NYU Community Orchestra

ABOUT THE ORCHESTRA

The NYU Community Orchestra is a symphony orchestra comprised of New York University students and community members. Both music and non-majors participate and are eligible to join the orchestra.

AUDITIONS

Auditions take place during the first two weeks of each semester. Please prepare two short, contrasting (i.e. different tempos) selections that demonstrate technical and musical ability; selections can be approx. one half page in length; sight-seading; Audition sign-up sheets are posted before the beginning of each semester on the 7th floor of the Education Building located at 35 West 4th Street. You may also contact Conductor Roger Mahadeen.

REHEARSALS

Weekly rehearsals are held on Wednesday nights from 6:45pm to 8:30pm in the Thompson Center located at 238 Thompson Street. In addition to Wednesday evenings, the orchestra may schedule one or two weekend rehearsals, generally at the beginning and end of each semester.

PERFORMANCES

Performances each semester take place in a wide variety of campus venues, including the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, the Washington Square United Methodist Church, and the Frederick Loewe Theatre. The Orchestra also performs Children’s Concerts for the young people Greenwich Village and Lower Manhattan, and participates in special events like the All-University Holiday Sing and for residents at local hospitals and senior centers.

The diversity of this all-university ensemble is reflected in its membership.

Following is a list of schools represented within the Orchestra, in order of the largest percentage of participation:

The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
The College of Arts and Science
The Stern School of Business
The Tisch School of the Arts
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies
The Gallatin School of Individualized Study
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
The Ehrenkranz School of Social Work

Members of the NYU Orchestra are majoring in:

Accounting International Business
Advertising Journalism
Anthropology Mathematics
Biology Music
Business Administration Music Business
Chemistry Music Education
Classics Music History
Communications Music Technology
Comparative Literature Neural Science
Computer Science Performing Arts
Drama Philosophy
Economics Physics
Engineering Politics
English Psychology
Ethnomusicology Sociology
Film and Television Special Education
Finance Studio Art
Information Systems Theater Direction

Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions - 35 W. 4th Street, Suite 777 - New York, NY 10012 - (212) 998-5424