January 2024 auditions available now!
January 16th-17th, 2024
January auditions are open to new students and by invitation only for existing students.
Returning students looking to move up in ensembles are expected to audition in May.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Santa Fe Orchestra - 4:00 - 7:00PM - SFYSA Offices, 422 Medico Lane, Suite C, Santa Fe
Los Alamos Orchestra - 4:00 - 7:00PM - Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr., Los Alamos
Los Alamos Jazz - 4:00 - 7:00PM - Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr., Los Alamos
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Mariachi Citlali - 5:00 - 6:00PM - SFYSA Offices, 422 Medico Lane, Suite C, Santa Fe
Mariachi Estrella and Pasitos Clase are full, and no longer accepting new members for the 2023-2024 season.
Please direct questions to Haley Lovelace, at haley@sfysa.org.
Returning students looking to move up in ensembles are expected to audition in May.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Santa Fe Orchestra - 4:00 - 7:00PM - SFYSA Offices, 422 Medico Lane, Suite C, Santa Fe
Los Alamos Orchestra - 4:00 - 7:00PM - Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr., Los Alamos
Los Alamos Jazz - 4:00 - 7:00PM - Los Alamos High School, 1300 Diamond Dr., Los Alamos
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Mariachi Citlali - 5:00 - 6:00PM - SFYSA Offices, 422 Medico Lane, Suite C, Santa Fe
Mariachi Estrella and Pasitos Clase are full, and no longer accepting new members for the 2023-2024 season.
Please direct questions to Haley Lovelace, at haley@sfysa.org.
Eligibility
To be eligible to audition, students must:
- Be taking weekly private lessons on their instrument (if you do not currently have a teacher, please let us know and we'll connect you with an instructor)
- Be enrolled in the corresponding ensemble at their school, if such an ensemble exists. Once registration is complete, we will be contacting all school directors to confirm your participation. If there is a concern, please contact Haley Lovelace at haley@sfysa, or Callie O'Buckley at callie@sfysa.org.
PLACEMENT CRITERIA
The outcome of a student's audition is based on the quality of their rhythm, tempo choice, intonation, pitch accuracy, tone, expressive elements, technique, and scale fluency.
Factors that determine a student’s placement include:
Factors that determine a student’s placement include:
- the student’s audition performance
- the student’s grade/age
- the balance and instrumentation of the SFYSA ensembles
- student maturity and leadership in current ensemble
Rick lohmann memorial scholarship
The Rick Lohmann Memorial Scholarship is a merit based scholarship, which provides a full year's tuition. Students on any instrument are eligible!
To apply:
Results will be posted when placement letters go out in the week following the May auditions. This is the ONLY opportunity to apply for this scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year.
Good luck!
To apply:
- When signing up for your audition time, click the box asking if you're applying.
- In addition to your regular audition material, please prepare 1-2 minutes of a solo of your choice.
- Students who are not looking to change ensembles must still prepare a full audition with a solo to be considered for the scholarship.
- Know that your audition will be videotaped for assessment purposes, but will not be shared publicly.
Results will be posted when placement letters go out in the week following the May auditions. This is the ONLY opportunity to apply for this scholarship for the 2023-2024 school year.
Good luck!