Recruitment/Season Auditions

Season Audition Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025

Audition Materials Due: Sunday, February 9, 2025

• Bring a Friend Day

  Nov. 17, 2024

  • Next year - make sure Prelude students understand that they are expected to stay for their own rehearsal.

  Form used to collect student info

• Recruitment Letters

  Mail on March 24, 2025

  Recruitment letters sent to orchestra and band directors for all state and region students:

  Symphony Example

  Prelude Example

  In the Director Packet:

  • Welcome letter to director

  • Extra Brochures, flyers, and generic letters

  • Audition poster

  • Labeled envelopes: Invitation letter to student, brochure

  Information to gather:

  • Director Contact Information

  • All-State Orchestra List

  • Region Orchestra List

  • All-State Band student list

  • Region Band student list

• Database Sheets

  Area Director Database 24 - 25

  Mail Merge Student Database ORCHESTRA

  Mail Merge Student Database BAND