Do an audition

Prior to membership, you will do an audition. The next auditions will be on the 22nd of January 2025.

We have spots available for permanent members in the following sections:

We also have spots available for project members in the following sections:

You can find the audition excerpts by clicking on your instrument above. Want to audition? Sign up via the link below.
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What do you need to prepare?

Your audition will last approximately 10 minutes and will consist of an audition excerpt and a solo piece. The audition committee will include the orchestra leader, the conductor (Pim Cuijpers), the concertmaster, and possibly a fourth member. 

You can download the audition excerpts above. The excerpts are selected from various parts of the program we will be playing in the upcoming half year. It often helps to listen to the relevant excerpts.

In addition to the audition excerpt, we ask you to play a (portion of a) solo piece lasting about 3-5 minutes. Preferably, this should be a work that contrasts with the audition excerpt.

Voor vragen kan je terecht bij onze orkestchef, Thijmen Wijnands. Je kan hem bereiken via de mail op orkestchef@nijmeegsstudentenorkest.nl

What is a project position?

Not all pieces have the same instrumentation, and sometimes a member may not play for an entire semester. For these situations, we have project positions. This means you are accepted for one project, lasting one semester. During that semester, you are a full member and can participate in all rehearsals and activities of the orchestra. Unfortunately, after this semester, your membership ends because your instrument is no longer part of the orchestra's instrumentation.

Voor vragen kan je terecht bij onze orkestchef, Thijmen Wijnands. Je kan hem bereiken via de mail op orkestchef@nijmeegsstudentenorkest.nl

Concertmeester- en aanvoerdersauditie

Voor een auditie voor een aanvoerdersplek of concertmeester bereid je een reguliere auditie voor, waarbij je aangeeft dat je interesse hebt voor de desbetreffende positie. 

In het geval van de auditie voor de positie van concertmeester is de reguliere auditiecommissie uitgebreid met de strijkersaanvoerders.