Auditions

String Bass Player

Performance Ensembles

Each ensemble director will have their own criteria for admission and placement within their group. Please contact the director of the ensemble you wish to join for more information.

​Concert Choir & Chamber Singers

Contact Darita Seth [dseth@santarosa.edu|profile]

  • Information about the Choral program and vocal auditions can be found here: Choral Ensembles

Symphonic Band & Jazz Band

Contact Dr. Jerome Fleg [jfleg@santarosa.edu|profile]

  • Promo video for Symphonic Band: SRJC Band
  • Loaner instruments are available. Students do not need to be Music majors to participate.

Jazz Combos 

Contact Bennett Friedman [bfriedman@santarosa.edu|profile]

Orchestra

Contact Cynthia Weichel [cweichel@santarosa.edu|profile]

 

Applied Music & Scholarships (SPRING 2025)

Students enrolled in SRJC performance ensembles are also eligible for scholarships and individual lessons through Applied Music. For both auditions, students should demonstrate sufficient skill to merit placement in a college-level performance ensemble.

  • Singers: Be prepared to sing a selection from the standard art song or operatic literature in Italian, English, German, or French. In some cases, a musical theatre selection is acceptable
  • Instrumentalists: Be prepared to play a short piece, étude, or excerpt of a larger work from the standard repertoire for your instrument.
  • Jazz Studies students: For melody instruments, please be prepared to play a tune from standard jazz repertoire (both melody and improvisation). Rhythm section players (piano, guitar, bass, drums) should also be prepared to demonstrate accompaniment ("comping") skills in various styles. The use of pre-recorded backing tracks is acceptable.

Applied Music

Auditions will be held live in Forsyth Hall room 105 on Friday January 17, 2025, beginning at 1:00PM. Contact Dr. Mark Anderman to sign up.

See the Applied Music page for more information on our private lesson program.

Music Scholarships

Auditions are held each April for the following school year. A successful scholarship audition also qualifies for admission into the Applied Music program. See the Music Scholarships page for more information.

 

Methods Courses

For advanced placement in piano, voice, or guitar courses contact the instructor for audition procedures.