***Audition Sign-Up Links go live the last week of August, 2024***Auditions and Placement for Lessons and EnsemblesAt Open House first-year students have a chance to meet with music faculty and consider options for the coming year. Returning students can reconnect and f......More
***Audition Sign-Up Links go live the last week of August, 2024***Auditions and Placement for Lessons and EnsemblesAt Open House first-year students have a chance to meet with music faculty and consider options for the coming year. Returning students can reconnect and find out what’s new. It is a great opportunity for all to explore the possibilities: music courses, lessons, and ensembles. Come see who is making music at Williams! We encourage all incoming students to contact us directly, even before Open House! What courses are being taught this semester? Please go to our Music Homepage and look for “Courses.” How do I find the Theory test?Click the link for the Music Theory Placement Test Who teaches which instrument? This is a list of contacts by instrument or alphabetical list of instructors What can I join? This is a list of music groups How do I find a comprehensive overview of people and faculty specialties? See this list of music professors, ensemble directors, and instrumental faculty What if I am not a Williams student? Should I sign up here? If you are not an enrolled Williams student, please contact the ensemble director or faculty member best suited to answer your questions. Ensembles & LessonsThe list below includes…1) Ensembles and how to join them2) Lessons requiring auditions(more about Courses)3) Links to auditions which have online sign-up. [Note: you must be signed into your Williams account to sign up lists go live in the last week of August]4) Some lesson studios do not arrange placement through formal auditions. If there are no explicit instructions below for your instrument (e.g. jazz bass, trombone, jazz sax, songwriting, etc.) please contact the instructor directly.[For a complete overview: Instrumental/Vocal faculty] Question about auditions, lessons, etc? Contact the director or instructor.Audition forms will be accessible in the last week of August, 2024.To sign in to any audition, you must be using your @williams.edu account to access forms Audition Sign-Up Links go live the last week of August, 2024******You must sign in to your Williams account (ex. abc1@) to access the sheets*African Musical Instruments, ensemblesEnsemble Auditions: Tue Sep 10*starting at 4pm*in Chapin Hall, Bernhard Music Center*for Zambezi Marimba Band*for Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298] contact: Tendai Muparutsa about auditioning African Drumming, Mbira lessonscontact Tendai Muparutsa to arrange lessons Brass and Woodwind, ensemblesBerkshire Symphony Auditions: Sat Sep 7 starting at 2pm*in Room 30, Bernhard Music CenterBerkshire Symphony Wind Audition SIGN-UP ****General Audition Expectations *for Berkshire Symphony: audition sign-up above*for Brass Ensemble placement: please contact instructors Brass and Woodwind, courses*brass ensembles, Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298] contacts: Steve Felix, Travis Dobson*jazz wind Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298] contact Kris Allen (see “Jazz groups” below) *woodwind Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298]Wed Sep 4, starting 6pm*in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Center*by audition, contact Jacqueline DeVoeChamber Music [MUS 291-298] SIGN-UP****Pre-formed woodwind chamber groups must contact the instructor by 9/6, and…*…pre-formed woodwind chamber groups do not need to audition Brass and Woodwind lessons*contact the Artist Associate of your instrument to arrange lessons Cello, ensembles*for Berkshire Symphony: Sat Sep 7*starting at 2pm*in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music CenterBerkshire Symphony String Audition SIGN-UP***Berkshire Symphony Audition Expectations Cello lessons*by audition Wed Sep 4, starting at 5:15pm, contact Julian Müller*in Room 30, Bernhard Music CenterCello Lesson Audition SIGN-UP *** *s. “Strings” below for Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298] Audition Sign-Up Links go live until the last week of August, 2024******You must sign in to your Williams account (ex. abc1@) to access the sheets*ChoirsEnsemble Auditions:*Thu Sep 5 12pm-4pm, Presser Choral Hall*Fri Sep 6 10am-12pm, Presser Choral Hall*Fri Sep 6 2pm-4pm, Presser Choral HallChoir Audition SIGN-UP***Choirs Information Sheet *for Williams Concert Choir*for Williams Chamber Choir (Looking for voice lesson auditions? see below under “Voice”) Chinese Music EnsembleEnsemble Auditions: Wed Sep 4*starting at 5:15pm*in Room 29, Bernhard Music Centercontact Wang Guowei*for Chinese Music Ensemble*for Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298] Chinese String Instruments lessonscontact Wang Guowei or Susan Chen to arrange lessons Jazz, ensemblesEnsemble Auditions/Placement:Wed Sep 4, starting at 5pmThu Sep 5, starting at 9amin Shainman Rehearsal Hall, Bernhard Music CenterEnsemble Audition SIGN-UP ****for Williams Jazz Orchestra*for Small Jazz Ensembles/Combos/Groups *for Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298]contact: Kris Allen Jazz instrumental lessons*some instrumental categories offer specialized instruction: jazz drums, jazz bass, jazz piano, etc.