The YPPLV will be accepting new students through the summer!
Register below for a virtual audition! All you have to do is send in a video playing 2 scales, a solo piece, and a provided excerpt.
Students may register online from June 24th to August 19th. Once you register, our general manager will reach out and send you instructions on how to send in your video, as well as a link to upload.
Please register below. We are still accepting all strings for JSP, grades 5-8. We are still accepting all strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion for YPP grades 9 – 12.
If you have any questions, please email our general manager: gm@ypplv.org
You must fill out and submit an Audition Registration Form if you fall into one of the following groups:
- New to the Young People’s Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley organization
- Currently in the Junior String Philharmonic or would like to join the Young People’s Philharmonic (for those entering 9th grade in the fall of 2024).
- If you are interested in the YPP Chamber Player program, but have not previously participated in it.
Returning Students who are not in the above categories are not required to re-audition. However, you must fill out and submit a Returning Student Registration Form, which can be found in your Member Portal.
Annual Tuition
Annual tuition for The Young People’s Philharmonic, Junior String Philharmonic is $600 per student and $400 for each additional sibling.
Annual Tuition for the YPP Chamber Players is $600. Chamber player tuition for orchestra participants is $500.
Financial Assistance is Available. The deadline for applications is August 1st.
Call the office for more information at 610-868-9888 or send us an email through the Contact Page.
Young People's Philharmonic
(Grades 9 through 12)
String
Wind
Brass
Percussion
Virtual Audition Info
String
STRING AUDITION REQUIREMENTS:
1) ONE three-octave scale in a MAJOR key. This should be played with separate bows in 16th notes at Quarter Note=60
2) ONE three-octave scale in a MINOR key. This should be played with 4 quarter notes slurred per bow at Quarter Note=60
3) A solo work of your choice (no piano accompaniment, please)
4) The excerpt from Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 that we have provided for your instrument. See below for the excerpt links.
Viola Excerpt
Cello/Bass ExcerptWind
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
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.
Tchaikovsky-Symphony No 4, mvmt 1, play from beginning to 6 after A
Tchaikovsky-Symphony No 4, mvmt 1, play from measure 7 to A
Percussion
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
Percussion excerpts:
Tchaikovsky-Symphony 4, mvmt 4
Mussorgsky-Night on Bald Mountain
Prokofiev-Lt Kije Suite, mvmt 1
Virtual Audition Info
In addition to in-person auditions, we are still accepting virtual auditions if you prefer that format. Please let us know you prefer a virtual audition once you receive your initial welcome email.
See below for more details. Once we receive your Registration Form, you will be given a link to upload your audition video.
Please be sure to complete your solo, and scales in the same video. See below for complete instructions.
Please make sure your instrument can be seen clearly in the video you are submitting. The director must be able to see your hands and the entire instrument in the recording.
When setting up for the video recording, it is best not to be too far away from the mic source or too close; 5 or 6 feet away should be fine.
Results will be announced within the 2 weeks following the submission deadline.
Thank you and good luck!
Junior String Philharmonic
(Grades 5 through 9)
Scales
Solo Piece
Sight Reading
Virtual Audition Info
Scales
- One flat key and one sharp key
- Must be able to play a minimum of 2 octaves
Solo Piece
Each applicant will perform a solo piece of their choice.
Sight Reading
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.Virtual Audition Info
In addition to in-person auditions, we are still accepting virtual auditions if you prefer that format. Please let us know you prefer a virtual audition once you receive your initial welcome email.
See below for more details. Once we receive your Registration Form, you will be given a link to upload your audition video.
Please be sure to complete your solo, and scales in the same video. See below for complete instructions.
Please make sure your instrument can be seen clearly in the video you are submitting. The director must be able to see your hands and the entire instrument in the recording.
When setting up for the video recording, it is best not to be too far away from the mic source or too close; 5 or 6 feet away should be fine.
Results will be announced within the 2 weeks following the submission deadline.
Thank you and good luck!
YPP Chamber Players
Technical Guidelines
Audition Guidelines
Technical Guidelines
For technical guidelines, students grades 9-12 should refer to the YPP Audition Requirements; string players grades 5-8 should refer to the JSP Audition Requirements.
Audition Guidelines
- String players in grades 5-9, register for a JSP audition time
- String, woodwind & brass players in grades 9-12, register for a YPP audition time.