Ensemble Auditions

Orchestra rehearsal
Jazz at Settlement
Jazz Ensembles

Auditions for our 2024-2025 Helen K. Schwartz Advanced Study and Wheeler Pre-Advanced Jazz Ensembles will be held on Tuesday, June 11 at 6 p.m. at Settlement’s Mary Louise Curtis Branch (416 Queen St. Philadelphia, PA). Please complete the online application or contact Karin Orenstein with questions at karin.orenstein@settlementmusic.org.

Audition Requirements:

***Students will be performing with a house band comprised of Settlement faculty.

Bass, Guitar, Keyboard, Wind, and Brass players:
Play the melody and two solo choruses from any two of the following standards:

  • “Little Sunflower” by Freddie Hubbard
  • “All Blues” by Miles Davis
  • “Blue Bossa” by Kenny Dorham
  • “Billie’s Bounce” by Charlie Parker

Drummers:
Trade 8 measures of keeping time and 8 measures of solo using the following requirements:

  1. With Brushes – swing time trading 8s with yourself
  2. With Sticks –
    a. Fast tempo trading 8s with yourself
    b. Medium tempo trading 8s with yourself

Sign up for an audition time online

Settlement's Advanced Study students perform at the 2018 Advanced Study Concert
Chamber Music Program

To apply for the 2022-2023 Chamber Music Program please complete the online application or contact Karin Orenstein with questions at karin.orenstein@settlementmusic.org. After you have applied you will be sent information on how to submit a video performance for you placement assessment.

Apply for our chamber music program online

Advanced Study students perform during the annual Advanced Study Concert
Advanced Study Ensemble

Auditions for the Advanced Study Scholarship (strings and piano) will be held on Monday, June 3 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Mary Louise Curtis Branch of Settlement Music School.

** Separate auditions for the Rosalie Magen Weinstein and Matthew B. Weinstein Woodwind Quintet will be held on Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mary Louise Curtis Branch of Settlement Music School.

To apply, please complete the online application below or contact Karin Orenstein with questions at karin.orenstein@settlementmusic.org.

If you would like to apply for our Helen K. Schwartz Advanced Study or Wheeler Pre-Advanced Jazz Ensembles, please visit our Jazz page.

Audition Requirements:
Applicants should prepare two contrasting movements from one or more concertos or solo works and a scale of their choice. The audition will also include sight-reading. No accompanist is necessary.

Vacancies for 2024-2025:

Ann Newman String Quartet, coached by William Polk
Vacancies:
violin (1), viola (1)

Edward L. and Gail W. Snitzer String Quartet, coached by William Polk
Vacancies: violin (1), cello (1)

Gabriel Braverman String Quartet, coached by Kerri Ryan
Vacancies: viola (1), cello (1)

Benjamin and Carol Auger Contemporary Ensemble, coached by Linda Reichert
Vacancies: piano (1), viola (1)

Rosalie Magen Weinstein and Matthew B. Weinstein Woodwind Quintet
Vacancies: flute (1), bassoon (1), French horn (1)

 

Apply for our ADVANCED STUDY PROGRAM online