*see contacts by instrument to find jazz instructors – contact them directly Audition Sign-Up Links go live until the last week of August, 2024***PianoGeneral Auditions for:*for Piano Lessonscontact: Doris StevensonAudition time: Thu Sep 5, starting at 2pm*Chapin Hall, Bernhard Music CenterPiano Lesson Audition SIGN-UP *** *for Piano Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298]Chamber Music [MUS 291-298] SIGN-UP ****Pre-formed string chamber groups must contact the instructor by 9/6, and…*…pre-formed string chamber groups do not need to audition Percussion, ensembles *for Williams Percussion Ensemble*for Berkshire Symphony*for Percussion lessons: no audition necessary*for Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298]contact: Matthew Gold *tabla lessons contact Devesh Chandra*African Instruments contact Tendai Muparutsa*jazz percussion/drumset/lessons contact Kris Allen, see “Jazz groups” above Strings, ensembles*for Berkshire Symphony: Sat Sep 7*starting at 2pm*in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Center*includes violin, viola, cello, contrabassBerkshire Symphony String Audition SIGN-UP ***Berkshire Symphony Audition Expectations Strings, courses*for string Chamber Music [MUS 291-298]:*Wed Sep 4, starting at 6pm*in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music Centeror contact Ah Ling Neu directly to schedule a time.Chamber Music [MUS 291-298] SIGN-UP ****Pre-formed string chamber groups must contact the instructor by 9/6, and…*…pre-formed string chamber groups do not need to audition Stringed instrument lessons*by audition, see “Violin, lessons” “Viola, lessons” “Cello, lessons”*bassists: please contact instructor: see contacts by instrument*guitar, sitar, harp, Chinese stringed instruments: see contacts by instrument Viola, ensembles*forBerkshire Symphony: Sat Sep 7*starting at 2pm*in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music CenterBerkshire Symphony Audition SIGN-UP***Berkshire Symphony Audition Expectations Viola lessons*by audition Wed Sep 4*starting at 5:15pm*in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hallcontact Ah Ling Neu*in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music CenterViola Lesson Audition SIGN-UP *** *s. “Strings” above for Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298] Violin, ensembles*for Berkshire Symphony: Sat Sep 7*starting at 2pm*in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall, Bernhard Music CenterBerkshire Symphony Audition SIGN-UP ***Berkshire Symphony Audition Expectations Violin lessons*by audition Wed Sep 4 starting at 5:15pm*in Room 27, Bernhard Music Centercontact Joanna KurkowiczViolin Lesson Audition SIGN-UP *** *s. “Strings” above for Chamber Music Workshop [MUS 291-298] Voice, ensembles*for Choir Auditions:Thu Sep 5, 12–4pmFri Sep 6, 10–noon, and 2–4pm*in Presser Choral Hall, Bernhard Music CenterChoir Audition SIGN-UP ***Choirs Information Sheet *for Williams Opera Workshop by audition (TBA) Voice lessons*by audition Sat Sep 7 starting at 3pm*Presser Choral Hall, Bernhard Music CenterVocal Lesson Audition SIGN-UP ***Voice Lesson Auditions – Expectations and Guidelines Audition Sign-Up Links go live until the last week of August, 2024***Music Ensembles sponsored by the music department are also represented at Open House: Williams Gospel ChoirMusic Department GC webpageDavis Center GC webpageGC Youtube channel Handbell ChoirMusic Department HC webpage Middle Eastern Music EnsembleMusic Department MEME webpagecontact: Nicholas Mangialardi, Rami Al-Aassar Chamber Orchestra of WilliamsMusic Department COW webpage Calendar of Auditions (chronologically)Fall 2024Audition Sign-Up Links go live until the last week of August, 2024*** ***You must sign in to your Williams account (ex. abc1@) to access the sheets* Many large Lesson Studios hold auditions right after Open House, Wed Sep 4 *Course Auditions for String, Piano, Woodwind Chamber Music [MUS 291-298] Wed Sep 4, starting at 6pm, SIGN-UP *** *Cello Lesson Auditions: Wed Sep 4, starting at 5:15pm, SIGN-UP *** *Chinese Music Ensemble Auditions: Wed Sep 4, starting at 5:15pm, contact Wang Guowei for placement *Sitar and Tabla Lesson Auditions: Wed Sep 4, starting at 5:15pm, contact Veena Chandra and Devesh Chandra for placement *Viola Lesson Auditions: Wed Sep 4, starting at 5:15pm, SIGN-UP *** *Violin Lesson Auditions: Wed Sep 4, starting at 5:15pm, SIGN-UP *** *Voice Lesson Auditions: Sat Sep 7, starting at 3pm, SIGN-UP *** Audition Sign-Up Links go live until the last week of August, 2024***Many of the departmental Ensembles hold auditions in the days following Open House: Jazz Ensembles Auditions:Wed Sep 4 starting at 5pmThu Sep 5 starting at 9am SIGN-UP *** Piano Lesson Auditions:Thu Sep 5 starting at 2pm SIGN-UP *** Concert Choir and Chamber Choir Auditions:Thu Sep 5, 12pm to 4pmFri Sep 6, 10am to noon, 2pm to 4pm SIGN-UP*** Woodwind/Brasswind Audtions for Berkshire Symphony:Sat Sep 7 starting at 2pm SIGN-UP *** String Auditions for Berkshire Symphony:Sat Sep 7 starting at 2pm SIGN-UP *** Percussion Ensemble and Lessons:contact Matthew Gold Zambezi Marimba Band Auditions:Tue Sep 10 starting at 4pm, contact Tendai Muparutsa for placement ***You must sign in to your Williams account (ex. abc1@) to access the sheets***Audition Sign-Up Links go live until the last week of August, 2024Join an Ensemble/Take Lessons at Williams Music!
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