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Registration and Auditions for 2025-26 Season
Please submit online or you can download, print and fill out forms below, then mail them or bring to the office before class.

All Students:


​First day of rehearsals will be September 18, 2025
We will be rehearsing at a NEW LOCATION!  Rehearsals will start on September 18th at 4:00 pm at The Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1109 NW Garden Valley Boulevard, Roseburg.  Please arrive by 3:45 to check in and pick up instruments and purchase book for new students.  All students will need to bring a pencil, music stand and orchestra folder and music/book once handed out.  Please label everything with name and phone number.
Students must be picked up immediately after class.  Students are not allowed to wander in the building or on the property.  Instrument rent can be paid online via PayPal, the 1st Thursday of each month in a drop box with Kristin or pay for the entire year and receive one month free.  If returning students need to be measured, please call Kristin. 
Students are expected to practice on a regular basis between classes.  If your student needs extra help, you may reach out to Kristin.  We are excited to see everyone back and to welcome our new students!  Please don’t hesitate to call Kristin with any other questions.​
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New Students:

♪   New students must call to reserve class placement and to be measured for an instrument.  Students are accepted throughout the summer and into September unless classes are full or no instruments are available for rent.  Please call Kristin at 541/643-5035  to make an appointment to be measured for an instrument or to determine whether classes can take additional students.  If you wish to purchase your own instrument, please do so through Kristin; please do not attempt to order your own instrument.

♪  Umpqua Valley Youth Orchestra has some instruments available  for rent at reasonable prices, at first-come availability.  UVYO isn't able to guarantee that an instrument will be available for each student, so it is in your best interest to register early.  **Note:  If you will need an instrument to rent for the season, you must have a signed, current rental agreement on file.


      
Please either submit online or print and complete the following forms, below:


  • registration form with initialed media/liability releases (you may view the media/liability releases, below)
  • instrument rental form, if you have already made arrangements to rent an instrument from UVYO. **Note:  If you will need an instrument to rent for the season, you must have a signed, current rental agreement on file.
  • NOTE:  You will not be required to turn in signed media/liability release forms for the 2025-26  season, but you can read those on this website and at the payments table when registering.  You will initial on the registration form that you have read and agree with those releases. Thank you.
           

Mail the  signed forms and your check payment to:

            Umpqua Valley Youth Orchestra
           
P.O. Box 549
            Roseburg, OR 97470

            You may call 541/643-5035 for more information or if you have questions.


Fees for the 2025-26 season:

  • If registered with Umpqua Valley Youth Orchestra before July 1, 2025, early registration fees are $75.00 per year to participate ($210 per family for 3 or more students). 
  • Regular registration (after July 1) is $95.00 per student or $250.00 per family with 3 or more students. 
  • We hold a Winter and a Spring concert as well as other smaller performances during the season.


To keep a copy of the registration forms for your records, click on the "Download File" button below to download and print out a copy, or please contact us for a paper copy if you are unable to print:
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If you have difficulty downloading these forms, please CONTACT US and we will email you a copy.

​Umpqua Valley Youth Orchestra
         Registration and Auditions for the 2025-26 season   Umpqua Valley Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Kristin Parks, offers   classes for violin, viola, cello, and string bass from Pre-Beginning through  Advanced levels for students throughout Douglas County.  150 students    
are currently involved in our programs for students ages 6 to adult, and we welcome new members!  
​Pre-Beginning  





​Pre-Beginning Advanced



 
​Beginning  




​Intermediate



Advanced  
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​       For the student with no previous experience with strings or reading music  
       Learn correct body posture, bow hold, instrument position while playing and at rest  
       Learn how to read music and play beginning songs and scales  
       Learn to follow conductor’s directions and cues  
Learn how to handle, clean, and store the instrument  

​      For the student with prior experience with music and/or strings  
      Audition and instructor placement required  
      Build upon skills started in Pre-Beginning in preparation for Beginning classes  
Learn how to listen to other players in the ensemble  

​       Audition and instructor placement required  
       Learn technical skills and musicianship in ensemble performance  
       Learn dynamics and some music theory  
Learn to play in parts with an ensemble  

​       Audition and instructor placement required  
       Play additional melodic and rhythmic notations  
Learn sectional rehearsal skills

       Audition and instructor placement required  
       Learn challenging music and excellence in performing  
Further develop technique and knowledge of music theory   
2025-26  Fall Registration is currently open by completing the registration form and mailing the form and your check to:

​ UVYO @ P.O Box 549, Roseburg, OR 97470.  PLEASE NOTE the early/regular registration fees and deadlines on the registration form.

♪  Rehearsals are on Thursday afternoons/evenings during the school year at The Roseburg Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1109 NW Garden Valley Boulevard, Roseburg.

♪  New students must call to reserve class placement and to be measured for an instrument prior to Sept. 1.  Students are accepted regardless of experience, although Pre-Beginning class sizes are limited.  

♪  Auditions for established students will be held during the summer.  Please call Kristin (541.643.5035) before September to arrange an audition.  

♪  UVYO has some instruments available for rent at low prices on a first-come basis.   

For more information and to arrange auditions or to be
measured for an instrument, please contact:  Kristin Parks 541/643-5035 or [email protected]
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2025-26 UVYO Registration Form

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    ​The UVYO Media Release and Liability Release forms are available on our website (umpquavalleyyo.org) and in the UVYO Office.  If you would like a printed copy, one will be provided for you.
    ​Early Bird registration annual fee: $75 per student or $210 per family (for 3 or more students) Registration annual fee after Jul 1: $95 per student or $250 per family (for 3 or more students) 
    Instrument rentals are available for many students for as low as $5 per month
    ​Pay instrument fees for the whole school year at once and get one month free.

    Click the Submit Button below to complete your registration, then Click Add to Cart  to pay online or mail or bring your payment to the office by September 15.
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