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Auditions for OAYO's 2025-26 Season are open for select instruments for our Youth Philharmonic ensemble.

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Students interested in a late audition will prepare an audition packet and submit video auditions to a Submittable form. Late auditions are due no later than 11:59 PM on August 25, 2025.

Students will be placed in the ensemble that is the best fit for them based on:

  1. Their audition
  2. Balancing instrumentation between the ensembles (woodwinds, brass, and percussion).

OAYO strives to place each student in an ensemble that is the best fit for their demonstrated skill level.

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Fall 2025 Prelude Strings

Prelude strings is an eight-week introductory program to the Omaha Area Youth Orchestras. Students will rehearse with outstanding teachers and musicians and present a concert at the end of the eight weeks.

Rehearsals will start on September 21 at UNO Strauss Performing Arts Center from 1:30 - 3:30 PM. Rehearsals will be each Sunday until the November 9th Concert.

View our Prelude Strings flier here for more information on rehearsals, concert day/time, and registration fees. Registration is due by Friday, September 5th, 2025. Prelude Strings utilizes a tiered pricing structure where participants will choose their registration price from $35 to $120 ($120 being the true cost of the program).

There is no audition needed to participate in Prelude Strings.

Register for Prelude Strings at https://events.circuitree.com/uno

  1. Select "Start Registering"
  2. Select "Register my Children"
  3. Sign in or create an account
  4. Select "9/21 Omaha Area Youth Orchestrs Prelude Strings Program (Fall)"
  5. Answer the registration questions and pay the registration fee

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  • 6001 Dodge St.
  • Omaha, NE 68182
  • Phone: 531.350.0180
  • Email: cfritch@unomaha.edu

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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