Groton Hill Youth Ensembles offer students ages 6 to 18 the opportunity to make amazing music in our world-class spaces and collaborate with professional guest artists. Be a part of the experience and schedule your audition for the 26/27 season now!
Students are placed in the appropriate ensemble for their playing level and should audition using the requirements that most closely match their current abilities. Advanced winds, brass and percussion can choose to audition for and participate in both the Sinfonia Concert Orchestra and the Groton Hill Wind Ensemble.
Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 2-7pm
Thursday, September 3, 2026, 5-8pm
Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 5pm-9pm
Saturday, September 19, 2026, 3-5pm
Schedule your in-person audition through the audition form.
Students are welcome to submit a video audition instead. To receive notification of your fall placement in the spring, your video audition must be received by May 30, 2026. Videos received after May 30th will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Advanced winds, brass, and percussion players are welcome to audition for both the Sinfonia Concert Orchestra and the Groton Hill Wind Ensemble.
In-person auditions are approximately 10-15 minutes long, and students will receive their exact audition time one week prior to the audition. Students will need to be prepared to play two major scales, as well as a chromatic scale demonstrating their range for advanced winds and brass, and two brief contrasting pieces or excerpts of pieces (solos, etudes, excerpts, etc.) that demonstrate their ability level (see audition requirements). Sight reading is possible for winds, brass, and percussion players only.
Your video audition should include two brief contrasting pieces or excerpts of pieces (solos, etudes, excerpts, etc.), as well as two major scales as listed in the audition requirements for your level, as well as a chromatic scale demonstrating your range for advanced winds and brass. Solo pieces and scales can be recorded separately.
If you have completed your video recording, please paste the URL link to the video in your audition application. Please be sure your video permission is set for “public” viewing so it can be shared with the ensemble directors. If you are creating your video after submitting this application, email the video link to ensembles@grotonhill.org.
Rehearsals for all youth ensembles start September 19th.
Sinfonia Concert Orchestra
Strings: Saturdays 9:30am-12:00pm
Winds, Brass, and Percussion: Saturdays 10:30am-12:00pm
Groton Hill Wind Ensemble
Saturdays 12:30-2:30pm
Camerata Strings
Saturdays 9:30am-11:00am
Amici Strings
Saturdays 11:15am-12:30pm
Entrada Strings
Saturdays 1:15pm-2:15pm
The Groton Hill Youth Orchestras and the Groton Hill Wind Ensemble present winter and spring concerts in our world-class, acoustically fine-tuned Concert Hall. Other performances, including collaborations with guest artists, are scheduled throughout the season.
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Danilo Pérez PanaMonk Trio
8pm in the Concert Hall
(Sinfonia Concert Orchestra)
Sunday, November 22, 2026
Hanneke Cassell Concert
7pm in the Concert Hall
(Camerata Strings)
Friday, December 4, 2026
PRISM Concert
8pm at MIT
(Groton Hill Wind Ensemble)
Sunday, January 24, 2027
Youth Orchestras Winter Concert
3pm in the Concert Hall
(Sinfonia Concert Orchestra, Camerata Strings, Amici Strings)
Sunday, January 31, 2027
Groton Hill Wind Ensemble Winter Concert
3pm in the Concert Hall
Sunday, April 11, 2027
John Pizzarelli & Catherine Russell Concert
in the Concert Hall
(Sinfonia Concert Orchestra)
Sunday, May 16, 2027
Groton Hill Wind Ensemble Spring Concert
3pm in the Concert Hall
Sunday, May 23, 2027
Youth Orchestras Spring Concert
3pm in the Concert Hall
(Sinfonia Concert Orchestra, Camerata Strings, Amici Strings)
Sinfonia Concert Orchestra: $1145 (Winds, Brass and Percussion: $675)
Groton Hill Wind Ensemble: $995
Sinfonia and Groton Hill Wind Ensemble dual enrollment: $1420
Camerata Strings: $795
Amici Strings: $675
Entrada Strings: $675
Need-based scholarships are available. Please submit the Scholarship Application. Select instruments also qualify for merit scholarship consideration, including brass, double reeds, violas and double bass.
Please contact us at ensembles@grotonhill.org for more information.
We offer a wide range of musical experiences, focused on mentorship, development, and creativity. Over 2,000 students enjoy private lessons, classes, rehearsals, and performances in our inspirational setting, with unique opportunities that bring education and performance together in ways that are uniquely possible at Groton Hill.
Our dynamic learning spaces encourage you to enjoy the process, with 35 state-of-the-art teaching studios, and 2 world-class performance halls, acoustically tuned for a warm, vibrant sound.