PLEASE NOTE:  DUE TO INDY CAR RACE AT THE INNER HARBOR, THE AUDITIONS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE TOWSON BRANCH.

949 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, Maryland 21204 

410-825-3911

Fall Auditions for the Peabody Preparatory’s Premiere Youth Orchestra 2011- 2012 will be held on September 3, 2011 (1:00 - 5:00, 6:00 - 9:00).

The Peabody Youth Orchestra is open to advanced middle through high school age musicians in all strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. This is the premiere orchestra in the Peabody Preparatory Orchestra program, concentrating on standard orchestral repertoire in a high-level learning and performing experience. Rehearsals are typically on Saturdays from 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the Baltimore main campus. (This is a schedule change from previous years.) Two to three full-length concerts are given each year, including performances with faculty and guest artists as well as accompanying the winner of the Preparatory Concerto Competition. Complete symphonies and concerto accompaniments are performed. 

Tentative Repertoire for Fall 2011.

Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino
Bizet: L'Arlésienne Suite, No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

Membership is open by audition only and previous  ensemble experience is preferred.  Everyone is welcome to audition for the orchestra regardless of whether or not the student studies privately in the Preparatory.  (Only students who study privately in the Peabody preparatory are elegible to participate in the Preparatory recitals and competitions, including the Concerto Competition.)

Please call the Baltimore main campus Preparatory Office to schedule an appointment at 410-234-4630.  Current members of the 2010 - 2011 Peabody Youth Orchestra must also schedule an audition if planning to return for the 2011 - 2012 season.  Qualified students who are accepted into the orchestra may be eligible for partial scholarship assistance.

Audition requirements:  Performance of a solo piece (Grade IV, V or VI – MDBA scale) that includes both a technical and lyrical passages or a piece from the Preparatory Advanced Certificate Program level of repertoire (memorization not required). Orchestral excerpts (download excerpts for your instrument online at by clicking link to the left or click here). Selected scales including chromatic and keys through four sharps and flats, range appropriate for the instrument.  Percussionists, please contact Dr. Parker at the link below to determine audition material.

Please contact Dr. Parker by email at harlan.parker@jhu.edu if you have further questions.