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​Concert Orchestra

Rehearses Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on full format days, and 6:30 to 9:00 pm on Triple format days.

Central Illinois Concert Orchestra provides a full symphonic experience for intermediate middle and high school players. They perform challenging repertoire, while refining orchestral technique. Students can expect to learn arrangements some of the greatest orchestral works ever written, interesting contemporary music, and music from movie soundtracks. CICO is designed as a preparatory group for the Youth Symphony as well as being a fine youth orchestra in its own right.
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Audition Requirements

Entry Auditions (Primarily Spring auditions for the following season but Fall auditions can be scheduled)
  • All students are required to audition for initial entrance into any YMI ensemble. Please complete an Audition Application and an audition will be scheduled. 
  • Please upload your video to YouTube (which can be at an unlisted link if you would like) and email the link to ExecDir@YouthMusicIllinois.org.
​Students should prepare a solo representative of their current playing level (up to 3 minutes) and the scales as follows:
Violin: G, D major , A melodic minor - 2 octaves
Viola: G, D, major, D melodic minor- 2 octaves
Cello: G, D major, D melodic minor- 2 octaves
Bass: C, G major, A melodic minor- 2 octaves
All winds and brass instruments - C, G, D, A, F, Bb major, Bb chromatic (2 octaves, slur 8)
Lidia Riley ~ Executive Director
​
execdir@youthmusicillinois.org 
David Commanday ~ Music Director dcommanday@youthmusicillinois.org

Laura Otto~Director, Suzuki School of Music
SuzukiDirector@ciys.org
Youth Music Illinois
3601 North Sheridan Road
Peoria, Illinois 61604 
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