Join Our Jazz Orchestra!
Rowan Youth Jazz Orchestra
Opportunities are given to work on jazz improvisation, sight-reading and culturally influenced jazz styles while working within a traditional big band setting. Register today!
Come Join Us!
An Introduction to the Rowan Youth Jazz Orchestra
Interested in the Rowan Youth Jazz Orchestra? Watch this introductory video.
Details
Overview
- Faculty: Norman "Skip" Spratt, Director
- When: Sundays, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- Where: Wilson Hall, Room 153
- Rehearsal Dates: 9/7/25 - 11/30/25; 1/25/26 - 4/26/26
- Performances: December 7, 2025 & May 3, 2026
- Cost: $565
Details
In Jazz Orchestra, students are guided by Skip Spratt in the performance, appreciation, and deeper understanding of jazz music.
Students are not required to audition to join RYJO. Each student will be seated appropriately by informal audition during the first few rehearsals of each semester.
Open to: students in grades 8-12 with at least three years experience on the following instruments: saxophones, trumpets, trombones, electric guitar, bass (electronic or acoustic), piano (only 1 seat remains open), drum set, and percussion. (Students who play instruments other than those listed above will be considered for inclusion in the RYJO by audition only.)
Registration
Cost: $565
A payment plan option is also available for full year participation.