University of Redlands
All students, regardless of major, are invited to audition for the various theatrical productions and music ensembles. Information on signing up for auditions is below, along with contact information for the instructor of each group. Interested students may also attend the Music Orientation on Friday, August 25th at 10:30am in Frederick Loewe Performance Hall (FLPH), inside of Watchorn Hall (WAT) to ask questions and get help signing up for an audition.
University Orchestra
String players who would like to audition for University Orchestra will audition on Tuesday, September 3 between 10:50am and 12:40pm.
Students will be asked to perform the excerpts provided by the conductor, Prof. Co Nguyen; you can obtain the excerpts and direct any questions to Co_Nguyen@redlands.edu
Here is the link to sign up for your orchestra audition time.
Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band
All wind and percussion players will sign up for an audition. Auditions will take place on Tuesday, September 3 and Wednesday, September 4. You will be asked to play a prepared selection or excerpt, scales, and do some sight reading.
Here is the link to sign up for your ensemble audition time.
Questions may be directed to Prof. David Scott at David_Scott@redlands.edu
Note that invitations to perform with the University Orchestra will also be based on these auditions.
Percussion Studio
Audition material for Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Symhony Orchestra, and Percussion Ensemble can be found here.
All students are welcome to audition for large ensembles.
Here is the link to sign up for your ensemble audition time.
Questions can be directed to Prof. Bill Schlitt billschlitt@icloud.com and Prof. Yuri Inoo yuri.inoo@gmail.com
University Choir and Chapel Singers
Choral auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 4 and Friday, September 6. Times are available between 10:00am and 2:00pm each day. You will be asked to sing a prepared selection of your choice and do some sight singing. There is an online audition form and an online scheduling form; both are available here:
Here is the link for your choir audition form. Be sure to complete it BEFORE your audition.
Here is the link to sign up for your choir audition time.
Questions may be directed to Prof. Nicholle Andrews at Nicholle_Andrews@redlands.edu
Opera Workshop
Auditions for the Opera program will take place on Wednesday, September 4th from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in Watchorn Hall room 103. Our Spring production will be Die Fledermaus, written by Johann Strauss II. We will also be producing an original short opera with an evening of German Lieder that will be performed on November 14th. All are welcome to audition. Please prepare a classical piece. If you don't have a classical song, you may sing a musical theater piece.
Here is the link to sign up for your ensemble audition time.
Questions may be directed to Prof. Cindy Snyder at cindy_snyder@redlands.edu
Studio Big Band (Jazz Band)
Rhythm section players will audition on Thursday, September 5 from 7:00pm-9:00pm in the Valencia Room. All horn players (Trumpets, Trombones and Saxophones) will audition on Thursday, September 5 from 7:00pm-9:00pm in the Valencia Room. Studio Big Band will rehearse Monday evenings from 7:30pm – 9pm. All students should (not required) prepare a jazz etude, solo, or transcription. You will be asked to sightread.
Here is the link to sign up for your big band audition time.
Questions may be directed to Prof. David Scott at David_Scott@redlands.edu
Vocal Jazz Ensemble
Vocal Jazz Ensemble auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 11 from 4:00pm-6:30pm in Watchorn Hall. You will be asked to prepare one piece of contemporary music that you will sing a cappella, in addition to some ear training exercises that you will be asked to complete.
Here is the link for your vocal jazz audition form. Be sure to complete it BEFORE your audition.
Here is the link to sign up for your vocal jazz audition time.
Questions may be directed to Sara Logsdon at saralogsdon12@gmail.com
Real Women Have Curves, by Josefina Lopez
Directed by Gregory Ramos
Auditions: September 9
Callbacks: September 10-11
Performance Dates: November 8-9, 16-17
Set in a tiny sewing factory in East L.A., this is the outrageously funny story of five full-figured Mexican-American women who are racing to meet nearly impossible production deadlines in order to keep their tiny factory from going under. And while they work, hiding from the INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service), they talk... about their husbands and lovers, their children, their dreams for the future. The story is told from the point of view of Ana, the youngest among them. Just graduated from high school, Ana dreams of getting out of the barrio and going off to college and becoming a famous writer. Although she needs the money, Ana doesn't like working at the factory and has little respect for the coworkers, who make fun of her ambitions and what they consider her idealistic feminist philosophies. However, Ana keeps coming to her job and chronicling her experiences in a journal. As the summer unfolds, she slowly gains an understanding and appreciation of the work and the women, eventually writing an essay that wins her a journalism fellowship which will take her to New York City. This play, a microcosm of the Latina immigrant experience, celebrates real women's bodies, the power of women, and the incredible bond that happens when women work together.
For more information and to sign up for an audition click here.
