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Rockville Regional Youth Orchestra

Rockville Regional Youth Orchestra

 Rehearsal and Performance Calendar

Student Musicians Welcome To Audition and Join
the Rockville Regional Youth Orchestra 

The Rockville Regional Youth Orchestra (RRYO), which consists of approximately 5060 students in grades four through nine, is a unique opportunity for dedicated instrumental music students to further their abilities by participating in a beginning youth orchestra program. Plus, it's fun!

RRYO is comprised of violins, violas, cellos, string basses, flutes, clarinets, oboes, bassoons, trumpets, trombones, French horns, low brass and percussion.

The Rockville Regional Youth Orchestra (RRYO), which consists of approximately 50–60 students in grades four through nine, is a unique opportunity for dedicated instrumental music students to further their abilities by participating in a beginning youth orchestra program. Plus, it's fun!

To audition, you must:

  • Demonstrate proficiency on your instrument by playing musical scales, a solo selection (music of your choice), and sight reading.
  • Pay an audition fee of $15.
  • Call 240-314-8682 or email jfarrell@rockvillemd.gov to establish a specific audition date and time to fit your schedule.

Membership requirements include:

  • Paying a fee of $140 (Rockville residents) or $175 (non-residents).
  • Attending a weekly Tuesday rehearsal from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the Social Hall of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park.
  • Participating in concerts at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre in January and June.
Student musicians will receive a music folder bearing their name and an official RRYO t-shirt!

RRYO Audition Expectations/Information:

SoloGrade 1 or 2
Sight ReadingSight read orchestral literature Grade 1 or 2
Scales 
Violin2 octaves of G, Bb, D, A
Viola2 octaves of C, Eb, D
'Cello2 octaves of C, Eb, F; 1 octave of Bb, G
Bass1 octave of C, D, G
Flute2 octaves of C, D, F, G; 1 octave of chromatic
Oboe

1 octave of C, D, F, G

Clarinet2 octaves of C, G, D, Bb; one octave of chromatic
Bassoon1 octave of C, F, D, G; one octave of chromatic
French Horn1 octave of C, G, D, A
Trumpet2 octaves of G, one octave of Bb, C, D, A, E
Trombone2 octaves of F, Bb; one octave of C, G
Tuba

2 octaves of F; one octave of C, D, G

PercussionDemonstrate familiarity with fundamentals and simple reading