Scales

There were auditions for the grownup orchestra earlier this week, and today there are auditions for the not-yet-quite-grownup orchestra. Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra auditions are in progress. All those returning to the nearly 100-member orchestra must re-audition each season along with all of those hopefuls wanting to make it for the first time. I met a couple members of the Symphony Volunteer Association at the signup table, with the sounds of a double bass riding up the scales coming from the Green Room. “You’re going to hear a lot of that today,” I said to the woman at the table. “And a lot of good stuff too,” she assured me.