Schaumburg Youth Symphony Orchestra
Ron Polomchak, Director

Auditions are Thursday, May 7 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. or Sat May 9 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

• Auditions are in person with a video submission prior. There are four steps.
  • 1. Register here.
  • 2. Signup for a live audition slot here.
  • 3. Submit your You Tube video clip here.
  • 4. Prepare materials below (scales and excerpt) for your live audition. There will be sightreading at your live audition as well.
• *** Percussionists, we will send you separate instructions for steps 3 and 4

For your submitted video, please submit:

• 1. A brief (2-3 minutes) unaccompanied solo passage of your choice that shows your best technique.  If you do not have a solo, you can use music played in your school band/orchestra program last year.

For the live audition, please prepare:

• 1. Scales. (MM=80-120 quarter note, separate bows)
  • Violin:  3 octave G Major scale and 2 octave B-flat Major scale - violin scales pdf
  • Viola and Cello:  3 octave C Major scale and 2 octave F Major scale - viola scales pdf   cello scales pdf
  • Bass:  2 octave G Major scale and 2 octave F Major scale - bass scales pdf
  • Winds and Brass:  prepare two Major scales from the concert keys of C, G, D, F, or B-flat that show your command of your upper and lower registers.  Two-octave scales are preferable.

• 2. An Excerpt
  • Strings
  • Brass
  • Woodwinds

All SYO members participate in their school orchestra or band programs where available.

Orchestra placement is at the discretion of the directors.