OMM ORCHESTRA CAMP 2024

Camp Dates:
Fri 6 December - Sat 14 December 2024
Venue: School of the Arts, Singapore

Concert: 
Saturday 14 December 2024, 7.30pm
SOTA Concert Hall

Seow Yibin, conductor
Wilford Goh, violin

FELIX MENDELSSOHN - The Hebrides (Concert Overture)
MAX BRUCH - Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor
CÉSAR FRANCK - Symphony in D minor

AUDITION PROCESS

VIDEO SCREENING

Applicants must record and submit an unedited video of themselves performing by 11 August 2024.

Requirements

  • Solo work(s) (3-5 minutes) representative of the current standard

  • The piece can be the same as what you will play for the live audition

  • One orchestral excerpt of your choice from this list (will be updated soon!)

Video Requirements

  • The video should have a minimum quality of 720 pixels (at least 1280x720p).

  • Your full body must be within the frame of the video, and your instrument and hands must be clearly visible.

  • The video should be taken such that you occupy at least half the height of the video frame.

  • The video should be uploaded to YouTube as “unlisted”, and the video link submitted must be valid and accessible by us.

  • The video should be filmed no more than 6 months before submission

  • The audio in the video must be unedited (no patching/autotune etc.)

Additional Info

  • For percussion/timpani applicants: you will proceed directly to the live auditions and will not need to submit a video for screening.

LIVE AUDITIONS

Live Audition dates: Sun, 2 September - Mon, 3 September 2024

Only applicants who have passed the video screening will be invited to the live auditions. Successful applicants who have passed the video screening will be notified of their audition date and time via email by 26 August 2024.

Requirements

  • Solo work(s) representative of current standard (accompanist not needed, recommended total length: 3-5 min)

  • Orchestral excerpts

Additional Info

  • Audition dates may be subject to change.

  • Applicants who are either a member of OMM or have recently auditioned for OMM may request to be exempted from the audition.

  • Applicants are expected to make arrangements to attend their audition.

  • For percussion/timpani applicants: you will not need to present a solo work. Please prepare the orchestral excerpts for your audition.

  • For graduating batches (i.e. 'O' or 'A' level candidates and IB students) or international applicants outside of Singapore, you may submit a full audition tape (consisting of your solo work and the orchestral excerpts) instead of coming down for the live auditions. If you wish to exercise this option, email us at orchestracamp@orchestra.sg. Deadline for these full audition tapes will be 26 Aug 2024, 2359.



For other enquiries, please refer to the FAQs or email us at orchestracamp@orchestra.sg