Young Artists Series
2024-2025 Audition Applications are CLOSED.
Thank you to all who have applied. We hope you will support our current winners by attending the Young Artist Series concert on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at Ventura First United Methodist Church, 1338 E. Santa Clara Street.
If you wish to apply for the 2025-2026 season, please check back soon!
Intending to connect our youth to live performances of classical music, The Channel Islands Chamber Orchestra announces auditions for young artists to perform as soloists with the orchestra in its 15th Annual Young Artists Series in January-February, 2025. The auditions will be structured as follows:
ELIGIBILITY:
The applicant shall reside or attend school in Ventura County.
The applicant shall be 21 years of age (25 years for vocalists) or younger on January 15, 2025.
The applicant shall provide a reference recommending themselves for the auditions. The reference shall be a music teacher, music coach, or other leader in the musical community.
Applicants who performed with the orchestra at the Young Artists Series in February 2024 are not eligible to audition again this year but may do so in future years.
AUDITION SCHEDULE:
May 15, 2024: Due date for submission of application and YouTube link to a recording.
End-May 2024: Finalists selected and announced.
Mid-June 2024: Finalists’ live audition.
July 2024: Final selections announced.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
After the live audition, several finalists will be selected to perform a movement of a concerto, an aria or art song, or one or more other types/pieces of music appropriate for performance with a chamber orchestra.
An application with a shareable YouTube link of the applicant performing a music selection will be submitted for the first round of auditions. The submitted recording should present a piece of music the applicant has ready now and is intended for performance with the orchestra. The submitted selection must be queued and readily accessible on the recording.
The application should list at least two additional pieces from which the final selection can be made by the Artistic Director. Final selections will include considerations of rental availability and cost and suitability of the piece for performance with the orchestra. The audition process and Young Artists Series are subject to changes. For any questions or further information, contact Dr. KuanFen Liu by emailing downbeatplus@gmail.com
The live auditions will be held in mid-June 2024 in Ventura, CA., with the exact location to be announced near that time. The Annual Young Artists Series in January-February 2025 may be presented twice, once in Camarillo and once in Ventura.