2nd & Final Round Auditions
DATE & LOCATION
• Sat, Dec. 2, 2023
• Westmoore H.S. - 12613 S. Western, OKC, OK
• building map
TRANSPORT
Bus transportation is provided and If you prefer not to ride the bus back to Tulsa, an email from a parent or guardian sent to Mr. Pisarra with intended return transportation plans MUST be received prior to departing the Westmoore H.S. campus.
PARENTS interested in possibly volunteering to assist with this event please click here
WHEN / TIMES
• Call time 6:30am
• Departure 6:45am
• Arrive 8:45am
• Audition times (computer-generated randomly) are posted in the warm-up gym 9:00am
• Audition times for Bassoons will be posted at 1:00pm, with the first audition beginning at 2:00pm
• First audition begins 10:00am (see more info below)
• Return to UHS by 1:00am (Sunday morning)
COMMUNICATION
• REMIND Subscription Code: @OMEAaud (send to to 81010)
• Email: pisarra.charles@unionps.org
BRING
• Comfortable clothes/shoes for the day
• Dress clothes for auditions, if you wish (it's a blind audition but some students perform better if dressed-up)
• Instrument / Music / Pencil
• Pillow, blanket, etc.
• Homework, book, etc.
• Phone, charger, brick battery charger
• Ample $ or food for a very long day (3 meals). A generous variety of menu items is available on-site. Also consider Door Dash/Uber-Eats/Grubhub.
GENERAL POLICIES & PROCEDURES
• Respect the Westmoore facility and DO NOT enter any classroom that is not being used for auditions.
• Students represent Union throughout the entirety of the audition process. The highest caliber of character and behavior is expected.
• Setting up ‘camp sites’ in the building is prohibited. Please keep hallway paths clear.
•· In the event of an emergency that disrupts the audition process (fire alarm, weather emergency, medical emergency, lock down, etc.), procedures have been set in place to resume auditions after the emergency has ended. If auditions are stopped for any emergency reason, they will not restart without communication from the All-State committee. More details will be shared as needed.
WARM-UP PROCEDURES
• The warm up area will be located in the Practice Gym.
• Warming-up or playing otherwise in not allowed in the hallways.
• The small lecture room previously used as an additional warm up area WILL NOT be available.
AUDITIONS PROCEDURES & RULES
• Be aware of audition times and locations.
• Students must report to the assigned room before their audition time and be available at the room when they are called to audition. Report early even if the room is running behind schedule. Be aware of audition times and locations.
• Students will not be permitted to audition if their audition time is missed, without exception.
• Instruments with prelim rooms will perform prepared cuts only in the prelim room. Finals rooms will include prepared cuts and sight reading.
• Students must deposit all electronic devices into the basket provided by the monitor.
• Students may not communicate with the judges IN ANY WAY, AT ANY TIME.
• All questions should be facilitated through the inside monitor. Please communicate discreetly with the monitor.
• Students are not to share audition times with teachers, to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
• Students who audition in a finals-only room will play: scale sets, etudes in order of student’s choice, and sight-reading at the All-State audition. Scales do not have to be memorized, and any articulation is acceptable.
• Students auditioning in a prelim room will play their required etudes (in order of student’s choice) and scale sets in the preliminary audition. If advancing to finals, only the etudes and sight-reading will be performed for the final All-State audition. Scales do not have to be memorized, and any articulation is acceptable.
PRELIMS FORMAT
The instruments listed below will have a prelim/finals format. All others are finals-only format.
• Flute: Top 14 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 42 to finals
• Bb Clarinet: Top 14 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 56 to finals
• Alto Saxophone: Top 10 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 30 to finals
• Tenor Saxophone: Top 12 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 24 to finals
• Trumpet: Top 12 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 48 to finals
• Horn: Top 18 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 36 to finals
• Trombone: Top 14 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 42 to finals
• Euphonium: Top 12 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 24 to finals
• Tuba: Top 12 in each prelims room advance, for a total of 24 to finals
• Percussion: Top 15 in each prelims track advance, for a total of 30 to finals
AUDITIONS TIMING
• Audition times posted no later than 9:00 am in the warm up area; posted at 1:00pm for bassoons.
• Preliminary Auditions begin at 10:00 am for: flute, Bb clarinet, alto sax, tenor sax trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and percussion
• Final Auditions begin at 10:00 am for: piccolo, double reeds, Bass clarinet, Contra clarinet, bari saxophone, euphonium, tuba
• Final Auditions for flute, Bb clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor sax, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, and percussion will begin at the conclusion of the preliminary auditions.
• Bassoon auditions will begin at approximately 2:00 pm
SCALES
Once a student enters the audition room (prelims room or a finals only room), he/she will draw for which scale set will be played (Sets 1-4 on the OkMEA website). Scales do not have to be memorized.
