Current Auditions for American Orchestras
Below you will find current audition announcements. When I am able to obtain the repertoire it is listed. If not, you’ll have to contact that orchestra to receive it. (If you do, I’d love to hear back from you and add that to my list!) To see past audition repertoire go to “Professional Orchestra Audition Repertoire Lists (Past)”.
I provide this information as a service, but I do not guarantee its accurcy! Be sure and check the links or contact the orchestras to verify the posted information. Thank you.
The Milwaukee Symphony holds auditions for Substitute and Extra musicians once a year. The audition is usually held in October or November, and includes all instruments.
AUDITION REPERTOIRE
OBOE (SUB AUDITION)
Rossini Overture to La Scala di Seta (lst oboe part)
Bizet: Symphony in C, slow movement (lst oboe)
Brahms: Symphony #l, Movement l and 2 (1st oboe)
Dvorak: Symphony #7 in d, (Movement 2), 2nd oboe part
Brahms: Violin Concerto, Movement 2 (1st oboe)
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21, Movement 2 (2nd oboe)
Possible Sight Reading
ENGLISH HORN (SUB AUDITION)
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
Dvorak: Symphony #9 (New World)
Possible Sight Reading
DES MOINES METRO OPERA
SECTION OBOE/ENGLISH HORN
Thank you for your interest in an orchestral vacancy for the 2008 season of the Des Moines Metro Opera.
All audition materials must be postmarked by January 2, 2008. Late submissions will not be accepted. In some cases, runners-up may be offered contracts for one-year or alternate positions.
If you have any further questions or to request audition materials, you may call or e-mail Chari Kruse in the DMMO Office at (515) 961-6221 [dmmo at dmmo dot org] or e-mail me [dorr at grinnell dot edu].
Please be sure your application packet is complete by including the following:
Audition excerpts will be selected from the following operas:
OBOE
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin (I. Prelude)
Rossini: La Scala di Seta
Verdi: Aida
Strauss: Don Juan
Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn (Chorale St. Antoni)
Stravinsky: Pulcinella (Serentata)
English Horn
Verdi: Otello (Act 4)
Debussy: Nocturnes (2. Festivals)
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (3. Aufzug)
You must contact the DMMO office to receive a copy of the sheet music for the required excerpts.
Recording Requirements:
Recordings will not be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is included along with the audition materials.
Audition winners and alternates will be notified no later than March 1, 2008.
Send your materials to:
Mark Dorr, Orchestra Personnel Manager
Des Moines Metro Opera
106 West Boston Avenue
Indianola, IA 50125-1836
GRANT PARK ORCHESTRA ONLY HIGHLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY Audition Coordinator Audition materials must be postmarked no later than Monday February 25, 2008. Your original, uncashed check will be returned to you at the audition. If you must cancel a confirmed time, your check will be destroyed if you notify the Festival office by Monday, March 3, 2008. Audition times will be assigned sequentially in the order the resumes, WITH checks, are received in the Festival office. Do not send Cash. AUDITION DATES: PRINCIPAL OBOE Grant Park Orchestra Audition Repertoire Requirements Please feel free to contact us at: gpmfauditions [at} cityofchicago [dot] org
SAN FRANCISCO BALLET Audition dates: March 21-22, 2008
Application deadline: January 14, 2008 Employment begins in December 2008. Benefits include 11.5% pension contribution, personal leave, paid sick leave, medical/ dental insurance, instrument insurance and pai parking. Resumes will be screened and a refundable deposit will later be required in order to become a candidate. Excerpts will be sent at that time. To apply please send a one-page resume to: trose [at] sfballet [dot] org - or
QUAD CITY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
HONOLULU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
HONOLULU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
3/1/08
PRINCIPAL OBOE
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
To receive a confirmed audition slot, please send a resume and a refundable deposit check for $50, payable to the Grant Park Orchestral Association to:
Grant Park Music Festival
205 East Randolph
Chicago IL 60601
The latest preliminary times will be assigned first, working back to the earliest time. Thus, it is possible that fewer than the specified number of days will be used, depending on the number of audition candidates. If all the available times have been assigned, a waiting list will be started. In addition, please be aware that it may not be possible to accommodate requests for specific audition times. Further instructions, as well as specific information regarding the location of the audition, directions, and lodging will be provided along with the confirmation of your audition time.
The audition committee of the Grant Park Music Festival reserves the right to dismiss immediately any candidate not meeting professional standards at these auditions. Should an advertised position be offered to a current member of the Grant Park Orchestra, the resulting vacancy may be offered to the next most qualified candidate. Preliminary auditions are held behind a screen. All candidates will be required to demonstrate legal eligibility to accept work with the Grant Park Music Festival BEFORE taking the audition. The Festival reserves the right to refuse to audition candidates who are unable to demonstrate legal eligibility to work.
