The Community Arts Program at Seton Hill University is expanding to offer an honors Youth Wind Ensemble for high school woodwind, brass and percussion players.

The Three Rivers Youth Wind Ensemble will be an auditioned honor band providing a high-level experience for students from all over Western Pennsylvania.

Members of the group will rehearse weekly and under the direction of R. Reed Chamberlin, Director of Instrumental Activities at Seton Hill.

Chamberlin earned his doctoral degree in conducting at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He has extensive experience as a high school and university teacher and conductor.

The weekly rehearsals will be held Wednesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. February 5 through April 2 at the Carol Reichgut Concert Hall at Seton Hill’s Performing Arts Center. A culminating concert will be held on Saturday, April 5 at 7 p.m.

To obtain an audition application, contact Michelle Walters, Community Arts Program Director, at 724-552-2923 or via email at walters@setonhill.edu.

Auditions of audio file size under 25 MB can be sent via email to rchamberlin@setonhill.edu or audition CDs may be sent by mail to Three Rivers Youth Wind Ensemble, c/o Reed Chamberlin, One Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601. Applications should be postmarked or emailed by Friday, December 13, 2013.