North Region Orchestra Division Information

TPSMEA North Region Orchestra Division

2025-2026 Information

Dear colleagues,

As decided in our North Region meeting, here are the links to the folders where you can find the audition excerpts for the North Area Middle School Honor Orchestra and High School Region Orchestra auditions.

Our second excerpt is from the music we will perform.

HSRO:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1K5QAhgpmiXLiKk8uEphr9ImC-UPlDEbc?usp=sharing

MSHO:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1y2BKmTjby6gPJVAhp3m05srpF_ZBDAd2?usp=sharing

REPERTOIRE FOR 2026 NORTH AREA ALL-REGION ORCHESTRAS:

MSHO

Clinician:

Steven Cheng-Yin Lu

Repertoire: 

– Snowflakes   by Yukiko Nishimura

– Waltz No. 2   by D. Shostakovich/Arr. by Paul Lavender
– Tico Tico   by Z. De Abreu/Arr. by James Kazik

HSRO

Clinician:

Dr. Sergio Espinosa

Repertoire:

– Fantasia Espanola   by Soon Hee Newbold

– Adagio (Theme from “Spartacus”)   by Aram Khachaturian/Arr  by Robert Longfield

– Symphony No.2 (Mvt. IV)   by Alexander Borodin/Arr. by Deborah Baker Monday

HSRO Audition Errata

Vn excerpt #2:

1. Measure 11: The headless, stemmed last 8th note should be high Bb.
2. Measure 12: The 3rd quarter note should be Bb.

Viola excerpt #2:

1. Measures 23 and 24: the 16th notes should be slurred 8 + 8.

Cello excerpt #2

1. Measure 2: Each pair of 8th notes should be slurred.