Auditions for the 70th Season!
2026-2027
Monday, August 31 & Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Auditions consist of two pieces of your choice, one displaying lyric and the other, your technical abilities. If you'd like to audition for a section principal chair, including concertmaster, the audition packets with the relevent music are here. To sign up for a timeslot, please follow this link.
Opening Rehearsal for URSO
Tuesday, September 8
7:30 p.m.
Opening Rehearsal for URCO
Wednesday, September 9
4:50 p.m.
Strong Auditoirum
News
GET INVOLVED!
The UR Orchestra Committee (UROC) is looking for new members for the 2026-27 year. If you want to get more involved in poster design, merchandising, event programming, or have any other inquiries, please email Taylor Speas at dspeas@u.rochester.edu or Madeleine Schwab at mschwab7@u.rochester.edu.
Concerts
Welcome Back!
URSO & URCO
PRISM Concert
Meliora Weekend
Friday, October 2, 2026
URSO
November 17, 2026
(Recording Session)
December 12, 2026
February 19, 2027
April 10, 2027
URCO
November 21, 2026
February 2026 TBD
April 9, 2027 TBD
Combined Orchestras
Tchaikovsky Overture 1812
April 27, 2027
WHO WE ARE
Now entering our eighth decade (our 70th year!), the University of Rochester Orchestras continue a performance tradition that illuminates classics of the past and music of today. Our ensembles bring together students, faculty, staff, and musicians from the greater Rochester area, the Chamber and Symphony Orchestras to present a full season of concerts on our home stage at Strong Auditorium on the UR River Campus.
