All-State and Cobb County Honor Orchestra Information
Posted on August 30, 2006
Filed under Orchestra
Great News! Honor Orchestra is going to be held at the Dozier Center with Conductor Dr.Michael Alexander, Director of the Cobb Symphony and Kennesaw State Ochestra. I really hope that we have a good number of students audition…it will great to see some of you representing Hillgrove at Honor Orchestra and/or All-State. Please consider taking these auditions…Here is the latest information on GMEA All-State Orchestra and Cobb County Honor Orchestra:
Cobb County Honor Orchestra Audition:
Audition fee: $13.00 / Participation fee $15.00
Audition is on October 3, 2006 @ Sprayberry High School
Sectionals and Rehearsals: (These dates have changed slightly since the last post.) October 23, November 7, and November 10-11, 2006
Performance will be held November 11, 2006 at the Dozier Center in Kennesaw, Georgia
More detailed information and online application at: http://www.sprayberryorchestra.com/
GMEA All-State Orchestra Auditions:
Application fee: $15.00 See Mr. Doke to apply. Application deadline: September 8, 2006.
District Auditions – October 28, 2006 @ Pope High School
State Level Auditions – January 13, 2007 @ Westminster
GMEA All-State will be held March 1-3, 2008 in Savannah, Georgia.
Information about GMEA All-State can be found at: http://www.gmea.org/info/Handbook/Orchestra/ORCH.pdf
Audition material will be the same for both auditions. However, these are two separate events. If you make Cobb County Honor Orchestra, you must still audition for GMEA All-State. Auditions will include a prepared etude, scales and arpeggios, and sight-reading.
9-10 Violins:
Scales and Arpeggios –
G and A Major – three octaves
g and a melodic minor – three octaves
Etude – Violin: Mazas: Etudes Speciales, Galamian ed., International Music Co., Op. 36, Book 1, #7, QN =84
9-10 Violas:
Scales and Arpeggios –
C and D Major – three octaves
C and d melodic minor – three octaves
Etude – Viola: Wohlfahrt: Foundation Studies, transc. Merle J. Isaac & Ralph Lewis, Carl Fischer, Book 2, #50, QN =76
9-10 Celli:
Scales and Arpeggios –
C and D Major – three octaves
C and d melodic minor – three octaves
Etude- Cello: Schroeder: 170 Foundation Studies, Carl Fischer, Volume 1,#27, QN = 126
9-10 Basses:
Scales and Arpeggios –
F and G Major - two octaves
F and g melodic minor – two octaves
Etude – Simandl: 30 Etudes, Carl Fischer, #10, QN = 126
You will need to purchase the etude books…no photocopies of etudes will be allowed at auditions. If you are interested in auditioning, please see me! I want to help you guys get in!
Good Luck!
