Question 1

What is the planned repertoire for this academic year?
When are the concerts and dress rehearsals?

Accepted Answer

URSO & URCO
Meliora Weekend Prism Concert, Friday, September 27, 2024
Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F, Op. 102 with April Wang (Mvt. III)
Frank Joe Haydn: Symphony No. 60 in C (selections)

URSO
December 6, 2024
Hector Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Christopher Theofanidis: Rainbow Body
Franz Liszt: Les Preludes
[Hidden Encore - H. C. Lumbye: Champagne Galop]

URCO
December 7, 2024
Charles Gounod: Petite Symphonie
Anna Clyne: Within Her Arms
Maurice Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 60

URSO
February 28, 2025
Sibelius: Finlandia
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2 in F, Op. 102
April Wang, piano - UR Orchestras Concerto Winner
Maria Teresa Prieto: Sinfonia Breve

URCO
March 1, 2025
UR Choral Collaboration
Featured Concerto Winner from Fall, 2024

URSO
Friday, April 11, 2025
Ottorino Respighi: The Pines of Rome
Charlie Parker: Bird with Strings

URCO
Saturday, April 5, 2025
W. A. Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet
Josh Daniels, UR Orchestras Concerto Winner
Leanna Primiani: TBD

URSO & URCO Combined Orchestras
Friday, May 2, 2025
Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812
Eastman Quadrangle (weather permitting)
Strong Auditorium (rain venue)
Post Concert Season Dinner

Question 2

What is concert dress code?

Accepted Answer

The concert attire for both orchestras is black pants or black floor-length skirt and any solid color shirt or blouse OTHER than black or white.

The object is to both flood the stage with colour and not look like a large group of head waiters.

Question 3

What should I do if I have to miss a rehearsal?

Accepted Answer

First off, do your UTMOST NEVER to miss a rehearsal. That's where the bulk of our work is done and the community you build depends upon you. If you must be absent from a rehearsal, fill out this google form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZEGuZPDv13P_PcBDR1HBv5uPv8ldIFGgzEaeMbN3_8nU0wA/viewform?usp=sf_link)for any absence three weeks before the rehearsal takes place.

Question 4

What is the attendance policy?

Accepted Answer

For students registered for the course, your grade is participation dependent. See the course syllabus for details.

Question 5

How are the ensembles seated?

Accepted Answer

Seating rotates every concert and sometimes within specific repertoire on the same concert. It is never  a strict hierarchy. Members of different ensemble, repertoire, and previous experience are placed throughout the sections to strength both the section and the players within it.

Question 6

Do I have to register for the orchestra as a course?

Accepted Answer

You do not. UR students may register for the appropriate 1-credit course (MUSC153 for URSO, MUSC154 for URCO), but may perform with the groups via audition and invitation.

Question 7

How will the course be graded?

Accepted Answer

The course is effort and attendance-based.

Question 8

How can I get more involved in the orchestras?

Accepted Answer

Join the University of Rochester Orchestra Committee (UROC)! Join our library staff! Take a conducting class or reach out to our music director!

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