Salem Orchestra Music Academy
SALEM ORCHESTRA MUSIC ACADEMY 2024
Salem Orchestra is offering a unique musical experience designed to help your gifted and motivated students hone their ensemble skills, through the performance of chamber music. Salem Orchestra will be offering a Music Academy designed to foster leadership, make music, and create companions from Tuesday, July 29 through Friday, August 1. Our goal is to provide a summer opportunity for students to grow and expand their musical maturity so that they may return for the beginning of the school year ready to make a positive impact to those around them.
There are two halves to the day at the academy. For the first half of the day, all participating students will rehearse for the full chamber ensemble. The second half of the day advanced students will break into smaller, self-directed quartets. Space is limited, so some students may participate in only the full chamber ensemble. Tuition for students accepted into the all-day program in 2025 is TBA. Tuition for students only participating in a half day (either the morning core or afternoon ensembles) is charged at a discounted rate. Lunch will be provided for all students regardless of their program involvement.
At the end of the program, every ensemble as well as the full chamber group will have the opportunity to perform for a live audience. This includes a side-by-side orchestral performance with musicians from Salem Orchestra on the final day.
The application deadline is Saturday, June 14
Acceptance will be based on the quality of the submitted audition.
Tuition is dependent on program acceptance (full or half day)
Schedule: Tuesday, July 29 - Friday, August 1 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Lunch is provided for all.
End of program concert on Friday, August 1 at 5:00 pm
Location: Salem First Church of the Nazarene located at 1550 Market Street NE, Salem, OR 97301
Applicants must submit a single recording that includes two scales, a solo piece of their choice in Mp3 format, or a link to a YouTube video. Detailed requirements listed below.
Please get in touch with Salem Orchestra with any questions at info@salemorchestra.org.
2025 Applications available in the spring of 2025
Audition Requirements
Application Deadline: sAturday, June 14
Please read through the audition requirements, then follow the link above to fill out the full application. To be considered, we must receive the finished application by 11:59pm on Saturday, June 14. Tuition will be collected from applicants when they are approved.
musical requirements: (TWO scales and two excerpts)
Scales:
2 - two octave scales that demonstrate your current technical range. If you are able to play 3 octaves on a particular scale (or both), please demonstrate that. You may use whatever scale pattern you are comfortable with
Excerpts:
A 1 minute excerpt of a piece that demonstrates your technique. This can be a section of a standard solo or an ensemble piece.
A 1 minute excerpt of a piece that demonstrates your tone and lyrical playing. This can be a standard orchestral excerpts, section of a solo, or a section of an ensemble pieces
Process for Submitting Audition
Option 1 | Youtube:
Record yourself in one sitting playing through the entire audition in one sitting with no edits and load it on YouTube. Share link through the application link.
Please Label the Video in the Following Format
SOMA AUDITION - _(Full Name)_ - (Instrument)
Option 2 | Mp3:
Record yourself in one sitting playing through the entire audition in one sitting with no edits using the Mp3 format. Upload through the application link.
Please Label the Video in the Following Format
SOMA AUDITION - _(Full Name)_ - (Instrument)
Option 3 | Live:
If you do not have access to recording via Youtube or Mp3, please contact either Chris Noel for strings and Benjamin Garrett for Winds/Brass to set up a live audition.
Acceptance into the Salem Orchestra Music Academy will be confirmed no later than Monday, June 30.