The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance invites students ages 8 to 18 to audition for the second half of its 2016-2017 season.

Orchestras are principally looking for string and woodwind players.

The academy is comprised of various orchestral ensembles. Its members study challenging music, work with music professionals, perform in the Fox Valley community and enjoy the camaraderie of other student-musicians.

Auditions will be held Jan. 8 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aurora. Students should prepare scales and a solo or étude.

Call or email to set up an audition time or for more information. Rehearsals begin Jan. 15 at Eden Supportive Living in North Aurora.

The Fox Valley Academy of Music Performance includes the Academy Orchestra, Youth Strings, Access to Music, and the adult Philharmonic Orchestra.

Ensembles rehearse on Sundays, January through April, with a summer session in May and June.

The Academy Orchestra is the only local orchestra that has “members only” auditions for its Concerto Competition.

Members of the academy orchestras represent more than 16 different communities in the Fox Valley and Chicago area.

For more information, call (630) 476-9072, email info@FVacademy.org or visit www.FVacademy.org.