Auditions for Rensselaer Ensembles generally occur during the first week of classes. Please read below for specific instructions from ensemble faculty:
ORCHESTRA, CHOIR AND WIND SYMPHONY
Audition dates will be available from Thurs. Aug. 29 - Mon. Sep. 2.
In order to sign up for your audition time, please:
- Follow this link
- Select an available time that works for you (make sure you're looking at dates between 8/29 and 9/2)
- Please click "Show More" to review the audition protocol for this year.
- Complete all information (for instrumentalists, put "N/A" for the Choir Robe question)
- Click "Book"
Questions regarding the audition process for Orchestra, Choir and Wind Symphony should be directed to Professor Robert Whalen (whaler2@rpi.edu).
AUDITION PROTOCOL (for Orchestra, Choir and Wind Symphony)
Please plan to arrive early to use a West Hall practice room to assemble your instrument and warm-up prior to your audition time. Please arrive 5 minutes prior to your audition start time, and please wait on the couch in the hallway until the door opens.
In the audition, please prepare to play:
- Scales (any two major scales). You will perform one in long tones, e.g. half notes at quarter=60 and the other staccato sixteenth notes at quarter = 60.
*Nb. Singers – Professor Whalen will warm you up to get a sense of your range and resonance - A 2–3-minute excerpt of your solo piece, performed unaccompanied.
Students auditioning for Choir will sing a 2–3-minute solo piece of their choosing, unaccompanied. - Click here for Audition Excerpts for your instrument.
No excerpts are required for Concert Choir.
CHAMBER MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Auditions for the Rensselaer Chamber Music Ensemble (Fall, 2024) will be held during the first week of classes. Students are encouraged to attend the first class of the semester (Wednesday, August 28, 1:00 pm-03:50 pm, West Hall 323) to audition.
Questions regarding the audition process for Chamber Music should be directed to Professor Chrysi Nanou (nanouc@rpi.edu).