Info for musicians interested in joining Polyphonia
If you are interested in joining Polyphonia, you might first want to take a look at the programme of the upcoming project and the rehearsal plan. It’s best if you take a little time to read through this. This is the best way to get an idea of our spirit.
Open Positions for the Autumn Semester 2024
- Winds: Flute 1, Horn, Trombone, Tuba
- Strings: Violin, Viola, Double Bass
The admission process
If you play a string instrument, we will invite you to a quartet evening where you will play excerpts from a former program with the section leaders of the orchestra. This will allow you to get a feel for playing together in the orchestra and get to know us. This quartet evening for strings generally takes place on the first Tuesday of the semester. You can find the excerpts here:
- Violin 1: Dvorak, 9th Symphony, 1st Movement, Bars 320-392
- Violin 2: Dvorak, 9th Symphony, 1st Movement, Bars 320-392
- Viola: Brahms, 2nd Symphony, 1st Movement, Bars 350-405
You may look at the excerpts without any obligation and can then decide if you want to play the first or second violin part.
For the wind instruments, the type of admission process depends on the instrument we are looking for - just contact us if you are interested!
Why an audition?
The fact is that we have to decide whether to accept you into the orchestra based on your quartet playing. But don’t worry: we all know that such an audition is generally an unpleasant situation. So that you don’t have to audition all by yourself, we do it in a quartet for the strings, as stated above. Everyone has sometimes a bad day - but we are all very benevolent and try to make this quartet evening as pleasant as possible for you. Music is a universal language and connects people - that’s another reason why we, as a symphony orchestra, take this approach to get to know you for the first time. Have we piqued your interest? Then we look forward to hearing from you by e-mail (see below).
Rehearsal mode
During the semester, we rehearse every Wednesday from 6pm to 9pm. Not all instruments need to be present during all rehearsals. This applies to you if you play e.g. a brass instrument or percussion. Check the rehearsal plan for details (it may not be very detailed right now, but it will be updated as the project progresses).
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us!
contact@polyphonia.ch
Postal address
Universitätsorchester Polyphonia Zürich
c/o VSUZH
Rämistrasse 62
8001 Zürich