GARTER BAND AUDITIONS ANNOUNCEMENT!
If you are interested in auditioning, please contact Anna Waite in the Band Office (bandadm@uoregon.edu) and plan to be at the audition from 5:30 pm until 10:30 pm. If you have a class during that time, please let Anna know. Auditions will be grouped by instrument, so you will not need to be there the entire time. Specific times will be announced before May 27. Please refer to the audition instruction sheet for complete details.
(Prepared pieces are available in the links by instrument below)
Scholarship: Green Garter Band members who meet all membership requirements receive a yearly scholarship of $6,200. This is roughly equivalent to 14 in-state credits per term.Yellow Garter Band members receive a $1,200 yearly stipend.
Eligibility: The Garter Bands are highly active groups with demanding performance schedules. To be eligible you must be a full-time registered University of Oregon student. You must also be a member of the Oregon Marching Band and the Oregon Basketball Band. Green Garter Band members must have at least 1 year prior membership in the OMB, Yellow Garter Band members do not need prior membership.
GGB obligations begin in late August and may run into June each year.
YGB obligations begin in September and may run into June each year.
Trumpet 2
Drums Yellow Garter Band The following positions are open for regular auditions:
Tenor Sax
Baritone Sax
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 3
Lead Trombone
Drums
Depending on the outcome of GGB auditions, additional YGB positions may be open. If you are interested in one of these positions, should it open, it is recommended that you audition on Tuesday, May 27: