The Conservatory

CYO Auditions for the 2023-24 Season

Auditions for the 2023-24 season will be done face-to-face between June 5-7 and June 12-14, 2023. Applicants must fill out the Audition Form and sign up for an audition date and time. 

 Auditions are not held at any other time during the year.

 Playing level for CYO members is a minimum grade 9 level, Royal Conservatory of Music. 

 It is recommended that applicants take private lessons.

All new and returning students - including​ Academy ​and​ APP students ​- must complete a CYO audition and application.​ For Academy / APP students, this is in addition to their Academy audition. 

Audition requirements for returning students:

Audition requirements for all returning students (including Academy and APP students):

• Two contrasting  selections (one slow, one fast)
• Excerpts from Mahler's 1st symphony
• Please bring a copy of your music for the adjudicator
  
  

Audition requirements for new applicants:

• The music does not need to be played from memory. Please bring a copy of your music to the audition. 

STRINGS

• Two contrasting selections (one slow, one fast)
• 3 octave scale and arpeggio; one bow up, one bow down;  spiccato - one note per bow (own key choice)
• Double Basses: 3 octave scale - 8 notes per bow; 3 octave arpeggio - 6 notes per bow; spiccato (scale and arpeggio) - one note per bow (own key choice)
• Please bring a copy of your music for the adjudicator

WINDS / BRASS

• Two contrasting movements or two contrasting studies (one slow, one fast)
• 2 or 3(preferred) octave scale and arpeggio: once slurred, once tongued (own key choice)
• Please bring a copy of your music for the adjudicator

PERCUSSION

• Pieces or studies for the following instruments: timpani, snare drum, xylophone or marimba, cymbals
• Please bring a copy of your music for the adjudicator

HARP

• Two contrasting movements or two contrasting studies (one slow, one fast)
• 3 octave scale and arpeggio (own key choice)
• Please bring a copy of your music for the adjudicator
• HARP – Note: Possibly minimal participation during the season, depending on the repertoire, or possibly no repertoire with harp. Repertoire decisions will be made in July.

For new students, you will need to create a log in ID and PIN. 

For existing students, you can log in directly through the "Register Now" button.