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Auditions — Fall 2025

Become a part of the Stanford Wind Symphony!

📅 Auditions are now open! 👉 [Click here to sign up] for a Fall 2025 audition time.

🎯 Who Can Audition?

We welcome: 
New Stanford students (undergraduates and graduates) 
Returning ensemble members 
Graduate students, post-docs, and community musicians. 
If you play a woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument and love high-level ensemble performance, you’re invited!

🎼 What to Prepare

  • A solo piece (3–5 minutes) from your instrument’s standard repertoire (e.g., a movement from a sonata or concerto, or a technical étude)
  • Sight-reading: You will also be asked to sight-read an excerpt from wind ensemble literature.

📍 Location

All auditions will be held at: Braun Music Center, Room 222A, Stanford University

Questions?

Feel free to contact the Music Director: Giancarlo Aquilanti 📧 gcarlo@ccrma.stanford.edu