Auditions

The Mid-Columbia Youth Orchestra (MCYO) will begin auditions for the 2025-2026 season. We are excited to welcome back our young musicians and meet new ones. Auditions will be June 1st-14th, 2025. And again in the fall, dates TBD.

Auditions are year round, with the cutoff 6 weeks before the next concert.  Please fill out an application (see below) and send it in. Email our Parent Chair at parentchair@midcolumbiasymphony.org if you have any questions.

There is no Youth Symphony during the summer months. 

Audition Information

*No Piano Accompaniment Needed*
Youth Symphony Audition Information:  Ages 12+

Be Prepared To:

  1. Play a solo of your choosing, no more than 2 minutes
  2. Play 3 two-octave major scales(Strings: play at least 1 scale with a minimum of 3 flats, Woodwinds & Brass: play at least 1 scale with a minimum of 3 sharps)
  3. Play a short sight-reading excerpt.

Cadet Strings Audition Information:  Most Ages

Be Prepared To:

  1. Play a solo of your choosing, no more than 1 minute.
  2. Play 3 one-octave major scales of your choosing.
  3. Play a short sight-reading excerpt.

For additional questions, please contact Christine McKinnon at parentchair@midcolumbiasymphony.org

Audition Form

Audition Form

Musician's Information

Which trimesters are you applying for? Click all that apply.
Are you a returning MCYO member?
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MCYS members are required to participate in school band or orchestra where available. If unavailable, they will need to submit a “School Participation Exemption Form” signed by their director or private teacher. If this is the case, enter N/A or Unavailable for this and the next item.
Floutists: Do you also play Piccolo?
Oboists: Do you also play English Horn?

Parent Information

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Apprentice Program

The Mid-Columbia Youth Orchestra (MCYO) Apprentice Program provides additional opportunities for students with extraordinary abilities and dedication within the MCYO organization. Students who are eligible and are accepted after the audition process will hold regular seats in the Mid-Columbia Symphony concert season, for as many concerts as their schedule allows with a minimum of two concerts. The students will have to submit an audition and must be approved by both the MCYO Director and the MCS Director. The Apprenticeship document is a version of the MCS Seated Musicians contract.

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