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08/15/2026

Audition for the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra’s 219th Season!

Auditions are held from August 28th through August 31st in Paine Hall and Lowell Lecture Hall. More details to come online regarding how to enter the building. Harp and percussion candidates should use their specific Calendly link for their auditions. Candidates are encouraged to book Friday/Saturday slots if possible. If necessary, some freshmen candidates may be rescheduled to Friday/Saturday slots (since they are on campus earlier than upperclassmen).

Auditions are judged by the HRO TFs and our Music Director. Please prepare 2 contrasting pieces for a total of 10-12 minutes. You will not be asked to play any scales, excerpts, or sightreading. You will have to complete a short form with information on your musical background and contact information at or before the audition.

Please see our website for more information: https://www.harvardradcliffeorchestra.org/faq (https://calendly.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.harvardradcliffeorchestra.org%2Ffaq&user_uuid=78eecf27-84c3-4de6-86d1-87f98c473ef3&stage=1&hmac=6322b8b900fc3331a943b8edb3cff13ef8debee3d7abec2378d394d47ab41cc0)

For general audition sign-up, please use this link:
https://calendly.com/lizzy-huang-219/hro-season-219-auditions?month=2026-08&date=2026-08-28

For harp/percussion auditions, please use this link:: https://calendly.com/lizzy-huang-219/hro-season-219-auditions-harp-percussion?month=2026-08

These links can also be found in our bio!

You can also email [email protected] with any questions.

Best of luck! ♥️🎶🎻🥁🪉🎺

06/19/2026

What. An. Unforgettable. Tour. 🇯🇵✨

From incredible performances and meaningful cultural exchanges to lasting memories with friends, this tour was truly one for the books, and these photos only begin to capture it all.

A huge thank you to Thomas Gustafson ‘26 Thomas Gustafson for the wonderful pictures, and to our incredible Tour Director Emeritus, Justin Shaw ’27 Justin Shaw , for organizing a truly unforgettable experience. We are also deeply grateful to our generous sponsors for their support in making this tour possible.

And of course, thank you to Stella Chen ‘15 Stella Chen for her brilliant performances and artistry throughout the tour! It was an honor to share the stage with her.

As we look ahead to the fall, we cannot WAIT to welcome our incoming freshmen to the HRO family and begin another incredible season together. See you soon! 🎻❤️

06/17/2026

HRO has a long tradition of giving back to our community through our outreach program, and this semester was no exception! Thanks to the incredible hard work of our Creative Director, Christian Ogata ‘29, HRO members visited assisted living homes, schools, and more, playing music from traditional classical to modern pop arrangements! We want to give a special shoutout to all the musicians who performed!🎶

For the incoming freshmen, if you’re interested in using music as a way to connect with communities beyond Harvard, our outreach program is one of the most rewarding parts of HRO. It’s an incredible way to meet fellow musicians, perform in meaningful settings, and make a positive impact through the year!🎻

You can learn more about our outreach program here! : https://www.harvardradcliffeorchestra.org/initiatives

05/29/2026

Congratulations Seniors ❤️🥰😍 WE LOVE YOU‼️

05/28/2026

Here’s what our Schubert group has been up to for the past few days in Tokyo! In addition to performing at the International House of Japan for our incredible supporters, we got to explore Japan a little bit 😁 From Kamakura and the Buddha to Teamlabs Planets, I think it’s safe to say we’ve covered it all 🌸❤️ With that, we conclude HRO’s Japan Tour! THANK YOU YOKOHAMA, TOKYO, NAGASAKI, AND HIROSHIMA FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE 😍‼️🎶

05/26/2026

Concert 4/4 ‼️ Hiroshima was our last stop on this incredible tour 🌸🌊🎶 We said goodbye to our unforgettable senior class yesterday morning, and the remaining members of the HRO went to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. After that, Andrew Kim, Bianca Ciubancan, Elizabeth Jones, and John Kim, parted ways with the rest of the orchestra for a special concert of the last movement from Schubert’s C Major Quintet with Stella Chen! Busy busy, but more relaxed. More photos to come 📸😁

05/25/2026

3/4 ‼️🎶 We had an incredibly special concert in Nagasaki, where we were joined by BRILLIANT young musicians and a children’s choir and performed two encores. Keep your eyes peeled for our final performance in Hiroshima. Our seniors will rehearse and perform with Fed for the last time… 😢

05/23/2026

We completed our 2nd concert in Tokyo, AND our 3rd concert in Nagasaki! Those photos will be out soon 😁 In addition to performing in beautiful concert halls, HRO had the privilege of visiting the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum and Peace Park. It was a truly powerful exhibition and speaks to our tour’s name, “Music as Peace.” Just shortly after the museum visit, a few members of the orchestra met up with Nagasaki high school students and got to play some pieces with them, as they’re preparing for THEIR orchestra concert next month! We are currently on the train to Hiroshima for our LAST CONCERT of our tour, so stay tuned ! ❤️🎶🌸

05/02/2026

Stella Chen is an acclaimed violinist, Harvard alumna, and our featured soloist for HRO’s season finale concert this Saturday!

In 2019, Stella won First Prize at the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition, one of the world’s most celebrated international music competitions. Since then, she has performed on stages around the world, and we are incredibly honored to welcome her back to the HRO community.

TOMORROW, Stella will join HRO as the soloist in Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor by Sergei Prokofiev in a program also featuring Requiem for Strings by Tōru Takemitsu and Symphony No. 9 “From the New World” by Antonin Dvořák.

We are so thrilled to have her back with us for this special concert. TICKETS ARE RUNNING OUT, so reserve your spot using the link in our bio! We can’t wait to see you there 🎻❤️

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