District Honor Ensembles Auditions

Each year San Diego Unified selects students to be a part of their Honor Ensembles. These students participate in Honor Concerts at distinguished venues such as Point Loma Nazarene University, and Copley Symphony Hall. Applications are now open for Spring 2020 auditions. Read below for more information and how to apply.

Debut (grades 4-6)

• Debut Choir (gr 4-6): CLICK HERE for the audition packet and rubric.
• Band and Orchestra (gr. 4-6): Step 1: fill out the application (CLICK HERE). Step 2: sign up for an audition time (CLICK HERE). Step 3: print the audition scale and excerpt for your instrument (CLICK HERE). 

Middle School (grades 6-8)
For choir students in grade 6, please see Debut Choir linked above.

• Tenor-Bass Choir (gr 7-12): CLICK HERE for the audition packet and rubric.
• Treble Choir (gr 7-12): CLICK HERE for the audition packet, sheet music, tracks, and rubric. CLICK HERE to sign up for an audition time
• Band (gr 6-8): CLICK HERE for audition packets (select your instrument) and the rubric. CLICK HERE to sign up for an audition time
• Orchestra (gr 6-8): CLICK HERE for audition packets (select your instrument) and the rubric. CLICK HERE to sign up for an audition time

High School (grades 9-12)

• Tenor-Bass Choir (gr 7-12): CLICK HERE for the audition packet and rubric.
• Treble Choir (gr 7-12): CLICK HERE for the audition packet, sheet music, tracks, and rubric. CLICK HERE to sign up for an audition time
• Band (gr 9-12): CLICK HERE for required scales, etudes, and the rubric.
• Orchestra (gr 9-12): check back soon

Visit VAPA's Honor Concerts website for more information.