Experience weekly rehearsals with professional conductors and teaching artists and performances on the Washington Center stage. This and much more, including music theory and history, add to a challenging opportunity for young musicians in the South Sound area.
New and all current members seeking to participate in the 2024-2025 season must register for a placement audition/interview and pay the $35 registration fee.
If you have any other questions about auditions, please contact SOGO at sogo@studentorchestras.org or phone at 360.352.1438.
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Conservatory
The Conservatory Orchestra is offered for students of advanced high school ability and focuses on the artistic performance of the standard orchestral repertoire. Conservatory brass members also participate in the SOGO Brass Choir.
Academy
The Academy Orchestra is offered for students of advanced middle school/intermediate high school ability and performs standard repertoire as well as some arrangements of the standard repertoire.
Debut
The Debut Orchestra is offered for students of advanced elementary/middle school ability level and perform arrangements of the standard repertoire. Academy and Debut students are instructed in music history, theory, and ear training.
