Cleveland, OH
COYO audition requirements
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra asks string players to prepare a focused audition. Confirm the current audition format on the official site or the separate COYO website. The fastest way to get your take to standard is to fix the passage holding it back, on the same five dimensions a panel listens for, before you ever hit submit.
Requirements, repertoire, and dates change every season and vary by instrument and ensemble. Always confirm the current, official requirements before you prepare: COYO official audition page
Frequently asked
Does COYO use a recorded or video audition?
Confirm the current audition format on the official site or the separate COYO website.
When are COYO auditions?
Entering its 40th season in fall 2026. Confirm audition window on the official site. Dates change every season, so confirm the current cycle on the official site.
What do COYO string auditions require?
Confirm requirements on the official page. Members receive weekly coaching from Cleveland Orchestra musicians. Always confirm the exact, current requirements for your instrument and ensemble on the official page.
How can I practice my COYO audition recording?
Practice it with the teacher first, free, no signup. Talk through your COYO excerpt, get the one specific fix that is actually costing you points, then run it again before the real thing.
One passage standing between you and COYO?
Tell the teacher which excerpt it is and what goes wrong in it. Real fix in 30 seconds. Free to try, no card.
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