Pueblo -- Calling all Southern Colorado high school orchestral musicians! Audition now for the First Annual Southern Colorado High School Honor Orchestra to be held at the Colorado State University-Pueblo campus on Friday, November 21 and Saturday, November 22, 2003.

Audition tapes are due by October 15, 2003. Students selected as Honor Orchestra members will have the opportunity to perform in a public concert at 2 p.m., November 22 under the baton of the highly acclaimed Dr. Jacob Chi, Director of the Pueblo Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Veronika String Quartet members and other CSU-Pueblo music faculty members. The performance will be recorded on CD and available for purchase to participants.

This is the first high school Honor Orchestra designed to include members from all Southern Colorado regions and is an exceptional opportunity for talented high school students to perform in a full orchestral instrumentation under the direction of professional coaches.

Rehearsals will be held on November 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on November 22 from 9 a.m. till noon. Audition materials and applications are available on the campus website at http://chass.colostate-pueblo.edu/music or can be requested from Shirley Snow at 719-549-2552.

Colorado State University - Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-Pueblo is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.