2012 - 2013 Auditions
April 28th and May 6th
By Appointment Only
412-403-0002
Chartiers Valley Intermediate School
2030 Swallow Hill Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
The audition requirements listed on this application
are the minimum required for entrance and being able to meet
these requirements will not guarantee an applicant's acceptance.
Our music staff will select applicants who can
play at the level of students currently in each ensemble. The
different levels represented by the orchestra and ensemble
are intended to help each student grow at his or her own pace
as a player and musician. However, students exhibiting skills
above the current PYPO Prelude Ensemble will be reviewed on
a case-by-case basis by the adjudication panel and Music Director
for part-time, or full admission into the Pittsburgh Youth
Philharmonic Orchestra.
To audition:
1. Download and complete the appropriate
PYPO or Prelude Application below. Send with $20 audition fee
to "PYPO",
P.O. Box 15675, Pittsburgh, PA 15244. Application must be received
by PYPO prior to scheduling an audition appointment.
2. Call Carol Slopek, Executive
Director at 412-403-0002 to schedule an audition appointment.
Please arrive at least 10 minutes prior to your scheduled audition
appointment. If you are unable to keep your audition appointment,
contact Carol Slopek at 412-403-0002 at least one week in advance
of your audition date.
3. PYPO
only orchestra auditions are “blind”. Judges do not
see the student or have knowledge of their identity. Applicants
may not address judges at any time during the audition.
4. Auditions are held at Chartiers
Valley Intermediate School, 2030 Swallow Hill Road, Pittsburgh,
PA 15220. Please arrive
10 minutes prior to audition time. If cancelling an appointment,
please provide a minimum of one week’s notice.
PYPO
Audition Application and Requirements
Prelude
Audition Application and Requirements