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The University Orchestra will be performing their final concert of the school year Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free for everyone!

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ORCHESTRA AUDITIONS: Monday, January 13th 4:00-7:00pm at the Reynolds Recital Hall. Sign up for a specific 5-minute slot (sign-up sheet is located on the music department bulletin board (across from TFA 102), or just show up on the 13th! (FYI: The orchestra is seeking experienced strings, clarinetists, bassoonists, and horn players)

• Prepare: 60-90 second solo or etude which represents your ability and 3 octave scale (strings) 2 octaves (winds).
• Bring: the attached form (or fill out a hardcopy at auditions)
• Video option: members-for-two-or-more-years, you can send Dr. Rhyneer a video in lieu of an audition
• Registration: Everyone is asked to register MU116 for .5 credit  and MU116A for 0 credit if you are at your credit limit (contact Dr. Rhyneer) 

REHEARSALS: 5:00-6:50pm Mondays and Wednesdays in the Reynolds Recital Hall during the NMU semester.

CONCERTS/REPERTOIRE: 

• Wednesday, February 19th 6:30pm Children’s/Family Concert
  • Overture to the Magic Flute (Mozart)
  • Concerto for two violins in D Minor-1st movement (Bach) Rhyneer/Simandl soloists
  • Procession of the Sardar (Ippolitov-Ivanov)
  • Themes from Also Sprach Zarathrustra (Strauss)
  • What’s Up At The Symphony? Bugs Bunny’s Greatest Hits (Warner Bros-Brubaker)
  • Swedish Rhapsody (Alfven)
  • Origins (Balmages)
• Wednesday, April 23rd 7:30pm Art Music Concert 
  • Water Reflections by Yukiko Nishimura
  • Possible soloist TBA
  • “Synthetic Symphony” – 4 movements from 4 symphonies (Schubert, Tchaikovsky, TBA)

LOCKERS/PRACTICE ROOMS: 

· The Music Department Office (TFA 102) checks out lockers (located on floor 1A)

· Keyed practice rooms are available to majors, while non-majors use open rooms located on floor 1A down the hall from the elevator

Thank you for your interest, and please contact me at the email below with any questions you may have!

-Dr. Barbara Rhyneer, brhyneer@nmu.edu

NMU Orchestra

Join us on Thursday, November 21, 2024, for the NMU Orchestra's second concert of the fall season. The performance will take place at Reynolds Recital Hall and begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

NMU Orchestra

The NMU University Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Barbara Rhyneer, performs in Reynolds Recital Hall on Wednesday, April 17. Join us at 7:30 p.m. for a wonderful orchestral concert.

Admission is free for everyone!

NMU Orchestra

NMU Orchestra's annual Children's Concert will be performed Wednesday, March 13! This concert will begin an hour earlier than normal at 6:30 p.m. and feature fun and adventurous songs that should be more familiar to our younger audience members.

Admission is free for everyone! Hope to see you there!

This event was rescheduled due to inclement weather on 02/28/24.

NMU Orchestra

NMU Department of Music presents the NMU Orchestra in their first concert of the semester. Come watch their performance in Reynolds Recital Hall on Tuesday, October 24. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. and is free!

NMU Orchestra

AUDITIONS are Wednesday, Jan. 18th from 4:00-7:00pm at the Reynolds Recital Hall. The NMU orchestra is open to all NMU students, staff, high school students, and community members with a background in performance. Auditions are primarily for Dr. Rhyneer to make informed seating arrangements, and to personally connect with you and to retrieve contact information.

Sign up for an audition time on the bulletin board across from Thomas Fine Arts room 102; You can also show up backstage anytime between 4-7pm on the 18th- and we will fit you in.

· Prepare: 1) 60 second solo or etude which displays your ability, 2) a  4 bar excerpt on the TFA bulletin board

· Submit: a personnel form (on the TFA bulletin board), or fill one out at the audition

REGISTER: Everyone is asked to register for the class:

· MU116 for .5 credit 

· MU116A for 0 credit (if you are at your credit limit) Please email Dr. Rhyneer to get added

SCHEDULE: Rehearsals take place 5:00-6:50 Mondays and Wednesdays during the NMU semester (no rehearsals 3/6 and 3/8) at the Reynolds Recital Hall. The first meeting will be Monday, January 23rd.

CONCERTS:

• Wednesday, March 1st 6:30pm; Children’s Concert-featuring the Children’s Museum celebrity auction winner, conductor Sonia Stucco, Reynolds Recital Hall
• Wednesday, April 26th 7:30pm; Final Concert- featuring Danzon No. 2 by Marquez (pending rental availability), Reynolds Recital Hall

LOCKERS/PRACTICE ROOMS: TFA 1A

· Sign out a locker for your instrument at the Music Department Office TFA (Thomas Fine Arts) room 102 

· First come, first serve practice rooms are available to non-majors on floor 1A

Please contact Dr. Barbara Rhyneer should you have questions regarding the orchestra or auditions! 

I look forward to seeing everyone! -Dr. Rhyneer

NMU Orchestra

The NMU Orchestra is open for auditions (via video submission) and registration through January 14th! Please contact Dr. Rhyneer at brhyneer@nmu.edu or (906) 227-2309 for more information. The NMU Orchestra is open to all members of the NMU and Marquette community, and consists of violin, viola, cello, bass, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.

REGISTER: 

· MU116 for .5 credit 

· MU116A for 0 credit (contact Dr. Rhyneer)

SCHEDULE: 

Rehearsals are within the timeframe 5:00-6:50pm Mondays and Wednesdays in the Reynolds Recital Hall

CONCERTS: (subject to revision in format)

·  February 23rd 6:30pm Children’s Concert; featuring music for film (Reynolds Recital Hall)

·  April 19th 7:30pm Final Concert featuring Craig Randal Johnson performing the Piano Concerto in A minor by E. Grieg (Reynolds Recital Hall)