FOOSA PHILHARMONIC PROGRAM

Conductor, Thomas Loewenheim
Repertoire 2025: Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, Schoenberg's Pélleas und Mélisande

Our FOOSA Philharmonic is a pre-professional orchestra that offers advanced musicians of graduate school, college, and high school age* the opportunity to perform alongside our exceptional faculty members.

*A select number of exceptionally advanced younger pre-college students may be offered spots in the FOOSA Philharmonic. Eligibility will be decided on the basis of submitted audition videos and teacher recommendations.

Musicians accepted into this program enjoy…

  • Daily private lessons

  • Daily orchestra rehearsals and sectionals

  • Recital opportunities

  • Concerto competition

  • Professional orchestral recording session

  • Performances at the Saroyan Theater and Fresno State Concert Hall

Tuition and Fees

  • Audition fee: $75

  • Tuition: $1975

  • Dorm: $600

  • Total Tuition + audition = $2050

  • Total Tuition + registration + dorm = $2650

  • Non-refundable registration (if accepted): $250

Audition & Application Information

Instrumentation

Instrumentation needs: violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet/e-flat clarinet, bassoon/contra, horn, trumpet, trombone/bass trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, and harp. Rolling admissions will continue until we have filled all available positions.

We will make our selections based on applications received by March 15, 2025. If we need additional instrumentation, rolling admissions will continue until positions are filled.

Fellowships for college and graduate students

Only College and Graduate Students, or College Graduates, are eligible for a limited number of FOOSA Fellowships: These special positions are intended for advanced players with excellent recommendations, compelling audition videos, and an interest in teaching. Fellows will mentor the younger players in our FOOSA Chamber Orchestra. You must apply by March 15, 2025, is the deadline, and include a letter of recommendation from your major teacher or a similarly authoritative source to be considered for a fellowship. Fellowship students receive a full scholarship.

Applications

All applicants must submit audition videos and information via Accceptd. Click here to start your application today.

Audition videos

You will need to record a video in which you perform whatever is listed on our audition requirements page as required for your instrument.  No professional videography is needed. A video recorded with a smartphone or computer will be good enough. Accompaniment is acceptable on solos but by no means required.

*Those who play doubling instruments will also find instructions for those instruments. If you have any trouble uploading videos or have additional questions, just contact us at cmarchese@yoofresno.org.

    • The deadline this year is March 15th for FOOSA Philharmonic and FOOSA Symphony.

    • Notifications of acceptance will go out by March 25th

    • All applications for tuition assistance must be submitted by April 4th

    • Registration accompanied by a non-refundable $250 deposit must be submitted by April 15th.

    • May 15th Tuition payments in full

    • Fellowships are only given to a limited number of graduate level students and the request must be accompanied by a teacher recommendation.

    • The deadline for Early bird registration for the FOOSA Chamber Orchestra is April 15 with a final deadline of June 1st for all applications.

    • The deadline this year is March 15th for FOOSA Philharmonic and FOOSA Symphony.

    • Notifications of acceptance will go out by March 25th

    • All applications for tuition assistance must be submitted by April 4th

    • Registration accompanied by a non-refundable $250 deposit must be submitted by April 15th.

    • May 15th Tuition payments in full

    • Fellowships are only given to a limited number of graduate level students and the request must be accompanied by a teacher recommendation.

    • The deadline for Early bird registration for the FOOSA Chamber Orchestra is April 15 with a final deadline of June 1st for all applications.

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