The UMM Orchestral Society is an entirely student run organization. We take pride in the fact that our advisor, Dr. Clyde Johnson, lets us make all of the major decisions and run the group as we see fit.
Students vote in other students for the council positions.
Council then interviews Music Education majors for the job of Orchestral Society Assistant director. They fill out a written application, conduct the orchestra after studying the score for a week, and then go through an oral interview with the four executive council members. The assistant is trained for one year and learns what is involved with being the Head director. The next year, the Assistant director is the Head director and a new Assistant director is found. Mondays and Thursdays are full group and Tuesdays and Wednesdays are for strings only.