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  5. Ensemble Auditions

Some UNO Ensembles require an entrance audition in order to participate. Auditions are held each year during the week before classes begin in August. Excerpts are posted in July of each year.

If you are looking to audition for acceptance into the School of Music to pursue a music degree, please go to our undergraduate admissions page.


To sign up for an audition, click on the link in your instrument area.

Instrument Area
Classical Brass Classical Percussion
Choral Strings
Jazz (All Instruments) Classical Woodwind

UNO Athletic Bands

If you are interested in performing with the "Maverick Machine" pep band or Maverick Winter Guard, please visit the UNO Bands webpage for further information. These groups will hold separate auditions after the academic year begins. Please contact Dr. Joshua Kearney (jskearney@unomaha.edu) with specific questions regarding the concert and athletic band program.


Classical Brass Auditions

Audition material and sign up forms will be released in early July.

Learn all excerpts for band and orchestra auditions. Jazz audition music is posted in the Jazz Audition section.


Choral Auditions

Audition material and sign up forms will be released in early July.


Jazz Auditions

Audition material and sign up forms will be released in early July.



Percussion Auditions

Audition material and sign up forms will be released in early July.


String Auditions

Audition material and sign up forms will be released in early July.


Woodwind Auditions

Audition material and sign up forms will be released in early July.

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