Apr 19, 2026
Symphony Orchestra
EXPLORE: Joining the Symphony | Season Calendar | About UFSO
The UF Symphony is open (by audition) to all students in the UF community. String auditions for the Spring 2026 semester will take place at the very beginning of the spring semester (Jan 12, 2026, the first day of classes). Audition excerpts can now be found at this link. To be notified when the (digital) sign-ups are posted, fill out the sign up form below. (If you have filled out this form in the last six months, you will receive sign-up information via e-mail automatically when it becomes available.)If you are planning to be part of the ensemble please keep Tuesdays and Thursdays, periods 7-8 (1:55-3:50pm), open in your regular schedule.
Join the Symphony Orchestra
If you are a non-major wind/brass/percussion player, ensemble auditions are handled by the studio teachers of each instrument. You can find our faculty in the music directory or email lu.tiffany@ufl.edu to make a connection with the appropriate professor.
We sincerely look forward to hearing all of you and welcoming you to the UFSO family.
Season Calendar
UFSO’s Spring 2026 season is below. Mark your calendars!
Apr 10, 2026 – Apr 11, 2026
Apr 2, 2026
Feb 19, 2026
Nov 6, 2025
About the UF Symphony Orchestra
The University of Florida Symphony Orchestra is the University of Florida’s flagship orchestral ensemble. Founded in October 1912 with ten members, UFSO has grown to a full size symphonic ensemble with over ninety musicians and become a core of the School of Music. It features music majors, minors, and non-majors at both graduate and undergraduate levels and represents a critical academic and cultural cross-section of both the School of Music and the University at large.
The UFSO is directed by Tiffany Lu, who has led the ensemble since 2022; notable performances include Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10, and the UF Opera production of Carmen, as well as traveling by invitation to perform the 2026 Florida Music Educators’ Association Conference.
The UFSO performs three concert programs per semester and collaborates regularly with the UF Choirs and UF Opera, as well as supporting the annual UF Concerto Competition. Past directors include Dr. Raymond Chobaz, who from 1982-2022 led the orchestra in numerous collaborations with ballet and opera productions, television and radio broadcasts, multi-media artists, and composition commissions, earning the orchestra a 2013 ASCAP Foundation Nissim Special Distinction Award for innovative programing.
The University Orchestra rehearses in the Steinbrenner Band Hall on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1:55 pm to 3:50 pm (periods 7 and 8). Auditions are required for all members and held each semester.
In the course catalog UFSO is identified as MUN 1210/3213 (underclassmen/upperclassmen) or MUN6215 (graduate students).
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