Wayne State University

Aim Higher

University Orchestra

Contact: Professor Kypros Markou, conductor
Office: 2362, Old Main
Phone: (313) 993-4303
E-mail:
aa0952@wayne.edu

MUA 2810/7810 (one credit hour).  Rehearsals meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday • 12:50 to 2:20 pm.


(This section is in progress.)

University Orchestra is open to all WSU students, subject to audition.  Auditions for Fall 2013 will be August 26 and 27.

Orchestral excerpts: (Adobe Acrobat required.)

• Violin (part 1)


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:
Marcy Chanteaux, cello - Assistant Principal
Caroline Coade, viola
Robert deMaine, cello
Larry Hutchinson, bass
Maxim Janowsky, bass

Ted Oien, clarinet
Karl Pituch, horn

Marcus Schoon, contrabassoon
Brian Ventura, oboe
Robert Williams, bassoon
Marian Tanau, violin
James Van Valkenburg, viola
Hai-Xin Wu, Assistant Concertmaster


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