Students wishing to major or minor in Music at Grand Valley State University should complete an online application for the Music Program, where you will choose your audition date. Students are encouraged to audition early, as spaces and scholarships are limited.

Friday, November 5, 2021
Application Due by October 6

Friday, February 4, 2021
Application Due by January 4

Saturday, February 19, 2022
Application Due by January 19

Saturday, March 19, 2022
Application Due by February 19

Friday, April 8, 2022
Application Due by March 8

More information about audition requirements can be found at this page:

Music Audition Information

Please visit the GVSU Choral Ensembles page for detailed information about our ensembles. Please contact Dr. Kody Wallace with questions about auditioning at wallacko@gvsu.edu.

Please contact Professor Tim Froncek (froncekt@gvsu.edu) to arrange an audition.

Audition information is available at https://www.gvsu.edu/marchingband/

We are excited that you are interested in making music with us at GVSU! All Music Ensembles at GVSU are open to all GVSU students, regardless of major. 

You may learn more about our Wind Symphony at gvsu.edu/bands and Orchestra at gvsu.edu/orchestra.

STUDENTS ENROLLED IN APPLIED LESSONS
All brass, percussion, string and woodwind students enrolled in applied music lessons are required to participate in Wind Symphony, Orchestra, or Concert Band (if available) except Bachelor of Arts majors who may elect other ensembles as indicated in the student handbook. Ensemble placement is by audition, only. 

FALL 2021 AUDITION INFORMATION
Audition excerpts and processes for all instrument groups will be available below by August 1, 2021. Please direct audition questions to Professor Kevin Tutt at tuttk@gvsu.edu. 

We expect a regular audition, rehearsal, and performance schedule. Auditions will be held August 28 and 29 by instrument groups. Students auditioning will all arrive at the same time, be assigned a number, and perform their audition behind a screen. Audition preparation time is consistent with the time required to prepare ensemble parts during a regular semester. Students interested in auditioning should prepare for the release of excerpts by practicing fundamental tone, intonation, and techniques exercises every day. Students should also engage in regular sight-reading exercises every day. The ability to read and interpret music on sight is a learnable skill that is fundamental to success as a musician. 

Ensemble Auditions Page

Each year, our department presents four Mainstage productions, as well as many special events. All production roles are open to all GVSU students.

Actors: Audition notices will be posted here as they become available.
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Technicians/Crew Members: Please email your interest to Chris Mahlmann at mahlmanc@gvsu.edu

We conduct scholarship auditions at Michigan Thespians Festival and our annual Theatre Day. 

The Grand Valley Shakespeare Festival is Michigan's oldest and largest Shakespeare Festival, having operated annually since 1993. More than 6,000 patrons attend our Festival activities each season, which include mainstage performances of the Bard's works, high school touring shows, workshops, new plays projects, symposia with visiting scholars, an all-campus student art competition, a Renaissance Festival, and other events. 

For more information, head over to the GVSF website at gvsu.edu/shakes.

ReACT! Anti-Violence Peer Education Group: ReACT! performs live scenes and uses interactive theatre methods, with GVSU student actors on the GVSU campus, which aim to help prevent incidents of dating and domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in a college-age population.  Audience members explore how they can engage in realistic, safe, and effective methods of preventing violence.  ReACT! is the product of a partnership between GVSU’s Women’s Center and the Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance, and is funded by the Office of Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. Since the group's premiere in 2010, ReACT!'s professional peer theatre educators have performed for thousands of college students and social service providers across the state of Michigan. Please contact Dr. Alli Metz about the process of becoming a ReACT! student actor.

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In addition to our department's theatre season, there are always student-run projects on campus looking for actors, directors, writers, and theatre technicians. Please check back here often for new opportunities.

Students wishing to major or minor in Dance at Grand Valley State University should complete an online application for the Dance Program, where you will choose your audition date.  Students are encouraged to audition early, as spaces and scholarships are limited.

2021/2022 Dance Program Audition Dates
Friday, October 15, 2021 (For Winter 2022 or Fall 2022 entry)
Friday, November 12, 2021 (For Winter 2022 or Fall 2022 entry)
Friday, January 21, 2022 (For Fall 2022 entry)
Friday, February 18, 2022 (For Fall 2022 entry)
Friday, March 18, 2022 (For Fall 2022 entry) (scholarship consideration concludes)

There will be an additional audition date during Summer 2022, date to be determined.

Please visit Dance Audition Information for more information on Dance program auditions.