3:30 = Philharmonic and Percussion |
| 4:00-6:00 = All Seniors |
Registration begins December 2, 2024 and closes at 11:59pm on February 28, 2025.
To register, click on the TSYO Audition Application which you submitted initially upon auditioning for the TSYO. Your application has been moved to the ‘Remembrance Scholarship Fund Audition’ stage. If you have questions about accessing the application, please email Sarah Schaefer.
Audition Repertoire and Guidelines
2024-2025 Repertoire Requirements
Eligibility
- Performers will select an accompanied composition. (Percussionists must play a mallet solo.) Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis, if no accompaniment is written. Sarah Schaefer (email) may grant an exception for an unaccompanied composition. Verify that an exception has been granted prior to Audition Time Selection.
- All performers must play works selected from OMEA Solo and Ensemble Required Lists or works of a similar level and appropriate for their age group. All performers will be limited to six (6) minutes of playing time.
- Three (3) copies of the music with numbered measures must be supplied for the judges. Failure to have the required copies may disqualify the performer from receiving a scholarship.
- Performers are expected to provide their own collaborative pianists. If you need recommendations for pianists, please email Sarah Schaefer.
2024-2025 Guidelines
Audition Day Guidelines
- Regular concert attire is required for auditions.
- On the day of auditions, DO NOT arrive more than 30 minutes before your scheduled audition time as there are not enough warm-up rooms to accommodate more than 3-4 people.
- Three (3) copies of the music with numbered measures must be supplied for the judges. Failure to have the required copies may disqualify the performer from receiving a scholarship.
- Judges will assign numerical scores for seven categories: (1) tone quality—clarity, control, warmth, consistency; (2) intonation, tempo, changing meter—accuracy to printed notes; (3) rhythm—correct rhythm with regard to notes, rests, steady; (4) technique—musical skill, artistry, attacks, releases, careful attention to detail; (5) interpretation, musicianship—style, sensitivity, dynamics, phrasing; (6) stage presence and posture; and (7) bowing and left hand use for strings, breath control and articulation for winds or brass, or use of mallets for percussion.
- Applicants must be members of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestras at the time of the audition and presentation of awards.
- Students may win a maximum of four (4) scholarships, in addition to a senior scholarship during their TSYO experience.
Ready to Apply?
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