FAQ About SFA Concert Bands

Frequently Asked Questions About SFA Concert Bands

How do I get audition music?
Fall Semesters:
Audition music is mailed to students in late July or early August. Packets will be automatically mailed to all music majors and scholarship students. Other students may call the band office to request this packet. These audition packets are also posted on the band bulletin board at least three weeks before the auditions.

Spring Semesters:
Audition music is posted in mid-October on the band bulletin board.

Spring 2008 Band Audition Information!

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Are there more playing opportunities at SFA?
In addition to the Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble, there is also a Pep Band, which plays for all home basketball games for both the men's and women's teams. There are also chamber groups, such as saxophone quartet, woodwind quintet, brass quintet, clarinet choir and flute choir, which are supervised by the faculty in the instrumental area. The Percussion Ensemble draws one of the largest audiences at their concerts each semester. There is also a Steel Band which has a high degree of visibility on the SFA campus and the in the community.

Many instrumentalists play in musicals and opera at SFA as well as musicals in the local community theatre. Churches in the area frequently perform special music involving musicians from the SFA band.

School of Music
Stephen F. Austin State University
Box 13043, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3043
Phone: 936-468-4602 | Fax: 936-468-5810
Dr. Ron Anderson, Chair
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