ADDISON TRAIL · ORCHESTRA

ILMEA Auditions

Prepare with a clear plan and the correct materials for your audition year.

Current audition information

Ask Mr. Stombres for the current year’s requirements, deadlines, and approved excerpts. The materials below are historical resources and should not be treated as current audition requirements.

Build your preparation plan

  1. Confirm the required scales, excerpts, and audition format with your director.
  2. Practice short sections slowly and check rhythm, intonation, and bowings.
  3. Record a complete run and review your transitions and entrances.
  4. Bring specific questions to your director or private teacher.
Archived ILMEA resources · 2017–2022

The former page listed Florence Price’s Symphony No. 3 as the 2022 audition piece, along with the resources below. These are retained for reference only.

2022 reference recording

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Archived audition materials

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Archived orchestra scale sheets

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District Audition Excerpts Set 1 · Fall 2018

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District Sight-reading · 2017

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