Orchestral Summer School

You must be:

• Aged 12 - 18 at the time of the event (18 January 2027)
• Grade 5+ (or equivalent)
• This year we have spaces for the following instruments:
  • Flute (+ Piccolo), Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, French Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Percussion, Violin, Viola, Cello & Double Bass

Thanks to the generous support from the Ministry of Education, we have some scholarship places available which will covers fees for a limited amount of students.

Information on how you can apply is here.

Application is via a written testimony (email or letter, less than 500 words) or you can call us instead.

We will close applications 5pm Tuesday 3 November.

After that, we send the applications to our Auckland Philharmonia musicians, who decide on the place allocations.

We will then let applicants know of their result by the end of November.

All applicants are required to submit an audition video as part of their application.

•   File type: Video files only (audio files will not be accepted). Phone videos are fine!
•   Repertoire: this year we have assigned excerpts for each instrument. Download your excerpt here.
•   Piano/ Other accompaniment: Not required

Repertoire is currently being finalised! Watch this space 🙂

We'd love to hear from you!
Please email