Contact: Professor Kypros Markou, Area Coordinator Strings
Office: 1336, Old Main
Phone: (313) 993-4303
E-mail: aa0952@wayne.edu

University Orchestra is open to all WSU students, subject to audition.

MUA 2810/7810 (one credit hour)

Rehearsals meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday • 12:50 to 2:20 pm

Click here to listen to an excerpt from the University Orchestra performance on March 4, 2009.

String musicians and orchestral studies students are offered the unique opportunity to perfect their craft in the heart of Detroit's Midtown Cultural Center while studying with members of the acclaimed Detroit Symphony Orchestra. 

DSO faculty include:
Geoffrey Applegate, violin - Principal, Violin II
Emmaunelle Boisvert, violin - Concertmaster
Marcy Chanteaux, cello - Assistant Principal
Caroline Coade, viola
Robert deMaine, Principal cello
Mario DiFiore, cello
Maxim Janowsky, bass
Stephen Molina, bass - Acting Principal
Joseph Striplin, violin
Marian Tanau, violin
James Van Valkenburg, viola - Assistant Principal
Hai-Xin Wu, Assistant Concertmaster

The Department of Music also offers a Graduate Certificate in Orchestral Studies, a program designed for advanced performers who wish to pursue intense training in the art of orchestral playing and in audition techniques. Under the guidance of Detroit Symphony Orchestra members, students focus on orchestral excerpts, orchestral performance and auditioning skills. Mock auditions are held at the end of each term, with members of the DSO providing feedback.

Wayne State's Graduate Certificate in orchestral studies is the only one of its kind in Michigan. Its close association with the the world-class Detroit Symphony Orchestra, ranked among the top 20 major orchestras in the country, gives students access to some of the nation’s finest orchestral players. Recent graduates have won positions in and secured engagements with professional orchestras.