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Auditions
Auditions for the 2008-2009 season for new musicians interested in joining any orchestra, the Symphonic Band,
or the Chamber Music Program, will be held during the spring on June 3-5, 2008. To schedule an audition, download the registration form, fill it out and mail it , along with the registration fee to ISO, 1556 Third Avenue, Suite 601, New York, NY 10128. You will be called to schedule an audition. If you have any questions, please call (212) 410-0370. Candidates at all levels are requred to play a scale and a classical piece of their own choosing that represents their most accomplished repertoire, and to sight read.
An audition will be heard only if all registration and commitment forms and the non-refundable enrollment fee have been received. Please read below under 'Tuition and Fees'.)
The 2008-2009 Registration Form can be downloaded by clicking here
For more details about the audition procedure and the levels of the various ensembles, please see our Guidelines for Admission. The audition determines placement and seating.
Tuition and Fees - PLEASE NOTE that there has been a change in fees and tuition for 2008-2009
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Enrollment and music fee, Parent Association dues -- mandatory for all participants in any ISO program (excluding Symphony and Band) | $125 |
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Enrollment and music fee, Parent Association dues -- mandatory for all participants in Symphony and Band | $200 |
*New and returning students who are either admitted or promoted into the Symphony or Band will be billed an additional $75 over the $125 initial registration fee to complete the $200 registrion fee required for tuition-free ensembles.
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Tuition
Concert Orchestra
Carnegie Hill Orchestra
Mornignside and Turtle Bay orchestras
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$850/year
$800/year
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| Chamber Music Program (including Percussion Workshop) | $650/year |
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Students attending supporting schools (see below -- if your school is not on this list, please encourage it to become a member), and second and third musicians from the same family, receive a $125 discount.
Scholarships at various levels for participating in ISO ensembles are available; proof of financial status is required.
Current Member Schools
Bank Street College of Education
Chapin School
Collegiate School
Grace Church School
Hewitt School
Horace Mann School
Lucy Moses Music School
Metropolitan Montessori School
Nightingale-Bamford School
Riverdale Country School
Rudolf Steiner
Spence School
St. Bernard's School
Turtle Bay Music School
Trevor Day School
The ISO Symphony and ISO Symphonic Band are all-scholarship ensembles supported through the annual spring benefit concert
and the generosity of individuals, foundations, and corporations. The enrollment fee, but no tuition fee, is required.
No student is turned away from an ISO ensemble because of inability to afford tuition. |
