Except in cases of financial hardship, the Philharmonic Association requires an audition deposit of $50.00, which is applicable toward the annual participation fee. Audition dates and times will not be assigned until the fee is received, or a request for a waiver has occurred. Please call 919-645-8434 if you need to discuss the audition deposit.

Musicians may indicate for which ensembles[s] they wish to be considered. Musicians will not be placed in an ensemble unless they indicate that they would participate in that ensemble.

NOTE; CONSIDER YOUR CHOICES CAREFULLY. Musicians will not automatically be placed in another ensemble if their indicated choices cannot be accommodated. If their indicated choices cannot be accommodated, a musician will NOT receive an appointment to a Philharmonic ensemble.

The deposit will NOT be refundable if:

• The musician fails to show for the audition and had not cancelled prior to August 1, 2008
• The musician declines an appointment which they have indicated they will accept

A full refund will be made if a musician notifies the Philharmonic Association and cancels the audition by August 1, 2008.

A partial refund [$30.00] will be made if a musician does not receive an appointment to any ensemble.

Please make audition deposit check out to Philharmonic Association, Inc.

Audition deposits should be mailed to:

Auditions Coordinator
Philharmonic Association, Inc.
P. O. Box 782
Cary, North Carolina 27512-0782

Registrations are open until the auditions for your instrument have taken place. Audition packets will be mailed to you on or about July 18, 2008, or within three days of receipt of your audition fee, whichever is later.

The required audition excerpts will be posted on the web page by July 18, 2008.

Placement into one of the four Philharmonic Association ensembles [TYP, TYS, TYO, or TYJE] is at the discretion of the adjudicators. Their decisions are final and are not open for review.

New Information for Violinists

Due to the large number of violinists, we are splitting these auditions into three groups: one for TYP, one for TYS and one for TYO. The requirements will be different. Violinists may take up to two separate auditions, for no additional charge. Please only sign up for the particular orchestra[s] in which you wish to participate because each orchestra you select will generate a separate entry corresponding to a separate audition time.

TYP Violin Audition Requirements

• 3 octave scale
• Entire piece, or movement of a multi-movement work, of which the adjudicators will pick 1 minute. Applicants are required to bring a non-returnable photocopy of their piece with the measures numbered for ease of determining a starting point. The steward will stop you after one minute.
• Orchestral excerpts specific to TYP.
• TYP level sightreading.