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Ensemble Auditions: Band and Orchestra

  • Open to all UCF students, regardless of major
  • Students interested in auditioning for placement in Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, or Orchestras should prepare the materials and follow the audition procedures and calendar detailed below
  • Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, and Strings students should submit the online audition registration form prior to the start of auditions. String students also need to email Bob Hasty to reserve an audition time slot.

  • Open to all UCF students, regardless of major
  • No audition is required for placement in Concert Band or University Band
  • Concert Band is offered both fall & spring semesters
  • University Band is offered only in the spring semester, each year

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Audition Dates – SPRING 2025

Saturday, January 4, 2025

Rehearsal Hall

10:00 a.m. – Flute
11:30 a.m. – Bassoon
12:30 p.m. – Saxophone
2:00 p.m. – Trombone
3:00 p.m. – Clarinet


Sunday, January 5, 2025

PACM-150 (strings) • Rehearsal Hall (all others)

9:30 a.m. – Trumpet
10:30 a.m. – Euphonium & Tuba
11:30 a.m. – Horn
12:00 a.m. – Cello
1:00 p.m. – Oboe
1:30 p.m. – Bass
2:30 p.m. – Viola
3:30 p.m. – Violin
6:00 p.m. – Percussion

All woodwind, brass & percussion auditions will be held in the Rehearsal Hall. All string auditions will be held in room 150 of the Music Building.

Woodwind, brass and percussion auditions will be held live, in-person, in the Rehearsal Hall on January 4-5 (see audition schedule and required audition excerpts, below). All woodwind, brass, and percussion students should submit the following online forms as soon as possible. String students should submit the first form (audition registration form).

  1. Audition Registration Form
  2. Student Information Form

Audition Results

Ensemble rosters and information regarding music, initial rehearsal agendas, etc. will be posted on the ensembles bulletin boards on the second floor of the Music Building by Monday morning, January 6.

Audition Music

All students should be at their audition center fifteen (15) minutes prior to the scheduled start of their instrument’s scheduled auditions to check in and receive final instructions.


Audition Registration

All students planning to audition for large ensembles must complete the audition registration form.

Audition Registration Form

We encourage students to check this page regularly as we approach audition dates for final information, including relevant details and instructions in the event that auditions must be held remotely.