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OAYO Auditions are currently closed

Auditions for the 2026-27 Season will be launching in late Spring!

Audition Packets

Audition packets will be posted when auditions launch for the 2026-27 Season. Prepare only one audition packet: prepare the packet for the most advanced ensemble you wish to be considered for. See ensemble descriptions below.

We accept auditions on the following instruments:

Flute

Oboe

Clarinet

Bassoon

French Horn

Trumpet

Trombone/Euphonium/Baritone

Tuba

Percussion

Violin

Viola

Cello

Bass


Youth Concert Strings

Sundays from September to March, 4:15 - 6 P.M.

  • An intermediate level, string orchestra.
  • Typically includes students in grades 4-8

Audition Requirements

  • Scales
  • 1-2 minute solo or etude
  • Required excerpt

Youth Philharmonic

Sundays from September to March, 4 - 6 P.M.

  • Musicians typically in grades 7-12 who demonstrate an expanded set of abilities specific to their instrument.

Audition Requirements

  • Scales
  • Solo or etude
  • Required excerpt

Youth Symphony

Sundays from September to May, 1:30 - 3:30 P.M.

  • Typically, students in grades 9-12 who demonstrate the full range of abilities specific to their instrument.

Audition Requirements

  • Scales
  • Solo or etude
  • Required excerpt

Contact Us

  • Omaha Area Youth Orchestras
  • UNO School of Music
  • 6001 Dodge St.
  • Omaha, NE 68182
  • Phone: 531.350.0180
  • Email: cfritch@unomaha.edu

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Omaha Area Youth Orchestras

UNO School of Music
  • College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
  • 6001 Dodge Street
  • Omaha, NE 68182
  • 531.350.0180
  • cfritch@unomaha.edu

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