{"id":51572,"date":"2025-10-08T14:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T06:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/2026future_of_classical_music\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:36:49","slug":"2026future_of_classical_music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/en\/2026future_of_classical_music\/","title":{"rendered":"Macao Orchestra 2025-26 Season \u201cThe Future of Classical Music\u201d Concert<br> Young Musicians Audition Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=&#8221;01&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Macao Orchestra\u2019s annual feature, the Young Musicians Audition Programme of \u201cThe Future of Classical Music\u201d, will open for registration from 3 November until 12 December 2025. For those who are prepared, it\u2019s time to showcase your talent to a wider audience!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Each season, the Macao Orchestra presents the \u201cThe Future of Classical Music\u201d concert, providing the public with an opportunity to appreciate the musical accomplishments of young talents and offering Macao students and music enthusiasts a holistic experience of participating in a professional orchestra to elevate their musical abilities. This season\u2019s \u201cThe Future of Classical Music\u201d concert is scheduling for 16 May 2026. To ensure participants gain a complete practical experience from auditions to the actual performance of professional orchestra, they are required to take part in the Orchestra\u2019s audition process.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Applicants eligibility\uff1a<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1. Macao ID holders (including permanent and non-permanent)<br \/>\n2. (or) Student ID holders issued by Macao tertiary level education organisations or Macao Education and Youth Development Bureau<br \/>\n3. Birth year of 2013 or earlier. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">Rehearsal and Concert Dates\uff1a<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><u>Dates for Rehearsals<\/u>\uff1aSectional rehearsals are planning to take place on 19, 26 April 2026 and 3, 10 May 2026; while orchestra rehearsals are planning to take place between 11 and 16 May 2026.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>*Please note that the detailed schedule will be confirmed and announced later.<\/p>\n<p>** Applicants must need to attend over 80% of rehearsals (both sectional rehearsals and orchestra rehearsals) in order to participate in the concert.<\/p>\n<p><u>Dates for Concert:<\/u>\u00a0The Concert is planning on16 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>*Please note that the detailed schedule will be confirmed and announced later.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Programme for the concert:\u00a0\u00a0<\/u>\uff1a<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. John Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Suppe: &#8220;Poet and Peasant&#8221; Overture<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Borodin: &#8220;Polovtsian Dances&#8221; from Opera \u201cPrince Igor\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. M\u00e1rquez: Danz\u00f3n No.2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Khachaturian: Gayane Suite No.1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Conductor: Tony Cheng-Te Yeh<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Selection Process\uff1a<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eligible applicants will receive an email notification from the Macao Orchestra containing audition details by 9 January 2026 or before. The audition is scheduled to be held in February 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Instruments Open for application\uff1a<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Flute (with optional Piccolo)<a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-1.-FL-Picc-v.1.pdf\">\u00a0(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Oboe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-2.-ObI-v.1.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Clarinet<a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-3.-CLI-v.1.pdf\"> (Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Bassoon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-4.-FgI-v.1.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Horn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-5.-Hn-v.1.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Trumpet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-6.-TpI-v.2.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Trombone<a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-7.-TbI-v.1.pdf\"> (Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Tuba<a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-8.-Tuba-v.1.pdf\"> (Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Percussion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-9.-Perc-v.1-1.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">*Updated<\/span><br \/>\n&#8211; Harp<a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-10.-Hp-v.1.pdf\"> (Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Saxophone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-11.-Sax-v.1.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Violin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-13.-VnI-v.2.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Viola <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-12.-Va-v.1.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Cello <a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-14.-Vc-v.1.pdf\">(Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; Double Bass<a href=\"https:\/\/www.om-macau.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2026-5-16-15.-Cb-v.-1.pdf\"> (Download Audition Excerpts)<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">*Updated<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Macao Orchestra 2024-25 Season \u201cThe Future of Classical Music\u201d Concert Documentary\uff1a<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\udfbc\u6fb3\u9580\u6a02\u57182024-25\u6a02\u5b63\u300a\u672a\u4f86\u7684\u5e0c\u671b\u300b\u7d00\u9304\u7247\u51fa\u7210\ud83c\udfba\ud83c\udfbb\u2764\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udd25\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ws8AXyDsdBA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\"><strong>Macao Orchestra 2023-24 Season \u201cThe Future of Classical Music\u201d Concert Documentary\uff1a<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BrBww2brROA[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Apply now&#8221; 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