MOSAIC Youth Philharmonic
Deadline to fill out audition form: August 30th
Rehearsals will start on Monday, September 15th.
- Audition-based, full orchestra ensemble.
- Annual tuition is $300, and payment plans and need-based scholarships are available upon request.
- Click here for the Audition Registration Form
Deadline to fill out the audition form: August 30th.
Audition invitations will be sent the week of September 1st.
- Audition information for each instrument (for instruments other than violin, viola, cello, and bass, please refer to the 2024-2025 requirements):
- Bass Audition Requirements
- Bassoon Audition Requirements
- Cello Audition Requirements
- Clarinet Audition Requirements
- Flute Audition Requirements
- Horn Audition Requirements
- Oboe Audition Requirements
- Percussion Audition Requirements
- Trombone Audition Requirements
- Trumpet Audition Requirements
- Tuba Audition Requirements
- Viola Audition Requirements
- Violin Audition Requirements
- Video auditions are currently being accepted.
- Rehearsals are held every Monday from 5:30-7:30 PM.
- 3 concerts/year at The Heights Center. Additional performances throughout Lee County will be scheduled as well.
- String and wind quartet/quintet ensemble coaching and performances will also happen throughout the season.
- Contact: Isaac Fernandez-Hernandez
- isaac@heightsfoundation.org
- (239) 482-7706
Where? The Heights Center, 15570 Hagie Drive, Fort Myers, 33908
Roland Forti, MOSAIC Youth Philharmonic Conductor
Roland Forti holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education and Music Performance from the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). While at FGCU, he studied under Judy Evans and Patrick Neal, taught Pre-K violin with MusicScores! in underserved schools, and founded the university’s student chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA), where he also served as president. In 2020, Mr. Forti earned his master’s degree from the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), studying with Dr. Rebecca MacLeod and Marjorie Bagley. At UNCG, he received a full assistantship, taught at Peck and Cone Elementary Schools, and directed the Peck Alumni Leadership Program. Mr. Forti serves as the orchestra and chorus director at Aubrey Rogers High School, the Naples Summer Music Camp conductor, and the Florida All-State Orchestra Chair.
