Da Capo Orchestra

2024 Repertoire 

Jack Bullock: Amazing Grace

Thom Sharp: Mambo Amable

Vanja Watkins: I Will Be Valiant

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Entrance Audition Requirements

  • 1 octave D Major Scale 
  • 1 minute of your most-recently-polished solo piece (approximately Suzuki Books 1-2 or equivalent).
Young Choristers Audition

If also participating in Young Choristers, this audition should be attached to the video with your Da Capo Orchestra Audition. Can also be a continuous recording with both.

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Video Recording Instructions

Please record ONE audition video for each registration. You may do it in one take, or you may paste multiple videos together. Videos should last no longer than about 2 minutes. Cell phone videos are encouraged.

Once you’re happy with your video, upload the video to YouTube, Vimeo, Dropbox, Google Video, or another free video sharing platform. Your video can be unlisted, but please be sure it is publicly viewable.

Label the video with the name and age of the applicant, and the intended ensemble for which the audition was recorded.

Copy and paste the link into the Registration Form.

2024 Schedule

Monday Only

8:15 AM Arrival

8:30-9:20 Orientation, Faculty Recital, Camp Photo 

Monday-Thursday

9:30-10:20 Young Choristers or Small Ensemble 

10:30-11:20 Da Capo Orchestra

11:30-12:20 Young Choristers or Elective

12:30-1:20 Lunch on the Lawn

1:30-2:20 Da Capo Orchestra

2:30-3:20 Elective Class

3:30-4:20 Optional String Quartet

Friday

9:30-9:50 Scheduled Activities on the Lawn

10:00-10:50 Rehearsal Onstage

(10:30-10:50 Small Ensembles Warm-up)

10:50 Gather in the Concert Hall

11:00-12:30 Small Ensembles Concert

12:30-1:30 Lunch on the Lawn

2:00-2:50 Elective Class

3:00-3:20 Choristers Warm-up in Room 802

3:30 Choristers Line-up

3:45-4:40 Young Choristers Onstage

4:50-5:20 Scheduled Activities on the Lawn

5:30-5:50 Pizza Dinner on the Lawn

5:50-6:10 Choristers Change into Concert Attire

6:10 Choristers Line-up 

6:20 Choristers Onstage

6:30-8:00 Masterworks Concert

Choristers: Repertoire TBA

Symphony: Rutter Suite & Strauss Pizzicato Polka

Chamber: Bach Gavottes & Fletcher Fiddle Dance

Philharmonia: Barber Adagio & Prokofiev Symphony No. 1

Saturday

9:00 Arrival 

9:05-9:15 Put instruments and cases in Room 808

9:20 Choristers Line up and Walk Onstage

9:25 Combined Choirs Warm-up Onstage

9:30 Combined Choirs Runthrough Onstage

9:45-10:05 Da Capo Rehearse in Room 808

10:05-10:15 Snacks on the Lawn

10:15-10:25 Da Capo Line up Backstage

10:30 Da Capo Runthrough Onstage

10:45 Break

10:50 Symphony onstage 

11:00-11:50 Grand Finale Concert

Symphony: Star-Spangled Banner & Gershwin

Chamber: Polar Express

Da Capo: Amazing Grace, Mambo Amable & TBA Combined

Bambini Strings & Singers: Repertoire TBA

Philharmonia: Magnificent 7 Overture

Combined Choirs & Orchestras: 2 Finale Premieres TBA