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 22 and Saturday, August 23 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, harp, percussion, should contact the directors for more information at utorchestras@utexas.edu.
Cello
Double BasS
VIOLA
violin
bASSOON
cLARINET
Flute
Horn
Oboe
Percussion
Trombone / Bass Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Sign-up
Register for an audition and sign up for an audition slot by August 15. 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
Alexander Borodin
Prince Igor Overture
Vasily Kalinnikov
Symphony No. 2 in A Major
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Symphonic Variations on an African Air
Josef Suk
Pohadka (Fairy Tale), op. 16
Antonín Dvořák
Carnival Overture, op. 92
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, op. 39
Johann Strauss
Die Fledermaus Overture
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov
The Tsar’s Bride Overture
Manuel De Falla
Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Previous Events
Explore concerts and repertoire from recent seasons
Featuring Kelvin Lee, cello
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33
Florence Price
Symphony No. 1 in E Minor
Benjamin Britten
Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, op. 33a
Aram Khachaturian
Masquerade Suite
Johannes Brahms
Academic Festival Overture, op. 80
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Winter Dreams
Giuseppe Verdi
Overture to Nabucco
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Eroica
Concert Chorale
University Chorus
University Orchestra
Join us for traditional hymns and carols, and even some sing along tunes!
Florence Price
The Oak
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Symphony No. 1 in D Minor, op. 13
Johannes Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56
Bedřich Smetana
Vltava
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, op. 34
Ke Yuan Hsin, Gabriela Mora Fallas, & Zongheng Zhang, conductors
Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
Vasily Kalinnikov
Symphony No. 1 in G Minor