Coming up . . .

17 March 2012 5.30pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
With QYO Junior String Ensemble and QYO3.

18 March 2012 3.00pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
With QYO Wind Ensemble and Glennie School, Toowoomba.

24 March 2012 5.30pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
With QYO2.

25 March 2012 4.00pm
Concert at Twilight
Old Museum Concert Hall
With QYO Wind Symphony and Big Band. Please note: the concert starts at 4.00pm.

Sat 31 March 2012 7pm
QYS - Don Juan
QPAC Concert Hall
The first concert of QYS in 2012, featuring Strauss’ famous tone poem Don Juan, Saint-Saens’ Cello Concerto (Soloist Oliver Scott) and Symphony No. 12 by Shostakovich.

More QYO pages

The Old Museum

Brisbane’s youth performing arts centre and home of QYO.

2012 NYCC

QYO’s National Youth Concerto Competition, Australia’s leading competition for string players aged 17 and under. Applications are now open for 2012.

Book tickets for QYS

Find out everything about the QYS 2012 Concert Series and purchase your tickets here.

QYO Sponsors

 

QYO Online Application Form

 

Welcome to the QYO online application form for 2012. Before you fill in this form, please note:

1. A pdf version of the booklet Join QYO in 2012 is available for download here

2. For more information about QYO, the audition process and how to apply please click here.

3. The closing date for audition applications is Saturday 6 August 2011.

4. Audition fee payments for online applications can only be made by internet bank transfer, or credit card using PayPal.

 

 

INSTRUMENT FOR AUDITION

   

 

To audition on 2 different instruments (eg. cello & clarinet), you must submit 2 separate application forms and pay the $68 family fee (+$30 late fee). To audition for 2 instruments within the same family (eg. flute &  piccolo), you must submit 2 forms and pay the single $38 fee (+$30 late fee). More information here

PERSONAL INFORMATION

If the cursor doesn’t stay in the First Name field, please double click this field

Email *      information may be emailed to this address

Home phone     Mobile phone   

Postal address

Suburb    State   P/code

If you changed your address recently, please state previous suburb here

Emergency contact number on day of audition of parent/guardian 

Date of Birth: *     Age at 31 Dec 2012 

AUDITION PREFERENCES

Please nominate the orchestra/s in order of your preference.  Consider listing a second preference.  You will only be considered for the orchestra that you list. Preferences should be listed in order of QYO standard, eg. QYO2 before QYO3. Big Band must be listed as first and only preference and another form submitted if auditioning for another ensemble.

For information about the individual orchestras, ages and standards, click here.

Primary Orchestra Preference  *

Secondary Orchestra Preference  

Third Orchestra Preference 

Fourth Orchestra Preference  

 

PRE-RECORDED AUDITIONS

If you are unable to attend an audition in person, you may submit a pre-recorded audition. A CD satisfying all of the audition requirements must be received by the QYO office by 4.30pm, Wednesday 5 October 2011. You will receive notification in enough time to prepare and send the pre-recorded audition. 

Yes, I will need to audition by CD:

State reason for submitting a pre-recorded audition:

Please find list of audition dates for each instrument here.

VOLUNTEERS 

If your parent/guardian can help for 1 to 2 hrs around your audition time, please complete details to be included in the volunteer schedule.

Volunteer Name:   Volunteer Email:

EXPERIENCE, STANDARD AND INSTRUMENTS

How many years have you studied your instrument? *  

Approximate AMEB standard at present: *  

Last AMEB (or equivalent AMEB, eg. Trinity) exam passed: *  

Do you meet the min AMEB standard for your first preference? 

Do you have your own instrument or use of an instrument, next year? * 

Will you need to borrow any instruments from QYO next year? 

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC TEACHER

All applicants must be regularly studying with an instrumental music teacher.

Teacher’s name *  Address

Phone    Email  

SAXOPHONISTS

For which position/s would you like to be considered? 

Which will you play at your audition?   

Which do you own, or have use of next year?

CLARINETISTS 

For applicants with WE or WS as preferences, please choose all specialist clarinet positions for which you would like to be considered.

Which of these instruments do you own, or will have use of, next year?

CURRENT QYO MEMBERS

Your current orchestra

Your current section    Your current position

NEW APPLICANTS  

Please list previous orchestral experience (50 words or less):

 

PAYMENT   

Payment Amount *

$68 audition fee ($38 audition fee + $30 late fee)

$30 for an audition on a second instrument or by a second family member

Free for an audition by a third or subsequent family member

Free for the second instrument of the same instrument family, eg. flute & piccolo

Payment option 1:  

Bank transfer from your own internet banking service. Please open your banking website in a separate window, transfer the fee, then enter the receipt number and date below:

Account Name: Queensland Youth Orchestras   BSB: 014 245   Account No.: 4950 31908

Please enter the applicant’s full name into the internet banking reference field

Your payment receipt number *     Date of payment  

Payment option 2: 

Credit card one-off payment with PayPal, or use existing or new account with PayPal here.   Please enter receipt number and payment in fields above. 

If paying $30 or $0, state name of other family member(s) or other instrument  

Thank you, you have now completed the QYO online audition form. Click the ‘submit application’ button below and you will receive a confirmation by email soon.