MIT Music Performing Organizations

Audition Information
Fall Semester

For Fall and Spring Audition dates, call 617-253-2826 or email mta-request@mit.edu

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Adam Boyles, Director (akboyles@mit.edu)
Auditions: by appointment only, 617-452-2394. First full rehearsal: 7:30 pm, on the first Tuesday, after Registration day, Kresge Auditorium. New Member Audition Requirements: Two short, contrasting solos or etudes of your choice, sightreading and scales.

WIND ENSEMBLE
Frederick Harris, Director (fharris@mit.edu)
Auditions: by appointment only. 617-253-2826. First rehearsal: 7:30 pm, on the first Monday after Registration day in Kresge Auditorium.
Audition Requirements: Chromatic scale the full range of your instrument as you are able, brief sight-reading (focusing on rhythmic reading ability), and a brief solo piece or etude of your choice which best demonstrates your musicianship and overall ability. Your choice should include passages that are slow and lyrical and ones that demonstrate your technical facility.

Percussionists Note: You are encouraged (but not required) to audition on at least two of the three major percussion instruments (timpani, mallet instruments, snare drum). Timpani auditions will include basic tuning, snare drum auditions will include basic rudiments, and mallet auditions will include scales.

FESTIVAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Frederick Harris, Director (fharris@mit.edu)
Auditions: by appointment only. 617-253-2826. First rehearsal: 5:15 pm, on the first Tuesday, after Registration day, Killian Hall, 14W-111.
Audition Requirements: Woodwinds and Brass: Chromatic scale the full range of your instrument, brief sight-reading (focusing on rhythmic reading and various jazz styles), and a brief solo jazz piece of your choice. You are encouraged to demonstrate your improvisational ability at the audition but it is not a requirement. Accompaniment for Blues in Bb or F will be provided.

Rhythm Section (Piano/Vibes/Guitar): Sight-reading of basic chord changes and a solo piece of your choice demonstrating melodic playing. You are encouraged but not required to demonstrate your improvisational ability. Bass: Sight-reading of basic swing and funk/Latin charts and chord changes and a solo piece of your choice demonstrating melodic playing. You are encouraged but not required to demonstrate your improvisational ability.

Drumset: Sight-reading of basic swing and Latin/funk charts and performance of four/eight bars of time followed by four/eight bars of soloing in both swing and funk/Latin styles at a medium tempo.

CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
Marcus Thompson, Director (bratsche@mit.edu)
Sign up for new and returning students and auditions for NEW members: 7 pm, REGISTRATION DAY, Killian Hall (14W-111). Students who participated last semester need not audition, but do need to go sign up. Audition Requirements: Two solo pieces of contrasting styles and sight-reading.

CHAMBER CHORUS
William Cutter, Director (cutcomp@mit.edu)
Auditions for new members: 9:30-11 AM, First Thursday after Registration day in Killian Hall (14W-111). Sign up for auditions in front of the Concerts Office, 4-243.
Audition Requirements: One solo piece of your choice and sight-reading.

CONCERT CHOIR
William Cutter, Director (cutcomp@mit.edu)
Auditions for new members: 6-8:30 PM, first Thursday after Registration day in Rm. 2-190.
Audition Format: Octet auditions of music just rehearsed.

RAMBAX MIT, SENEGALESE DRUM ENSEMBLE
Patricia Tang and Lamine Toure, co directors (pjtang@mit.edu)
Auditions for new members: 7:30 pm, on the first Monday after Registration day.
Endicott World Music Room, 265 Mass. Ave.