Attention all directors and participants of the 2024 Rotary Music Festival: auditions for the Rotary Jazz Band will take place on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at Waterford Valley High School from 6:00-8:00PM.

The goal of this project, directed by Susan Evoy, is to offer instrumentalists of our festival the opportunity to heighten their appreciation for jazz performance and to provide an enriching musical experience through working with top jazz educators and performers. 

There are two exciting performances scheduled for successful participants: 

• Livestream performance and recording in studio at the MUN Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL), broadcast live to all schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. 
• Concert in the D.F. Cook Recital Hall featuring the Rotary Jazz Band alongside a professional jazz combo, led by Greg Bruce (saxophone) and Kevin Coady (drums).

The full schedule is as follows. All rehearsals and performances are mandatory.

The audition will require the candidate to perform an assigned music excerpt (to be posted on our website, rotarymusicfestival.org) and some sight reading.

Festival participants interested in auditioning are asked to notify their band director as soon as possible. Directors are then asked to submit each student’s name, instrument, contact phone number and email address along with any further questions to Nicole Hand (Festival Coordinator) at rotarymusicfestival@gmail.com 

Note: If you are interested in participating but unable to make the audition date, please still forward your information to the coordinator.