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The 2023 PMEA All-State Orchestra Seating Auditions will take place online via Submittable beginning Monday, March 13 at Noon and will close at Noon on Tuesday, March 21.  The excerpts will be selected from the 2023 PMEA All-State Orchestra folder. *Those who do not wish to receive a ranking for the All-State Ensemble do not have to submit a seating audition, however they will be seated last in the Ensemble.  **There is no fee to submit the 2023 All-State Orchestra Seating Audition application. 

The student or the director can create the account in Submittable where the application will be submitted. *Please note that a confirmation email will be sent to the email address on the Submittable account under which the application is submitted.  

*Each excerpt should be recorded separately (one video per excerpt) and the file must be labeled with the name of the excerpt.

Instructions:   

1.  No identifying clothing may be worn (i.e. no school t-shirts, no name identification, no PMEA, NAfME All Eastern or National shirts).  Additionally, please do not include any identifying information in the video file name or in the content of the recording (i.e. your name or school name) .  

2.   The “Window of Opportunity” to Audition runs from Monday, March 13 at Noon and will close at Noon on Tuesday, March 21. A confirmation email will be sent to the address used to register with SUBMITTABLE once an application is submitted. Please check your SPAM filters for any communications and also check with your IT Administrator if a school email address is used and no email is received.  

3. The Audition excerpts must be recorded from start to finish without cuts and/or splices. **Submit one video recording for each audition excerpt; label the file with the name of the excerpt.** To obtain the best audio quality, a good microphone as well as high-end computers or digital recording devices for the recording equipment are suggested. NO EAR BUDS or HEADPHONES are permitted to be used in the recording. 

4. The director is asked to view the file and verify the recorded audition is consistent with the student’s level of performance.      

**Percussion students will submit via the separate percussion specific audition form.

Audition Excerpts

The excerpts are written out below; the excerpts themselves can be found here.

 Violin I

Joyeuse March

•      Begin 1 measure before rehearsal mark F on beat 1
•      End 6 measures after rehearsal mark H on beat 2

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 36 on beat 1
•      End at measure 44 on beat 4

Violin II

Joyeuse March

•      Begin 12 measures after rehearsal mark J on beat 1
•      End at the end of the piece

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 102 on beat 2
•      End on measure 123 on beat 3

Viola

Joyeuse March

•      Begin 1 measure before rehearsal mark D on beat 1
•      End 1 measure before rehearsal mark E on beat 1

     *Play the top part of the divisi

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 136 on beat 1
•      End at measure 146 on the whole note

Cello

Joyeuse March

•      Begin at rehearsal mark F on beat 1
•      End 6 measures after rehearsal mark H on beat 2

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 36 on beat 1
•      End at measure 44 on beat 4

String Bass

Joyeuse March

•      Begin 9 measures after rehearsal mark J on beat 2
•      End at the end of the piece

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 137 on beat 4
•      End at measure 160 on the whole note

Flute

Joyeuse March

•      Begin 4 measures before rehearsal mark F on beat 1
•      End 2 measures after rehearsal mark G on beat 1

Symphony No. 1 in D Major

•     Begin 6 measures after rehearsal mark 29 on beat 4
•     End at rehearsal mark 31 on beat 1

Oboe

Seven O'clock Shout

•     Begin at measure 60 on beat 1
•     End at measure 76 on beat 3

Symphony No. 1 in D Major

•      Begin at rehearsal mark 29 on beat 1
•      End at rehearsal mark 31 on beat 1

Clarinet

Joyeuse March

•      Begin 3 measures before rehearsal mark C on beat 2
•      End 4 measures after rehearsal mark C on beat 1

Symphony No. 1 in D Major

•      Begin at rehearsal mark 27 on beat 1
•      End at rehearsal mark 31 on beat 2

Bassoon

Symphony No. 1 in D Major

•      Begin at rehearsal mark 7 on beat 1
•      End 2 measures before rehearsal mark 9 on beat 1

Symphony No. 1 in D Major

•      Begin at rehearsal mark 11 on beat 1
•      End at rehearsal mark 12 on beat 1

Horn

Joyeuse March

•      Begin 1 measure before rehearsal mark F on the & of beat 1
•      End 4 measures before rehearsal mark G on beat 1

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 137 on beat 3
•      End at measure 150 on beat 1

*pause instead of fully counting out 3 measures rest*

Trumpet

Joyeuse March

•      Begin 1 measure before rehearsal mark B on beat 1
•      End 1 measure before rehearsal mark C on beat 1

Symphony No. 1 in D Major

•      Begin at rehearsal mark 52 on beat 1
•      End 4 measures before rehearsal mark 55 on beat 1

Trombone

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 111 on beat 1
•      End at measure 123 on beat 3

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 130 on beat 1
•      End at measure 146 on the whole note

Tuba

Seven O'clock Shout

•      Begin at measure 141 on beat 1
•      End at measure 160 on the whole note

Symphony No. 1 in D Major

•      Begin at rehearsal mark 12 on beat 1
•      End 1 measure before rehearsal mark 14 on beat 2

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Small rooms with good acoustic qualities will create the best recording

A good microphone and a good piece of recording equipment (high end computer or digital recording device) are the two things that can most improve a recording

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