Learn more about the audition process

Whether you are just starting out or are an experienced musician, there is a place for you in ESYO's Jazz music program. Explore the unique history of a truly unique American art form. Meet, play, and collaborate with musicians who are as passionate and dedicated as you. Learn from outstanding conductors, coaches, and international artists, while deepening your musical skills with challenging new repertoire. All this, while having some serious fun!

ESYO Jazz Orchestras perform a wide range of music from the early swing of the 1920s to the exciting jazz/rock fusion of the 1980s to today’s contemporary jazz. 

To enroll in an ESYO Jazz Ensemble, you need to complete an audition. 

With 2 Jazz Orchestras suiting a range of playing levels, ESYO challenges you to excel, grow, and perform. An ESYO audition is not a competition, it's a process that helps ESYO conductors place you in an ensemble based on your musical experience.  There is a place for you!

• Repertory Jazz Orchestra

• Youth Jazz Orchestra

• Guitar
• Bass- Acoustic preferred, electric accepted.

• Piano/Keyboard
• Drumset
• Vibraphone

• Alto Saxophone
• Tenor Saxophone
• Baritone Saxophone

• Trumpet
• Trombone

ESYO Jazz auditions are held online using GetAcceptd.com.  Auditions accepted by instrument and not by an ensemble. Questions?  Contact Sue Lascoe, Director of Operations at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Whether you are an instrumentalist or vocalist, there is a place for you in ESYO's flagship music program. Explore the rich history of classical music and the versatility of a modern orchestra. Meet, play, and collaborate with musicians who are as passionate and dedicated as you. Learn from outstanding conductors, coaches, and international artists, while deepening your musical skills with challenging new repertoire. All this, while having some serious fun!

ESYO Classical ensembles perform timeless masterpieces and arrangements of works by Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and more, as well new compositions by living composers and film score arrangements. ESYO Concert Chorale allows high school vocalists to explore a wide range of challenging choral repertoire including classical and symphonic masterworks, contemporary, traditional, and a capella selections.

To enroll in an ESYO Classical Ensemble, you need to complete an audition. 

With 7 classical ensembles and orchestras suiting a range of playing levels, ESYO challenges you to excel, grow, and perform. An ESYO audition is not a competition, it's a process that helps ESYO conductors place you in an ensemble based on your musical experience.  There is a place for you!

• Concertino Strings
• Concertino Winds & Percussion

• Wind Orchestra
• Repertory Orchestra

• String Orchestra

• Symphony Orchestra
• Concert Chorale

• Violin
• Viola
• Cello
• Double Bass

• Flute/piccolo
• Clarinet
• Oboe/English Horn
• Bassoon
• Alto Saxophone
• Tenor Saxophone
• Baritone Saxophone

• French Horn
• Trumpet
• Trombone
• Euphonium
• Tuba

ESYO Classical auditions are held online.  Auditions accepted by instrument and not by an ensemble. Questions?  Contact Sue Lascoe, Director of Operations at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Whether you are just starting out or are an experienced musician, there is a place for you in ESYO's percussion music program. Explore the rich history of classical music and the vibrancy of contemporary percussion music. Meet, play, and collaborate with percussionists who are as passionate and dedicated as you. Learn from outstanding conductors, coaches, and international artists, while deepening your musical skills with challenging new repertoire. All this, while having some serious fun!

ESYO percussionists perform timeless masterpieces by beloved composers arranged for mallet instruments and explore a wide variety of contemporary masterworks composed for percussion ensembles. Members of Repertory and Youth Percussion Ensembles also perform with ESYO Classical ensembles.

To enroll in an ESYO Percussion, you need to complete an audition. 

With 3 percussion ensembles suiting a range of playing levels, ESYO challenges you to excel, grow, and perform. An ESYO audition is not a competition, it's a process that helps ESYO conductors place you in an ensemble based on your musical experience.  There is a place for you!

• Chamber Percussion Ensemble

• Repertory Percussion Ensemble

• Youth Percussion Ensemble

• Snare drum
• Cymbals
• Xylophone
• Tambourine
• Bells
• Triangle
• Bass Drum
• Timpani (after consultation with conductor)

ESYO Percussion auditions are held in mid-June.  Percussionists do not audition online, but rather in person. 

Questions?  Contact Sue Lascoe, Director of Operations at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..