Orchestra

The F&M Orchestra is an ensemble of approximately 80 members made up primarily of F&M students. The orchestra rehearses twice a week, for a total of three hours. The orchestra generally performs twice a semester, presenting major works from the orchestral repertoire as well as premieres of works commissioned specifically for the F&M Orchestra.

Auditions

There are auditions for all of the instrumental ensembles during the first week of the fall semester. These auditions are 10 minutes in length. Students are asked to prepare a piece that they feel comfortable with and to prepare major scales, up to three sharps and three flats, in as many octaves as they feel comfortable. Audition appointments can be made by contacting the instrumental conductor, Dr. Brian Norcross, at brian.norcross@fandm.edu.