YOU MAY ALREADY BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROLL!
- Registration for the 2025 Festival is now open!
- Returning students of LMF ages 8-21 may proceed to Online Registration. Those wishing to advance to a higher ensemble may submit an audition through the admission form. Welcome back!
- If you are a member of the Lyceum Orchestras Program at American Heritage School, login to your online Harmony account and click the “Register LMF 2025” button.
- Current members of Prelude, Crescendo and Debut will be placed in LMF’s Camerata orchestra.
- Current members of Chamber Orchestra, Symphonic Strings and Intermezzo will be placed in LMF’s Sinfonia orchestra.
- Current members of Concert Orchestra, Philharmonic and Symphony will be placed in LMF’s Festival Orchestra.
- Current members of Symphonic Winds will be placed in LMF’s Festival Band.
- If you participated in your state’s top All-State Orchestra, forward your proof of participation (concert program) via email to LyceumMusicFestival@gmail.com.
- If you received an invitation letter or email, proceed to Online Registration.
- Participants must be 8-21 years of age as of July 14, 2025.
ADMISSION VIA AUDITION – for new applicants
- Auditions for the 2025 Festival are now open!
- Record your audition and load it to YouTube or Google Drive. Enter the link into the appropriate question in your admission form.
- In cases of technical difficulty, email your audition link to the Festival Manager at LyceumMusicFestival@gmail.com
- Auditions should include your choice of scale and a three-minute solo. The scale should highlight your mastery of range and tone. Please play the maximum number of octaves you can play with good tone. The three-minute solo or solo excerpt should demonstrate your strengths as a player, memorization preferred, accompaniment is optional. Percussionists must show proficiency on timpani and mallet instruments.
2025 INSTRUMENT AVAILABILITY
This is a symphonic orchestra festival. We have very limited openings for certain instruments and seats are filled on a first come, first served basis. Please check below to see if there are still slots open in your instrument for 2025 prior to enrolling. Seats are available unless otherwise indicated below:
Festival Orchestra
- 2 Flutes
- 1 Piccolo
- 2 Oboes
- 2 Clarinets
- 1 Bass Clarinet
- 2 Bassoons
- 6 Horns
- 3 Trumpets
- 3 Trombones
- Tuba
- 5 Percussion
- 36 Violins
- 12 Violas
- 14 Cellos
- 3 Basses
Festival Band
- 5 Flutes
- 3 Oboes
- 6 Clarinets
- 3 Bassoons
- 5 Saxophones (2 Alto, 2 Tenor, 1 Baritone)
- 6 Horns
- 6 Trumpets
- 4 Trombones (3 Tenor, 1 Bass)
- 1 Baritone/Euphonium
- 2 Tubas
- 5 Percussion
Sinfonia
- 28 Violins
- 10 Violas
- 12 Cellos
- 5 Basses
Camerata
- 24 Violins
- 8 Violas
- 12 Cellos
- 4 Basses