Application materials

How to apply?

Audition materials are now available! Click here to apply! 

Request audition materials here

Eligibility

Orkester Norden is a symphony orchestra for young musicians who are 15 to 26 years old when the orchestra meets. You can join if you are a student at a conservatory in Scandinavia or the Baltic States, or if you are a citizen of one of these countries and attend a conservatory in another country.

Keep in mind that even if you do not meet all the eligibility criterias, we still encourage you to apply.
You will be considered for any potential vacancies in the orchestra.

 

How to apply: 

  1. Request audition materials above
  2. Fill in the form to apply here
  3. Wait for invitation to video recording page (invitation will be emailed to you)
  4. Record your videos (two) and upload them into the system before 26.2.2024 (one video for solo pieces and one for excepts, all in one take).
  5. You will get the results in March 2024. 

Hope to see you in Lahti 2024!!!

Facts about ON 2024

Participation in ON ’24 is free and travel during the course/concert tour is included.
We provide daily meals and shared hostel rooms. More practical info will be sent to you if you get an invitation to the orchestra.

NOTE: You must pay your own travel to and from Lahti/Finland (or return travel cost from the last destination of the tour).

Keep in mind that you can apply your local Lions Club for a travel grant.
About the travel grant, contact the local Lions Club first.
For more information about the travel grant you can contact Lions ON Coordinator in the Nordic countries:

Nordic NSR Coordinator, PID Tapani Rahko

Sweden: Martin Enqvist
Norway: Yngve Lindgaard-Berntsen
Denmark: Ida Mogensen
Finland: Erkki Voutilainen
Iceland: Sigfríð Andradóttir