AUDITIONS ROOMS - subject to change
• Piccolo Finals - Room 169
• Flute Prelims A - Room 163
• Flute Prelims B - Room 165
• Flute Prelims C - Room 166
• Flute Finals - Room 166
• Oboe Finals - Room 205
• Bassoon Finals - Room 205
• Bb Clarinet Prelims A - Room 183
• Bb Clarinet Prelims B - Room 185
• Bb Clarinet Prelims C - Room 186
• Bb Clarinet Prelims D - Room 188
• Bb Clarinet Finals - Room 188
• Bass Clarinet Finals - Room 182
• Contra Clarinet Finals - Room 169
• Eb Clarinet Finals - Room 169
• Alto Sax Prelims A - Room 155
• Alto Sax Prelims B - Room 159
• Alto Sax Prelims C - Room 161
• Alto Sax Finals - Room 159
• Tenor Sax Prelims A - Room 177
• Tenor Sax Prelims B - Room 181
• Tenor Sax Finals - Room 181
• Bari Sax Finals - Room 156
• Trumpet Prelims A - Room 149
• Trumpet Prelims B - Room 150
• Trumpet Prelims C - Room 151
• Trumpet Prelims D - Room 152
• Trumpet Finals - Room 149
• Horn Prelims A - Room 143
• Horn Prelims B - Room 144
• Horn Finals - Room 143
• Trombone Prelims A - Room 145
• Trombone Prelims B - Room 146
• Trombone Prelims C - Room 147
• Trombone Finals - Room 145
• Euphonium Prelims A - Room 132
• Euphonium Prelims B - Room 134
• Euphonium Finals - Room 132
• Tuba Prelims A - Room 200
• Tuba Prelims B - Room 203
• Tuba Finals - Room 203
• Percussion Snare Drum A1 Prelims - Speech Room
• Percussion Snare Drum B2 Prelims - Arena Hospitality
• Percussion Mallet A1 Prelims - Choir Room
• Percussion Mallet B2 Prelims - Arena
• Percussion Timpani A1 Prelims - Drama Room
• Percussion Timpani B2 Prelims - Band Room
• Percussion Snare Drum Finals - Speech Room
• Percussion Mallet Finals - Choir Room
• Percussion Timpani Finals - Drama Room
PERCUSSION INFO
• Equipment may be unloaded at Door #21, which leads directly into the Westmoore Band Room. The band room will not be used as a holding place or warm up area for percussionists, but just an entry point into the building prior to auditions. Equipment will need to be moved to the percussion warm-up gym (comp gym).
• There are 2 sets of Percussion Prelim Rooms. Each student will play in 3 separate rooms: 1 each for snare, mallet, and timpani. Students will need to very carefully check that they are moving correctly from room to room. The prescribed flow is: Mallets > Timpani > Snare Drum
• Signs will clearly marking the rooms. Outside monitors are instructed to carefully check that students are auditioning in their correct rooms.
• Percussion students will check in for their audition at the mallets room.
• Music cuts for each room group will be posted in the mallets room.
• We anticipate some delays as multiple students from the same school may need to share equipment. Students waiting on another room to finish with equipment will audition as soon as their equipment is available. Outside monitors will manage these instances.
• Percussion Finalists will audition on all 3 instruments in 3 separate rooms using the exact same process as in prelims.
STUDENTS SELECTED TO AN ALL-STATE ENSEMBLE
Repertoire folders will be available on Mon Dec 4. All music is ORIGINAL, must not be lost and will be turned in at the end of the clinic/concert in January.
Please make note of all instructions and paperwork in the folder.
The $105 registration fee is due by Sat Dec 9. The link to complete registration & payment will be sent directly to the student’s parent/guardian email address . If the student’s Charms account has sufficient funds and you would like to use these funds to pay for the registration fee, please DO NOT complete the online registration as sent from OkMEA, rather please contact Mr. Pisarra.
ALL-STATE ENSEMBLES CONDUCTORS & REPERTOIRE
Wind Symphony
Conductor: Joe Parisi
· Resonances I- Ron Nelson
· The Eyes of the World Are Upon You- Jennifer Jolley
· Of Our New Day Begun- Omar Thomas
Symphonic Band
Conductor: Dr. John Pasquale
· La Procession du Rocio- Turina/Alfred Reed
· Vignette De La Vie- Ed Huckeby (Commission in honor of Jerry Huffer)
· Here We Rest- Anthony Barfield
· Apollo Unleashed from Symphony No. 2 (Final Mvmt)- Frank Ticheli
Orchestra
Conductor: Anoa Green
· An American in Paris- George Gershwin
· The Candide Overture- Leonard Bernstein
