All Region Audition Day

Corbin and Soren both auditioned for All Region orchestra on Saturday. I joined them at the school from 7-3 helping students and directing volunteers…and took a turn in the boba suit. The signature Tiger Pride Boba drink is my fundraising brainchild from last year. The orchestra makes a $4 profit off every drink. The suit is a silly addition, but once someone puts it on and stomps around in it, the drinks sell as fast as concessions can make them. Brock and Luke also took turns in the suit. Corbin left straight from his audition for work and then played basketball with a few boys.h Soren ran around with Trace B and Lucas A most of the day. They came to our house after auditions to watch the BYU game, congratulate Lucas for third chair, play an exciting round of Bank, and the movie F1. 

Neither of the boys made All Region. Soren is a bit of a shock…both jr high teachers actually texted me to say they are surprised he wasn’t at the top of the list. Soren handled it well and he and Trace congratulated their very happy friend in a graceful way. Corbin texted congratulations to all his friends who got in. To me, he said he can’t wait to get his scores back to read the critiques. Last year he scored higher than 4 of the cellists in chamber, so I’m guessing this validation is what he seeks again, but several of his chamber buddies didn’t make it either —and since no cellist from camerata has made 10-12 grade all region for as long as I can remember, it’s possible he just wants to see how close he was. All that to say I’m really proud of both of them for trying out and the growth they experienced in learning the audition excerpts. Both signed up voluntarily and were hopeful, yet disappointed. I hope they’re still proud of themselves. I think Corbin will be pleased when he gets his scores back. They both sound so great. It was a crazy busy day for music. We are super happy for their friends who got in and Corbin already looks forward to hopefully working with Soon Hee Newbold as the clinician for Honors Orchestra in early 2026.