Auditions
MUSIC ENSEMBLES
To become part of any of the Flint School of Performing Arts’ ensembles, you just need to take a placement audition.
Limited openings are available!
For details and to schedule an audition, please call the Flint School of Performing Arts Office at 810-238-1350, ext. 3.
Watch the Dort Honors String Quartet; Year of Haydn video.
FLINT YOUTH THEATRE
Audition date: September 25
Winter Production
Grades: 6-12
When: Monday, September 25
Time: 4:30-6:30pm
Where: Flint School of Performing Arts – Room 174
Rehearsals: M/W/F 4:30-6:30pm – October 9 through December 8
Performances: Friday, December 8 at 7pm and Saturday December 9 at 2pm
Spring Production
Grades: 6-12
When: Wednesday, February 21
Time: 4:30-6:30pm
Where: Flint School of Performing Arts – Room 174
Rehearsals: M/W/F 4:30-6:30pm – March 11 through May 10
Performances: Friday, May 10 at 7pm and Saturday May 11 at 2pm
FLINT YOUTH CHORUS
Audition date: September 9
Audition Requirements
YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AND WIND ENSEMBLE
Audition date: May 11 & September 7
Audition Requirements
Suggested Audition Solos
Youth Symphony Scales (For Strings)
(click to view PDF)
Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra Audition Violin Scales
Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra Audition Viola Scales
Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra Audition Cello Scales
Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra Audition Double Bass Scales
Philharmonia Scales (For Strings)
(click to view PDF)
Flint Youth Philharmonia Audition Violin Scales
Flint Youth Philharmonia Audition Viola Scales
Flint Youth Philharmonia Audition Cello Scales
Flint Youth Philharmonia Audition Double Bass Scales
String Orchestra Scales (For Strings)
(click to view PDF)
Flint Youth String Orchestra Audition Violin Scales
Flint Youth String Orchestra Audition Viola Scales
Flint Youth String Orchestra Audition Cello Scales
Flint Youth String Orchestra Audition Double Bass Scales
CHAMBER GROUPS
For the 2023-2024 school year: Saturday, September 9, 2023
2023-2024 String Honor Ensemble Audition Form
2023-2024 Shand & Hentgen Honor Ensemble Audition Form
Concerto Competition
Would you like to be a soloist in concert with the Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra or Flint Youth Wind Ensemble? Advanced music lesson students (grades 9-12) may enter the biannual Concerto Competition; a winner will be selected at the next competition Fall 2024.
2024 Concerto Competition Application Coming Soon