I am so excited to let you know about a new honor group: South Central Regional Orchestra. This is the real deal. This group will play major full orchestra works (strings/winds/percussion). The real ones! Not arranged by anyone, the original orchestra master works.
This is a *highly* competetive ensemble. Auditions are quite competitive and they take a very limited number of wind players (3-4 clarinets, 3-6 trumpets, 4ish horns, etc.) and, in my experience, most of the people who make these ensembles are Juniors and Seniors from large schools.
However, if you get in, I can *guarantee* one of the most rewarding musical experiences in which you will ever partake. I still have the CD from when I was in East Central Regional Orchestra in high school.
Audition requirements are listed here. And the sheet music for those excerpts are here.
I would encourage any interested person to at least look at the excerpts before school starts. Auditions open September 1st!
NT