2010-11
Westside Chamber Music Program
May 2
Private Auditions
September 1
Late Auditions
September 22
Rehearsals Begin
November 24
Thanksgiving Holiday Week
No Classes or Rehearsals
December 3
Rehearsals Resume
December 8
Westside Chamber Music Concert
December 15 –January 8
Winter Break
No Classes or Rehearsals
January 12
Rehearsals Resume
February 19 - 26
Mid-Winter Break
No Classes or Rehearsals
March 1
Classes & Rehearsals Resume
April 26
Westside Chamber Music Concert
May 12
SCM Annual Picnic

Ensemble Programs
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

Chamber Music Program

1. One Major and Minor scale
2. One piece or concerto movement
3. Sight-reading, given to you in the audition

Orchestral Music Program - Young Virtuosi

Violin & Viola

1. One major and one minor scale and arpeggio of your choice, both in 3-4 octaves
2. Required excerpt
3. A single movement or piece from your solo repertoire (memorization optional)
4. Sight-reading, given to you in the audition

Violoncello

1. One major and one minor scale of your choice, both in 3 octaves
2. Required excerpt
3. A single movement or piece from your solo repertoire (memorization optional)
4. Sight-reading, given to you in the audition

Bass

1. One major and one minor scale of your choice, both in 2 octaves starting on or above the A-string. [Ex: a 2-octave E minor scale would have to begin on the D-string.]
2. Required excerpt
3. A single movement or piece from your solo repertoire (memorization optional)
4. Sight-reading, given to you in the audition.