Course
UNDERGRADUATE ENS 102U
GRADUATE ENS 182U
T-Th, 7–8:30p
MRH 2.118
Dress rehearsals (mandatory for all UTUO performers) are held 6:30-10pm in Bates Recital Hall on the Sunday prior to each Tuesday night concert.
UTUO is a 1-credit-hour course.
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The University of Texas University Orchestra (UTUO) is the university's campus-wide orchestra, drawing its membership from throughout the university community. Led by graduate students in orchestral conducting, the UTUO welcomes all UT Austin undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty, staff and affiliates to audition. UTUO performs two concerts each semester that reflect a wide and exciting range of symphonic literature.
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ALL university students are eligible to audition for University Orchestra for all standard orchestral instruments (except piano). Auditions are in both Fall and Spring semesters. Students admitted in Fall do not re-audition in Spring.
Students may choose to register for the course either before or after the audition. In the event a student is not selected, they can drop the course credit according to standard university policy. Registering for the course does not guarantee admission.
Audition Information
Requirements and Schedule
Auditions will take place in the evenings on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22 5-10pm.
Students should show up at least 10 minutes before scheduled audition time with music prepared and instrument tuned.
Click on your instrument below for repertoire requirements. The entire excerpt packet should be prepared in addition to 1-2 minutes of a solo work that best represents your musical and technical abilities.
Keyboard players should contact the directors for more information at utorchestras@utexas.edu.
Cello
Double BasS
VIOLA
violin
bASSOON
cLARINET
Flute
Harp
Horn
Oboe
Percussion
Trombone / Bass Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Sign-up
Register for an audition and sign up for an audition slot by August 14. Please note that we reserve the right to adjust the schedule as needed so students should monitor their email in case a change is made.
Any questions about the audition process should be directed to the Graduate TAs at utorchestras@utexas.edu. Please contact us if there are no audition slots remaining for your instrument.
Upcoming Performances
George Whitefield Chadwick
Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
Alexander Borodin
Symphony No. 2 in B Minor
Hamish MacCunn
The Land of the Mountain and the Flood
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 6 in D Major, op. 60
Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Wasp Overture
Amy Beach
Symphony in E Minor, op. 32, Gaelic
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien, op. 45
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite, op. 11
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade Suite
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Die Fledermaus Overture
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tsar’s Bride Overture
Manuel De Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Antonín Dvořák
Carnival Overture, op. 92
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, op. 39
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Symphonic Variations on an African Air
Josef Suk
Pohadka (Fairy Tale), op. 16
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor Overture
Vasily Kalinnikov
Symphony No. 2 in A Major
Matthew Pavon, conductor
Chris Tran, conductor
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Suite, Op. 54, Nos. 1-4
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition
Chris Tran, conductor
Matthew Pavon, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C Major
Florence Price
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor
Chris Tran, conductor
Matthew Pavon, conductor
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Rock, Fantasy, Op. 7
Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Suite from Swan Lake, Op. 20a
Matthew Pavon, conductor
Chris Tran, conductor
W.A. Mozart
Symphony No. 34 in C Major, K. 338
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
Paul Dukas
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Maurice Ravel
Rapsodie espangole
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Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
Vasily Kalinnikov
Symphony No. 1 in G Minor
Johannes Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56
Bedřich Smetana
Vltava
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, op. 34