Spring Membership Drive
YPPLV is accepting new musicians this Spring. Join us!
We are currently accepting a limited number of strings for JSP, grades 5-8. We currently accept strings, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, and horns for YPP grades 9 – 12.
If you have any questions, please email our Audition Coordinator, Caroline Dawson, at admin@ypplv.org.
To Join
You must fill out and submit an Audition Registration Form if you are:
- New to the Young People’s Philharmonic of the Lehigh Valley organization
- Currently in the Junior String Philharmonic and auditioning for promotion to join the Young People’s Philharmonic (for those entering 9th grade in the Fall of 2025).
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.
Try YPP
Try YPP Night is March 18, 2025! You can come and play with YPP or JSP from 6:15-8:30 PM. Let us know if you’re coming! Register HERE.
Spring Tuition
Financial Assistance is Available.
If you have any questions, you can call Caroline Dawson at the office for more information at 610-868-9888, or reach out at admin@ypplv.org. or send us an email through the Audition Registration Form.
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.