CODA Honor Orchestras

2024 CODA Honor Orchestras

December 6-7, 2024, Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica CA

December CODA Honor Symphony Orchestra, Elias Brown, Conductor
Slavonic Dances Op. 46, Nos. 1 and 2 by Antonín Dvořák
Testament (from Vishwas) by Reena Esmail
The Firebird Suite (1919 version) by Igor Stravinsky
IV. Danse Infernale, V. Berceuse, VI. Finale

December CODA Honor String Orchestra, Lucy Lewis, Conductor
Radiant Joy by Brian Balmages
Symphony No. 2, 2nd Movement by William Grant Still, arr. by Parrish
Serenade for Strings, Op. 11, I. Praeludium by Dag Wiren
Born by the River by Karen Sunabacka

Student Information Form (for students to submit to their director)

Directors, please read the following instructions for setting up your Director’s account and adding student auditions.
Director Instructions for CODA Honor Orchestra Audition Submission

Schools with small or growing music programs may qualify for a School Fee Waiver. Information can be found at the bottom of our FAQs page.

Both of the CODA Honor Orchestras are only open to high school students in grades 9-12.  Students in grades 7 and 8 are eligible to audition for the Junior High All-State Orchestras.


Audition Excerpts and Instructions

CODA Audition Honor Code

Auditions will be due online by October 15th, 2024.

Please contact Trish Adams at tadams@codaorchestras.org if you have any questions regarding the audition materials after speaking with your school music director.  Please do not reach out to the guest conductors with audition questions.

Recording Instructions and Excerpts for String Students
String Student Recording Instructions

CODA Honor Symphony Orchestra
Scale Requirements
Audition Excerpts

CODA Honor String Orchestra
Scale Requirements
Audition Excerpts

Recording Instructions and Excerpts for Wind and Percussion Students
Wind and Percussion Student Recording Instructions
Scale Requirements
Solo Excerpts
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