Audition Packets
Audition Submission Form
Audition Deadline Extended to Friday, November 22nd, 2024!
Overview
The Austin Youth Wind Ensemble will be returning to Bates Recital Hall this upcoming Spring 2025! This ensemble is designed to be an honor band that rehearses weekly on Sunday afternoons, with a performance in late April. Auditions for membership will be conducted via video submission based on the performance requirements outlined in the audition packets.
Participation Eligibility
The Austin Youth Wind Ensemble is open for woodwind, brass, percussion student instrumentalists currently enrolled as 9th-12th graders in the greater Austin area. Performers must be enrolled in their school’s band program to participate. Attendance is mandatory, though scheduling conflicts may be discussed with Dr. Lebrias via email: mikelebrias@utexas.edu
Upon selection, each member will be assessed a $150 participation fee, which will cover sectional instructors, a commemorative T-shirt, sheet music purchasing & rental, as well as other associated expenses.
Video Audition Requirements
Audition requirements are outlined in the audition packets for each individual instrument, located in the BOX link above. Instruments with special doublings (ex. Flute/ Piccolo, Oboe/ English Horn, Clarinet/ Eb Clarinet, Bassoon/ Contrabassoon, etc.) will have specific information about how to audition for those parts in their respective packets.
Video Audition Submission Procedure
AYWE auditions will be open from Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 – Friday, November 22nd, 2024. Audition results will be emailed out to auditionees on Wednesday, December 4th, 2024.
- Performers will submit a video recording of the audition requirements outlined above
- To avoid submitting multiple videos, performers can stitch multiple videos into one submission.
- Performers will upload their audition video onto YouTube as “UNLISTED” and submit the link on the AYWE Audition Submission Form
Rehearsal & Performance Information
The Austin Youth Wind Ensemble will rehearse once a week on Sundays, from 1pm – 3pm in the Band Hall (2.114) at the University of Texas at Austin beginning on Sunday, February 2nd, 2025. There will be one dress rehearsal on Friday, April 25th, 2025 – 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. A full schedule will be released to the ensemble after the band has been set.
The culminating concert of the AYWE 2025 season will be held on Sunday, April 27th at 4:00 PM
