Join Us for our 50th Season
YPPLV is accepting new members for our 2025-26 Season. Join us!
We are currently accepting a limited number of strings for JSP, grades 5-8. We currently accept strings, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, horns, and percussion for YPP grades 9 – 12.
To Join
It’s easy! Just fill out and submit an Audition Registration Form.That’s It! Our team will be in touch get you scheduled for an audition.
Meanwhile, bring your instrument, music stand, and your love of great music to our next Tuesday night rehearsal – show up early at 6:00PM and we’ll get you set up for success!
Returning Students who are not in the above categories are not required to re-audition for membership. However, you must fill out and submit a Returning Student Registration Form.
If you have any questions, please email our Membership Coordinator, Caroline Dawson, at admin@ypplv.org.
Generous Financial Assistance is Available.
If you have any questions, please call Caroline Dawson at the office for more information at 610-868-9888, or reach out at admin@ypplv.org.
Audition Location
Our rolling and Spring Auditions will be held at:
Audition for
Young People's Philharmonic
(Grades 9 – 12)
STRING AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
Wind candidates should be prepared to:
- Play their own selection from the solo repertoire
- Prepare 2 scales in 2 octaves, preferably one major scale and one minor scale.
- Play the chosen excerpt that we have provided for your instrument. Please find the link below.
- Flute students will be asked to play a C Major scale in 3 octaves, and should be able to play or be willing to learn to play piccolo. If the student does play piccolo, please bring the instrument to the audition and be prepared to play a short solo or orchestral excerpt and scales.
- Oboe students should play or be willing to learn to play English horn. If the student does play English horn, please bring the instrument to the audition and be prepared to play a short solo or orchestral excerpt and scales.
- Clarinet students should be willing to learn A clarinet.
Brass candidates should be prepared to:
- Play their own selection from the solo repertoire
- Prepare 2 scales in 2 octaves, one major scale and one minor scale.
- Play the chosen excerpt that we have provided for your instrument. Please find the link below.
- Horn students should have begun to learn transposition.
- Trumpet students must have a Bb trumpet and, if possible, have access to a C trumpet and should have begun to learn transposition.
- Trombone students must be able to read bass and should have begun to learn tenor clef.
We are currently holding auditions for the following brass instruments: Horn
Brass excerpts below.
Percussion candidates should be prepared to:
- Prepare a snare drum solo and/or timpani solo (if accessible)
- Play the chosen excerpt that we have provided for your instrument. Please find the link below.
- Should have begun learning mallet percussion. If you have begun learning mallet percussion you will be asked to play 4 octaves in a major scale
- Should be comfortable playing aux percussion
Audition for
Junior String Philharmonic
(Grades 5 – 9)
- One flat key and one sharp key
- Must be able to play a minimum of 2 octaves
Applicants must be able to shift and read comfortably into Third Position and use vibrato as minimum requirements. It is important that students participate in their school ensembles as well as JSP if accepted.