Orchestra of Southern Utah

P.O. Box 312

Cedar City, UT 84721-0312

www.orchestraofsouthernutah.org

Oct. 4, 2007

Dear Music Teachers and Youth Musicians:

The Orchestra of Southern Utah is again issuing a call for all young soloists in southern Utah to audition to perform in our Spring Concert.

This concert is called the “Roy L. Halversen Young Artist Concert” in honor of a beloved teacher who came to Cedar City after training at Juilliard and in Germany. He stayed here to build a string program at the local university and to teach countless young people. We feel this is an appropriate way to honor the memory of the man who did so much to establish the standard of musical excellence in Cedar City.

We are encouraging southern Utah area youth, ages 13 to 25, to audition for this event. Those selected to perform with OSU will receive a $50 honorarium and have the experience of soloing with a symphony orchestra. Those not selected to perform will have the invaluable experience of preparing for and performing in a formal audition.

Enclosed is an application form, which may be duplicated, to be filled out by those interested in auditioning. This form contains all the requirements. (Please note the $20 non-refundable audition fee, which will pay for the audition process and the awarded honoraria.) To give potential soloist as much preparation time as possible, the deadline for us to receive the recordings is Friday, December 14, 2007, by 5 P.M.—but they may be submitted any time prior to that day. Six to eight finalists will be chosen from the audio tapes for the live audition on Saturday, January 19, 2008 (time and location to be announced).

Please encourage students to produce the best quality audio recording possible for the audition. As the recording quality plays an important role in selection consideration, a digital CD recording is preferred, but a high quality Type II tape and a good tape recorder will also help students record the best sound for the audition. Remind students that if selected, they will be expected to attend rehearsals with OSU in March and April 2008.

If the student would like to have their audition materials returned to them, they must note it and provide a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Please contact me, Pete Akins, at 590-4266 or peteakins@tlc2.org if you have any further questions or comments. We look forward to hearing many talented young musicians this season!

Sincerely,

Pete Akins

Executive Director

Orchestra of Southern Utah