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Auditions

Auditions for the 2008-2009 orchestra season will be held in the fall before the start of classes. For more information about performance opportunities, please visit the Duke Department of Music Website.

Orchestra bassist
Ensemble Information Meeting:
Saturday, August 23, from 4-5:30 PM in Bone Hall (Mary Duke Biddle Music Building on East Campus)

Audition Schedule:
Sign-up sheets are posted outside of the audition rooms.

Viola, Cello, Bass: Monday, August 25 from 6-9 PM, 084 Biddle

Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon: Tuesday, August 26 from 7-11 PM, Bone Hall (in Biddle)

Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba: Wednesday, August 27 from 7-11 PM, Bone Hall (in Biddle)

Percussion: Thursday, August 28 from 5:45-6:45 PM, Baldwin Auditorium

Violin: Thursday, August 28 from 5-11 PM, 084 Biddle

Further Information:
For auditions, musicians are asked to play selections from a composition of their own choice (such as a concerto or sonata) and to sight-read a brief orchestral excerpt.

If you have questions about auditioning for the orchestra, please contact Professor Davidson at (919) 660-3324 or by e-mail.

Membership in the orchestra is open to anyone in the Duke community.

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