Auditions

Wellington Youth Sinfonietta auditions & excerpts

Orchestral excerpts and the online application for players (Grade 5 and above) auditioning for the Sinfonietta.

What to prepare

These excerpts are for auditioning to join the Wellington Youth Sinfonietta for 2027. In addition to a piece of your choice (2–3 minutes), play the excerpt(s) for your instrument.

No excerpt for your instrument (e.g. saxophone, percussion)? Prepare two contrasting pieces of your own choosing instead. Listen to the music to help you prepare.

  1. A piece of your choice, 2–3 minutes long. Pick something you can play really well.
  2. The set excerpt for your instrument — download it below.

You have the option of a live or recorded audition. Recorded auditions must be a video.

  • Live audition dates: Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 December 2026, Adam Concert Room (NZSM).
  • Recorded audition deadline: email your video link by 9pm Saturday 5 December.

How it works

  1. Download your excerpt.
  2. Prepare everything listed under What to prepare.
  3. Fill in the application form.
  4. We’ll be in touch about your audition time and what happens next.

Questions? [email protected]

How to send a video audition

  1. Film yourself on a phone. Start by saying your name and date of birth.
  2. Upload the video to YouTube. You’ll need a free account.
  3. Set the visibility to Unlisted, so only people with the link can see it.
  4. Email the link to [email protected], or add it to your application form if it’s ready when you apply.

Download your excerpt

Click your instrument to open the PDF, grouped by orchestral section.

Woodwind

FluteOboeClarinetBassoon

Brass

HornTrumpetTrombone

Strings

ViolinPage 1 for everyone · add page 2 for Violin 1ViolaCelloDouble Bass

Keyboard

Piano

Instrument icons: game-icons.net (CC BY 3.0) & Font Awesome (CC BY 4.0).

Apply online

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