Returning members do not need to complete an online application form or submit a video recording. They will be contacted by the MYO office directly regarding their placement for the 2026-2027 season.

No. Auditions should be performed unaccompanied (a cappella). For Treble Choir video auditions, a piano accompanist is not required, but auditionees are welcome to sing along with a recording of their accompaniment for their audition video.

NYSSMA refers to the New York State School Music Association’s manual of graded solos for adjudication. Comparable solos are listed with New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut music educators associations.

NYSSMA participation is not an audition requirement for MYO. The NYSSMA Manual of graded solos is used as a standard of pieces that are characteristic of certain levels of musical skill development. Solos not listed in the manual are also acceptable for a MYO audition. The adjudicator will make a determination as to the appropriate level of musical skill.

It is good to know your scales, but you will not be asked to perform them during your audition.

Video recordings should be no longer than 15 minutes in length including your personal introduction and solo.

The Nassau Treble Choir and Nassau Chamber Chorale rehearse at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay on Monday evenings from 7:00 PM – 8:45 PM (Treble Choir) and 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM (Chamber Chorale). Nassau Concert Choir and Nassau Senior Treble Choir rehearse at the First Presbyterian Church of Oyster Bay on Monday evenings from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM.

The Nassau String Orchestra and Nassau Concert Orchestra rehearse at  Church of Our Saviour, Lutheran in Manhasset on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 – 8:45 PM (String Orchestra) and 7:00 – 9:00 PM (Concert Orchestra).  The Nassau Symphony Orchestra rehearses at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Port Washington on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM. The Nassau Principal Orchestra rehearses at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Glen Cove on Tuesday evenings from 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM.

The Suffolk String, Symphony, and Principal Orchestras rehearse at Patchogue-Medford High
School on Monday evenings from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM* and the Suffolk Treble Choir, Senior
Treble Choir, and Symphonic Choir rehearse at Connetquot High School on Thursday evenings
from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM*. (*Actual end-time varies by ensemble)

We try to maintain a skill level and age level balance in each of the instrumental ensembles.  The normal progression through orchestras begins with String, then Concert (in Nassau County only), Symphony, and Principal Orchestras.
Choral members are currently placed in their ensembles by age and grade level, except for the Nassau Chamber Chorale, which is by audition and for 11th and 12th grade members only.

Attendance at MYO rehearsals is critical and members must make a serious, personal commitment to attend all rehearsals and concerts prior to joining.

MYO is a tuition-based program. Tuition for the 2026-2027 season varies by ensemble and is based on the length of the weekly rehearsals and the number of guest coaches. Please see our MYO Fees page for more information.

• NYSSMA Level 4 students should prepare a solo/study on one or more of the following instruments: snare drum, mallet instrument*, timpani
• NYSSMA Level 5 students should prepare a solo/study on two or more of the following instruments: snare drum, mallet instrument*, timpani
• NYSSMA Level 6 students should prepare a solo/study on three or more instruments of the following instruments: snare drum, mallet instrument*, timpani

*Mallet instruments include glockenspiel, xylophone, marimba, or vibraphone

Please Note: Percussionists should be prepared to play cymbals, chimes, and triangle in our MYO orchestras, in addition to snare drum, mallet instruments, and timpani, as they are used throughout the orchestral literature.