2024-2025 GYSO Season Auditions
Welcome to the 2024-2025 GYSO Summer Rolling Auditions!
Below you will find information regarding the audition process, required excerpts, and more. If at any point you have any questions, please let us know.
Rolling auditions are processed as they are received until July 31st, 2024, and results are sent to the applicant within 2 weeks. Any available positions are filled on a qualified first-come-first-seated basis. This means you should not wait to register and submit your audition until the deadline, as the chair may become unavailable by that time.
The following ensembles have limited openings in the following designated sections:
Open Seats Available for
Clarinet Choir, Flute Choir, and Percussion Ensemble
Jazz Ensemble
Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Guitar, Bass
Concertino
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
Harmonia
Violin, Viola, Bass
Camerata
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
Philharmonic
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Harp
Symphony
Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Harp
If you do not see availability in a specific ensemble, you may still audition to be waitlisted for that ensemble.
2024-2025 Audition Information
STEP 1 – READ THE AUDITION AND MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Please thoroughly review this audition packet which also contains links to required excerpts and scales (where applicable.)
View Membership Policies Here (This is the current season handbook and will be updated before the GYSO season starts in the fall)
Note: participation in a school music program is required, provided that one exists.
STEP 2 – REGISTER FOR GYSO (& SUBMIT SCHOLARSHIP REQUESTS)
Registration Fee is $35.
The Georgia Youth Symphony Orchestras program also provides need-based scholarships on a limited basis. To learn more about our need-based scholarships and to complete your application please go to our Scholarships page.
STEP 3 – AUDITION
Submit a digital audition using the instructions below.
Prepare, practice, and submit your digital audition video! After registering for your audition, please use the following resources to familiarize yourself with our digital audition process. If you have any questions, please contact us.
YouTube Tutorials
Check out our YouTube channel for videos featuring recording tips and audition preparation strategies!
You should receive your audition result approximately 2 weeks after the deadline for submissions has passed.