Symphony Auditions

  • UCI Symphony Orchestra performing at the Irvine Barclay Theatre. (Photo: Daniel Anderson)

The UCI Symphony, the university orchestra which performs throughout the year both on and off campus, welcomes and invites all UCI students with advanced playing skills to audition during Welcome Week for membership in the symphony. 

String Auditions will be held on Tuesday, September 24th.

Wind and Percussion Auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 25th

Audition appointments required. 

Email symphony@uci.edu to schedule an audition.

For more information about the symphony, including audition repertoire requirements, visit our website: music.arts.uci.edu/symphony

Questions? Contact us at symphony@uci.edu

The Conductor

Dr. Geoffrey Pope has been recognized through numerous appointments, commissions, and awards as a conductor and composer. Pope’s musical work has taken him throughout the United States and Europe, where he seeks to present provocative and engaging performances that have a strong cultural impact. He joins UCI in 2022, having led in an interim capacity in the spring quarters of 2019 and 2021. For more information, click here.

Upcoming Performances