How to apply

Candidates for the WYCO must be between the ages of 12-18 and must be able to play at the level of the repertoire listed below.
Junior String Ensemble Candidates must be between 7-11 and must be on the level of Vivaldi violin concertos.

To apply, please contact Olga Yanovich, music director at 703 503 8237 or at olgayanovich@verizon.net
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Suggested Repertoire for WYCO candidates

Violin:
A movement from any Bach, Telemann, or Handel sonata or partita.
A movement from a major concerto by composers such as Mozart, Bruch, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Lalo, etc. OR a virtuoso concert piece by Kreisler, Wieniawski, Saint-Saens, Sarasate, etc.

Viola:
A movement from any Bach solo sonata or partita.
A movement from a concerto or suite by composers such as Stamitz, Hoffmeister, Walton, Hindemith, Bloch, Bartok, Vaughan-Williams, etc.

Cello:
A movement from any Bach suite.
A movement from a concerto by composers such as Boccherini, Haydn, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Lalo, etc.

Bass:
A movement from any Bach suite.
Pieces or concerti by composers such as Bottesini, Dittersdorf, Eccles, Marcello, Simandl, etc.