.	Auditions OYO normally auditions prospective members in early June. We may hear a few additional candidates in late August, and from time to time as needed. During the year we collect name and address information from interested students to be mailed applications in April. We encourage interested musicians and families to attend our concerts and visit our rehearsals at Laney College on Sunday afternoons. Please call late in the week for the rehearsal schedule. Membership in OYO is open to highly qualified players of orchestral instruments from Bay Area schools. Generally, students are between the ages of 12 and 22 years, but exceptional younger students may also be admitted. Members are selected on the basis of an audition. Students are required to participate in school music programs when available and must also be receiving private instrument instruction. Learning professional responsibility is an important part of OYO’s program for musical excellence. Members are required to prepare, to arrive promptly, and to attend all rehearsals. Seating is generally rotational. PARENTS’ OBLIGATIONS Include helping students fulfill their musical responsibilities to the Orchestra by encouraging at-home practice, 100% attendance, and promptness and courtesy at all times. Each OYO family will be asked to provide a rehearsal snack and to sign up for volunteer activities, donating 20 hours each year in OYO’s parent committees. Finally, parents are expected to participate in OYO fund-raising activities. ANNUAL COST Tuition in full (or completed financial aid application) is due upon acceptance and tuition is not refundable, and includes our mandatory retreat. Note that tuition covers only about 25% of our budget. The 2004-2005 tuition is $1000. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE No qualified musician will be excluded because of financial need. Financial assistance is available and can be in the form of outright scholarship grants, deferred payment plans, or fund-raising opportunities. If you are a returning musician who has received assistance in the past, you must reapply. CHAMBER MUSIC OYO has a partnership with the Crowden School and we encourage our students to participate in their Advanced Chamber Program. Please call 510- 559-6910. OAKLAND YOUTH ORCHESTRA The Malonga Casquelourd Center for Performing Arts Alice Arts Center - 1428 Alice Street, Room 202M Oakland, CA 94612 USA Tel 510.832.7710 Fax 510.832-2571 Email manager@oyo.org Directions to Alice Arts Center for AUDITIONS South of Oakland Take 880 North Exit Oak Street - Right onto Oak Street Left onto 14th Street - Right onto Alice North of Oakland From 24 or 80, take 980 to 880 - Exit Jackson Street Left onto Jackson - Left onto 14th Street Right onto Alice	OPEN POSITIONS