2025 Audition Form

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Dear musician,

Thank you for your interest in being a part of the Deseret Symphony Orchestra. We are so excited for our second year and can guarantee wonderful experiences await everyone who participates.

This form is for musicians who have not previously performed with our group and wish to be considered for future projects and performances. We are moving away from traditional “seasons” or “sessions.” Instead, we will be inviting musicians to be considered for individual gigs, projects, and performances as they arise. This means performers will be selected on a case-by-case basis, rather than committing to an entire season or session in advance.

Filling out this application does not guarantee involvement in the group for any or all projects/performances. Please read the following information, then fill out the form if you would like to audition to be considered for the rest of the year. We will select who will play for performances going forward based on skill level, reliability, loyalty, availability, and other factors.

This is an advanced to professional level group. Payment for performing is on a case-by-case basis, where some performances will be paid and some will not. We will let you know if/how much a performance or project pays when we reach out and ask you to perform.

Enlistment Period:

September 2025 through December 2025

Upcoming 2025 Events & Gigs (Both Confirmed & Potential)

9/13/25 - Living In Light Suicide Awareness Concert (confirmed)

9/17/25 - Wedding Reception in Pleasant Grove, UT (confirmed)

(Planning) - Walk-around Concert

(Potential) - School Assembly(s)

(Potential) - Halloween Concert

(Potential) - Christmas Concert @ LDS Tabernacle

Instruments/Positions Available:

Violin I - 8 to 12

Violin II - 8 to 12

Viola - 6 to 10

Cello - 6 to 10

Double Bass - 2 to 4

Flute/Picc - 2 to 3

Clarinet - 2 to 3

Oboe - 2

Bassoon - 2

Contrabassoon - 1

Horn - 2 to 4

Trumpet - 3 to 4

Trombone - 3

Tuba - 1 to 2

Perc - 3 to 6

Additional instruments may be called upon for specific projects or concerts.

If all this sounds good to you, please audition! Just fill out the form below, and near the bottom, you will be asked to upload a video of you playing your instrument. You may not want to start filling out this form until you have a video link ready.

About You

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone *

Date of birth *

Age *

Primary Instrument *

Primary Instrument Skill Level *

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Professional

For how long have you been playing your primary instrument? *

Secondary Instrument

For how long have you been playing your secondary instrument?

Are you working on, or did you earn an undergraduate or graduate degree? If so, in what field of study?

Survey Questions

Do you have a favorite composer? If so, who and why? Your answer will not affect your audition results.

Are there any pieces, film scores, or video game soundtracks you would particularly love to play?

Why are you interested in being part of this orchestra?

Conditions & Permissions

Are you ok with participating in group recording sessions? *

Yes

Posting online media content is an important part of what we do as an orchestra. Are you ok with being in videos and pictures that we post online? *

Yes

If you are on Instagram, what is your handle?

It is a requirement for all participants of this orchestra to download and use our communication app, Discord. Do you agree to do so, if you are accepted into the group? *

Yes

It is required for all participants in this orchestra to hold a volunteer committee position. Which of the following committees are you most interested in being part of? You will receive more info about committees and will have another opportunity to decide on one if you are accepted into the group. *

Audition Video

Please upload a 1 to 2 minute video of you playing your instrument to Google Drive, YouTube, ect., and share the link in this field. Please share a video that you recorded within the last year. *

Media Release

By participating in activities of the Deseret Symphony Orchestra, I consent to its representatives, agents, subsidiaries, related entities and assigns permission to take and create photographs, images, videos, recordings, quotes, summaries, biographies, and/or excerpts of and about me. I give permission to the Deseret Symphony Orchestra to use and re-use, publish, distribute, and/or broadcast the Media, in whole or in part, individually or in conjunction with other photographs, images, videos, text, quotes, summaries, biographies, and/or excerpts, in any and all promotional, educational, business, trade, advertising, and marketing materials, including, but not limited to, in connection with product endorsements. These materials may include e-mails, the Internet, social media, websites, and other electronic media, as well as traditional radio, television, cable television, newspaper, magazine, direct mail, catalogs, brochures, advertisements, promotional materials, press releases, training materials, and other uses, in such medium and formats (whether now known or hereafter created or invented), at such locations, at such times and for such purposes as Deseret Symphony Orchestra chooses, in its sole discretion. I hereby waive any right that I may have to inspect or approve the finished product or products or the advertising copy or printed matter that may be used in connection with the Media or the use to which the Media may be applied. In addition, I waive all rights that I may have to any claims for payment of any kind, whether money, property, or otherwise, related to the recording, production, publication, use or re-use of the Media. *

I accept these media release terms.

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