Mock Audition Competition

The Mock Audition Competition is designed to give participants the experience of an actual orchestral audition.

Participants who are interested in competing can sign up upon check-in on Sunday. Auditions will be monitored by an audition proctor. Proctors will assign numbers to those competing in order to determine the audition order and to keep the participant anonymous to the judging panel. Participants who want to be involved, but not audition, may sign up to be proctors.

The competition is comprised of up to two rounds “behind the screen.” The participant will not see the judging panel, and the judging panel will not see the participant.

The audition excerpts are selected by the faculty.

Please note: 2024 Audition Excerpts will be posted by April 30, 2024. (2023 excerpts are listed below.)

Judges will award a first place winner and an honorable mention for each section. Some sections may not have a clear first place winner, in which honorable mentions will be named. Winners and honorable mentions will receive a cash prize. Each section has a prize pool of up to $300 for winners and honorable mentions. Mock Audition winners and honorable mentions will be acknowledged at the Summit Brass Finale concert Saturday night.