Oct 17, 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 Fall 2026 semester will take place at the very beginning of the spring semester (Aug. 19, 2026, the day preceding the first day of classes). Audition excerpts, selected from this fall’s repertoire, can now be found at this link.
To be notified when the (digital) audition sign-ups are posted, fill out the interest 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.
Fill out the interest form above to be placed on our email list to receive any audition information as it becomes available. (Even if you have filled out this form before, you should fill it out again to be kept in the loop about audition sign-ups and excerpts for each future semester, especially if you have not previously been involved with UFSO.)
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.
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 Fall 2026 season will be posted here in August. Check this space!
Oct 17, 2026
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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