Orchestra

Membership

The LOU (Lafayette/Oxford/University) Orchestra is made up of faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students from many departments of the campus, together with community members from many walks of life. Membership is by audition. String performers usually audition during the spring semester for the next academic year. Auditions for wind instrumentalists are held during the registration period of each semester.

L-O-U Symphony performing Joseph Haydn's Heiligmesse with the University Choruses.

Program

Regular rehearsals are held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Wednesday evenings during the fall and spring semesters. Preliminary rehearsals for strings are held during the registration period of each semester. Concerts for full symphony orchestra are given on the University campus each semester in the Gertrude Ford Center for the Performing Arts.

Scholarships

University Orchestra scholarships are available by audition to qualified string instrumentalists, regardless of major field of study. Auditions are arranged by appointment at the mutual convenience of the prospective student and the Department of Music faculty. Audition material should include selections that demonstrate the performer's ability to best advantage, preferably in both lyrical and technical passages. Total duration should be 10 to 15 minutes. Call or write the Department of Music to arrange an audition date and time, as well as campus tours and other informative activities. Although personal visits are encouraged, auditions may be made through recordings.

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