Dolce String Ensemble
Designed for students who have one or two years of experience on their instrument, this group is an ideal first ensemble experience. Rehearsals will focus on basic ensemble playing, orchestral conduct, and the development of strong reading and listening skills. It is an enriching group experience. Dolce String Ensemble will meet on Thursday nights from 6:30 to 7:30.
Audition information
Entry Auditions (Primarily Spring auditions for the following season but Fall auditions can be scheduled)
Violins: G major - one octave (2 octaves if you can)
Violas: C major - one octave (2 octaves if you can)
Cello: C major - one octave (2 octaves if you can)
- All students are required to audition for initial entrance into any YMI ensemble. Please complete an Audition Application and an audition will be scheduled.
- Auditions will be submitted via YouTube by May 31, 2020 for priority seating. 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.
Violins: G major - one octave (2 octaves if you can)
Violas: C major - one octave (2 octaves if you can)
Cello: C major - one octave (2 octaves if you can)
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Laura Otto, Conductor
Laura is the Director of the YMI Suzuki School of Music in Peoria, Illinois. She has been teaching violin lessons in the Peoria area for nearly 20 years and directs the Dolce String Ensemble at Youth Music Illinois. In addition, she also directs the 5th-8th grade orchestra at Peoria Academy. A member of the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA), Laura has received training at the American Suzuki Institute, Chicago Suzuki Institute, and the Colorado Suzuki Institute. Laura studied violin performance at Bradley University and Illinois State University, studying with Marcia Henry Liebenow and Sarah Gentry. She was the winner of the Bradley Concerto-Aria Competition and recipient of the prestigious Presser Scholar Award. She has performed with the Bradley Symphony Orchestra (concertmaster), Peoria Symphony Orchestra, Heartland Festival Orchestra, Opera Illinois Orchestra, Aria International Music Academy, Nebraska Chamber Music Institute, and Domaine Forget International Music Academy. She enjoys freelancing with her string quartet, Heart Strings,throughout the Central Illinois area. Laura and her husband, Ryan, live in Congerville with their four children who are all young musicians studying the violin, cello, French horn, percussion and piano; they also enjoy serving at their church, working in their yard, and traveling to Montana. |