Philharmonia

The F&M Philharmonia is the elite chamber orchestra and chamber wind ensemble for F&M. This ensemble of approximately 30 players is made up of the best instrumentalists attending F&M along with outstanding area professionals, to form a professional level ensemble.

The group rehearses twice a week for a total of three hours. The ensemble performs once or twice a year. One concert coincides with the super bowl and is known as the super bowl cultural warm-up.

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.