WIU Orchestra String Auditions | Fall 2025

Winds/Brass/Percussion - Audition placements will be made from your audition using the music provided by your applied teacher.

String Auditions

• The Fall 2025 WIU Orchestra String Auditions will be held through audio recording submissions.
• The due date for all submissions is Sunday, August 24, 2025.
• All string players (new and returning) must submit their audition.

Recording Instructions

• Please record only audio.
• Record all the material provided by your applied teacher and include the excerpt listed below.
• All recordings must be done in a single take.
• Please do not speak in the recording to preserve anonymity.

Please submit audition recording to you applied professor

• Dr. Mihia, Violin J-Mihai@wiu.edu
• Dr. Szabo, Viola I-szabo@wiu.edu
• For Cello I-szabo@wiu.edu
• Professor Hughes, String Bass Mt-hughes@wiu.edu

Repertoire Requirements

• Link to the excerpts
  • Violin – Mvt. 5 – mm33-64
  • Viola – Mvt. – mm181-20
  • Cello - Mvt. 5 - mm 25-55, and 133-163 (top part)
  • Bass – Mvt. 3– 189-203