Summer Playing Sample Submission Form
Please submit your summer playing sample video below by June 25, 2024. Remember to double-check the guidelines for each camp’s level:
Conductor: Mary Sorlie
Meets: 9:00am – 12:00pm, July 22-26 with 12:30pm concert on July 26
Cost: $25 registration fee + $350 tuition; tuition assistance available
Summer Philharmonia introduces beginning violin, viola, cello, and bass players ages 7-12 to playing in an orchestra. This camp is designed for students who have been playing their instrument for at least one year. Students must be able to read music. No playing sample needed.
Co-Conductors: Tamara Gonzalez, Dan Mollick, Diane Hallberg
Meets: 9:00am – 12:00pm, July 22-26 with 12:30pm concert on July 26
Cost: $25 registration fee + $350 tuition; tuition assistance available
Summer Sinfonietta is a full orchestra camp open to strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. This camp is best for string players ages 12-15 with at least two years’ playing experience, and best for woodwinds, brass, and percussion students ages 13-16 with at least two years’ playing experience. Playing sample video required (see below for details).
String Playing Level
- This camp is best for string players age 12 – 15 with at least two years’ playing experience.
- Students should be comfortable playing with a range of articulations in music including up to 3 sharps and 2 flats concert pitch.
- Students should be able to play in the full range of their instrument in first position and have some experience in other positions.
Winds, Brass, and Percussion Playing Level
- This camp is best for woodwinds, brass, and percussion students age 13 – 16 with at least two years’ playing experience.
- Students should be comfortable playing with a range of articulations in music including up to 3 sharps and 2 flats concert pitch.
Summer Sinfonietta Playing Sample
If you are auditioning for the 2024-25 GTCYS season, your audition video will be used as your playing sample. If not, please prepare a solo using the parameters below:
Solo: Prepare one piece of music that demonstrates your best abilities. Selections can include solos, studies, school music, or other pieces. Your solo selection should not be more than 2 minutes in length. If your solo is longer than 2 minutes, please make appropriate cuts within the music.
Conductor: Mark Russell Smith
Meets: 9:00am – 12:00pm, July 22-26 with 12:30pm concert on July 26
Cost: $25 registration fee + $350 tuition; tuition assistance available
A fulfilling and rigorous full orchestral experience for the advanced student, Summer Symphony is similar to the Philharmonic and Symphony levels in GTCYS school-year orchestras. Students will be immersed in challenging orchestral literature, striving for musical expression at the highest level. This camp is best for students ages 15-18, with exceptions for younger students playing at a very advanced level. Playing sample video required (see below for details).
Summer Symphony Playing Sample
If you are auditioning for the 2024-25 GTCYS season, your audition video will be used as your playing sample. If not, find your instrument below and follow the instructions to prepare your playing sample. All playing samples will include scales, a solo, and prepared excerpts, as listed below:
| Violin | Viola | Cello | Bass |
| Flute | Oboe | Clarinet | Bassoon |
| Horn | Trumpet | Trombone | Tuba |
| Percussion | Harp |
Co-Directors: Jason Tanksley & Jonathan Brandt
Meets: 12:30pm – 2:30pm, July 22-26 with 12:30pm concert on July 26
Cost: $25 registration fee + $245 tuition; tuition assistance available. Discounted rate of $145 for students who also participate in one of the morning orchestra camps.
GTCYS’ Summer Brass Camp serves beginning, intermediate, and advanced horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba students ages 10 – 18. This camp provides a unique brass experience designed for students with at least one year of playing experience.
Summer Brass Camp Playing Sample
If you are auditioning for the 2024-25 GTCYS season, your audition video will be used as your playing sample. If not, please prepare a solo using the parameters below:
Solo: Prepare one piece of music that demonstrates your best abilities. Selections can include solos, studies, school music, or other pieces. Your solo selection should not be more than 2 minutes in length. If your solo is longer than 2 minutes, please make appropriate cuts within the music.
If you have already submitted an audition video for the 2024-25 school year, you do not need to submit another video.