WWT Offers Opportunity For Instrumental Musicians In Grades 9-12
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Staff Report-
Students who have an interest in performance music will be rewarded with the opportunity to work with professional musicians at the Wagon Wheel Theatre. Students should have a positive attitude, be eager to work hard and be ready to learn a what it takes to become a team player in a pit orchestra. Students will have approximately 40 hours of sectional and individual coaching time by members of the Wagon Wheel Theatre professional musical staff and will work along side the high school actors, which will cullminate in a performance to be given July 13 at 1 p.m. Rehearsals will be June 10, 13, 17, 24, 27, 30 and July 1,4, 5, 8, 11, 12 and 13. Times to be determined by student schedules and participants must attend most, if not all, rehearsals. The theater is searching for students who play the following instruments: flute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, horn, trombone, violin, viola, cello, double bass and orchestral percussion. Live screening auditions will be held at the Wagon Wheel Theatre by appointment on the following dates. If these dates are not feasible for your student, we will try and accommodate a different date and time. All auditions must be completed between May 17 and June 1. Dates and times immediately available are: May 19, 1 to 8 p.m.; May 20, 6 to 9 p.m.; May 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Students who are interested in auditioning should have a parent or guardian email Thomas Stirling, musical supervisor of Wagon Wheel Theatre, at musicmaestrotom10@gmail.com to schedule an audition time no later than May 26. Include the student’s name, contact phone number, instrument(s) and all available times to allow flexiblity in scheduling the audition. Students will be scheduled for an approximate 15-minute time block. Participation requirements: Students finishing eighth grade through 12th grade. They will perform a prepared solo/etudes at audition – up to 7 minutes in length. Students will be asked to sightread at the audition. Percussionists should be comfortable on timpani/orchestral percussion. A letter of recommendation by a music instructor is also required. There is a $75 participation fee required per student.
