WIND ENSEMBLE
The 40-45 person Wind Ensemble is an auditioned ensemble of the most experienced wind and percussion players on campus. This flexible-instrumentation ensemble performs the most challenging wind ensemble and chamber wind literature, while rehearsing twice weekly. The Wind Ensemble performs frequently on campus and on tours throughout the Northwest and Western states. Wind Ensemble players must be concurrently enrolled in University Band.

UNIVERSITY BAND
With Wind Ensemble personnel at its core, the University Band adds all university students desiring to continue their band experience at the college level. Players rehearse together once a week, with additional sectionals required. University Band performs on campus several times each semester in conjunction with the Wind Ensemble, and participates in the fall band retreat. No audition is required for participation in University Band.

JAZZ ENSEMBLE
The Willamette University Jazz Ensemble is a full-sized big band, open to all university students on an audition basis, performing the finest literature from the big band tradition. The group performs regularly at campus "Jazz Nights," in local festivals, and on semi-annual tours. This group hosts the annual Willamette University Jazz Festival, now in its 24th year.

SALEM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
This is a semi-professional orchestra of 45 members which unites Willamette student instrumentalists with the music faculty and musicians from the community, both professional and volunteer. The result is an outstanding orchestra which performs a wide variety of orchestral literature from the 17th through the 21st centuries, including symphonies, concertos, choral/orchestral works and a host of other fine compositions. Each year the orchestra performs five subscription series concerts. All students, regardless of major, are invited to audition. The audition will include a selection of your own choosing and sight-reading.

UNIVERSITY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Exploration of literature for chamber orchestra with special emphasis on music for strings. Spring semester may include performing as part of the orchestra for the productions of Dramatic Vocal Arts. Open to all students through interview.

CHAMBER ENSEMBLES
Chamber music, with its one-on-a-part format, is one of the best ways to develop a strong sense of teamwork in a musical ensemble while learning individual responsibility for one's own role in that ensemble. Experienced violinists, violists, and cellists are invited to audition for Willamette's undergraduate string quartet, the Waller Quartet, which performs regularly on and off campus. Other groups which include piano, string bass, or winds may also be formed, depending on student interest.

Flutists, oboists, clarinetists, bassoonists, and French horn players are encouraged to audition for a position in the undergraduate woodwind quintet, and brass players including French horn players should consider trying out for one of the brass ensembles, such as the brass quintet. Every attempt is made to group players with other players of the same level of ability.

Our choral program is structured to provide a wide variety of music opportunities to students who have backgrounds which range from limited experience to those with years of training. Keep in mind most of our groups have at least 70% of their membership made up of non-music majors. The audition for all choirs will include (1) an interview; (2) singing scales to find your range, and (3) sight reading both melodies and rhythms.

CHAMBER CHOIR
This choir consists of 36-44 singers and will engage in a tour (usually taken during the winter break) as well as frequent on-campus performances. Literature is drawn from the best of classical repertoire from all historical periods. Members must have significant experience in singing and are required to audition for entrance. Although Chamber Choir usually consists mostly of upperclasspersons, new students are encouraged to audition.

WILLAMETTE SINGERSThis group of 12 voices, piano, bass and drums will concentrate on vocal jazz and will share performance dates with the Willamette Jazz Ensemble on our popular Jazz Nights. This group participates in a yearly tour and in recent years has traveled to Japan, Boston, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Chicago, Washington, Idaho, California and New York. Members must have significant experience in singing and/or instrument playing and are required to audition for entrance. Students interested in playing in the instrumental combo should contact Professor Tim Robblee at (503) 370-6259 for an audition time. Special Note: We are always interested in finding more rhythm section players.

WILLAMETTE MASTER CHORUS, M, 7-9:30p, Hudson Hall. Master Chorus combines vocalists from the Salem community with Willamette students to form a 60-member choir. The group specializes in performing large choral works with orchestra and gives concerts three to four times annually. Members have significant experience in singing and are required to audition for entrance.

UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S CHOIR - VOCE FEMMINILE

MALE ENSEMBLE WILLAMETTE

DRAMATIC VOCAL ARTS ENSEMBLE