University Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Orchestra
Campus Orchestra - Updated Information for Spring 2008

The University Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra perform a diverse repertory including the symphonies or large-scale orchestral works of Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorák, Gershwin, Kodály, Mahler, Mozart, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, and Zwilich, among others. The Symphony Orchestra has performed in Boulder and Aspen. Solo appearances with the orchestra are awarded to students as a result of an annual concerto competition.

Auditions for the spring, 2008 semester are by opening and competitive audition only. Interested students should contact Professor Nicholas Carthy directly.

February 14, 2008 Program
Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Milhaud – Chansons de Ronsard
Stravinsky – Firebird 1945 Suite

The Campus Orchestra is an ensemble comprised of music and non-music majors which delivers one concert performance each semester. The ensemble performs a wide-ranging repertoire from Baroque through Contemporary periods in both string and full-orchestra settings and rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in room E-160 of the College of Music.

Wind, brass and percussion students earn placement into this ensemble through College of Music studio auditions at the beginning of each semester.

String instrument musicians of any major audition for chair placement and part assignment during the first week of classes each semester. Dates for string placement auditions will take place January 14 & 15, 2008 in Room E-271. String musicians are asked to prepare all of the materials provided in the downloadable packets below.

The links to string audition materials below are in pdf format:
Violin I | Violin II | Viola | Cello | Contra Bass

Please note that these audition materials are not password protected. Sign-up sheets will be available on the bulletin board outside E-172 beginning January 7, 2008. Students will not be asked to perform a prepared etude or sightread.

First rehearsal of the semester will take place January 16 at 7 p.m. in E160. Any questions should be directed to Michael Boone via email at michael.boone@colorado.edu.

Fall 2007 Program
Haydn - Symphony No. 16
Sibelius - Pelleas et Mellisande Suite
Bizet - La jolie fille de Perth: Scenes Bohemiennes
Guarnieri - Dansa Brazilieri

Students may listen to recordings of these works through http://colorado.naxosmusiclibrary.com on campus or through the VPNClient at home. 

Upcoming orchestra events

Ensemble Contact Information:
Diana Wilson, Orchestra Administrator
Email: Wilsond@colorado.edu
Office Location: Room E172, Imig Music Building
Office Phone: 303-492-6584
Mailing Address: 301 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0301