Audition Information & Requirements

EYSO is for everyone. For instrumentalists from 4th grade to college, playing for 2 years or 12, EYSO aims to find a place for each student to grow in one of our five orchestras.

The 2021-22 EYSO Audition Application is available online beginning February 1, 2021.

1. Click Apply Now and complete an EYSO Audition Application
2. Pay the audition fee: $35 for current/returning EYSO members, $45 for non-EYSO members*
3. Choose your audition time from available slots on May 27-30, 2021. For auditions after May 30, 2021, email office@eyso.org to set up an alternate audition date.

Click here for a detailed list of what to prepare for your audition.

Auditions will be held in person at Elgin Community College. Please note, a brief symptom screening survey and temperature check will be conducted upon arrival, and masks are required at all times. Wind & brass players: slit masks and bell covers are required to be worn during your audition (DIY fabric coverings are fine).

Please add office@eyso.org to your safe senders list, as you will receive important communications about auditions and the 2021-22 season via email.

*An audition fee waiver application is available.