ANU Orchestra Auditions Semester 2, 2025

ANU Orchestra Concerto Gala, May 2024. Image:Yun Hu/ANU

Are you an orchestral musician looking to play in the ANU Orchestra in 2025?

Housed at the ANU School of Music and conducted by Rowan Harvey-Martin, the ANU Orchestra offers a unique opportunity to perform with the best music students at ANU.

Rehearsals

Orchestra members rehearse on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 – 9:00 PM at the ANU School of Music.

Audition dates

The application portal is now open and will close at COB on the Monday the 21st of July.
Auditions will be conducted by recorded submission only.
Auditions are open for all string instruments, all brass instruments, and bassoon. Please note that all other positions, including string leadership roles, have already been filled for this semester. Applicants are therefore not required to prepare any leadership excerpts.

If you have any queries, please email School of Music Administration.

Audition eligibility and requirements

Who can apply

Auditions are open to all ANU students, as well as alumni (up to 5 years post-graduation), and community musicians aged 16 to 26.

Minimum performance standards

Strings: Grade 7 AMEB or equivalent
Wind & Brass: Grade 6 AMEB or equivalent

Audition repertoire

All applicants are required to prepare three orchestral excerpts provided for their instrument. String leadership applicants must prepare a fourth excerpt. No solo work or piano accompaniment is required.
Each excerpt must be recorded as a separate MP3 file, and each file should be named using the applicant’s surname followed by the composer’s surname (for example: Smith–Beethoven.mp3)
All excepts can be found linked below
As well as submitting the application form linked above, all recordings must be submitted via email to Rowan Phemister at rowan.phemister@anu.edu.au by Monday 21 July (O Week).
Download this info sheet for more information about the recorded submission requirement: ANU Orchestra Auditions Fact Sheet S2 2025