The winning candidates(s) will be expected to start with the 2008 season, which runs from June 10th through August 16th.
The Grant Park Music Festival does not provide any of the music listed. Original, bracketed parts will be available for review at the audition.
Application Deadline is Monday February 25, 2008
Principal Oboe
I Concerto
1. MOZART – Oboe Concerto
II Orchestral Excerpts
1. BARBER- Violin Concerto, 2nd Movement.
2. BEETHOVEN – Symphony No. 3.
3. BRAHMS – Symphony No.1.
4. BRAHMS – Violin Concerto.
5. DEBUSSY – La Mer.
6. HAYDN – Symphony No. 96, Minuet.
7. MENDELSSOHN – Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”.
8. RAVEL – Tombeau de Couperin.
9. ROSSINI – La scala di seta: Overture.
10. SCHUBERT – Symphony No. 9.
11. SHOSTAKOVICH – Symphony No. 1.
12. STRAUSS – Don Juan.
13. TCHAIKOVSKY – Symphony No. 4.
III Possible Sight-reading
PRINCIPAL OBOE
(Application must be received by deadline date)
Full season (2007-08) compensation guarantee (paid on a per service basis) for this position is $55,350. Full season runs from early
December through early May.
Tom Rose – Oboe audition
San Francisco Ballet
455 Franklin St.
San Francisco, CA 94102
Principal Oboe
Resume Date - Not Provided
Audition Date - April 19, 2008, at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.
Starting Date - 2008-09 season
General Information - There will be a $25 audition fee, refundable at the audition. Note: only highly qualified candidates should apply.
Contact Information - For information and excerpts please contact: Rich Stodd, Director of Orchestra Operations; Quad City Symphony; 327 Brady St.; Davenport, Iowa 52801
Phone - 563-322-0931
Email - rstodd [at] qcsymphony [dot] com
SECOND OBOE
Resume Date - February 11, 2008
Audition Date - April 21 and 22, 2008 in Dallas
Starting Date - September 1, 2008
Salary/Benefits - 2008-2009 annual minimum salary is $89,300, nine weeks paid vacation and standard benefits.
Contact Information - Please mail or e-mail one page resume to: Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Michael Coren, Personnel Manager; 2301 Flora, Suite 300; Dallas, TX 75201-2497.
Email - mcoren [at] dalsym [dot] com
2nd Oboe/English Horn
Resume Date - April 18, 2008
Audition Date - May 11 & 12, 2008
Starting Date - September, 2008 or at winning candidate’s earliest availability thereafter.
General Information - Repertoire lists available online. Should any position be filled by a current member of the RPO, the resulting vacancy may be filled at these auditions. Resumes must be received before deadline.
Contact Information - Send resume to: William Hunt, Auditions Coordinator; 108 East Avenue; Rochester, NY 14604.
repertoire list
Associate Principal/Second Oboe (tenure-track, full-time position)
Resume Date - Resumes for mainland US auditions must be received by March 31, 2008
Audition Date - Mainland US auditions are planned for late May 2008 in Chicago, IL. Exact dates and venue to be determined after local audition.
Starting Date - 2007-2008 season
Salary/Benefits - Base salary for 2007-2008 Season: $1,014.71/wk for 34 weeks, plus benefits. Per-service guarantee for 2007-2008 Season: $126.84/svc for 84 services, plus benefits. Position scale guaranteed by CBA: 25% for Principal, 10% for Associate Principal. 2008-2009
General Information - Pending results of local auditions - March 24, 2008. Repertoire will not be given over the phone. If a vacant position is won by a current HSO member, the resulting vacancy may be offered to another winning candidate. The HSO Audition Committee reserves the right to dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at these auditions. Candidates must show proof of eligibility to be employed in the USA. Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact Information - Highly qualified applicants must mail, e-mail, or fax a current one page, typed resume including current address, telephone number and email to: Honolulu Symphony Auditions, Attention: Andrew Eckard, Audition Coordinator; 650 Iwilei Rd Suite 202; Honolulu, HI 96817.
Fax - 808-524-1507
Email - auditionsHSO [at] gmail [dot] com
English Horn/Third Oboe/Utility (tenure-track, full-time position)
Resume Date - Resumes for mainland US auditions must be received by March 31, 2008
Audition Date - Mainland US auditions are planned for late May 2008 in Chicago, IL. Exact dates and venue to be determined after local audition.
Starting Date - 2007-2008 season
Salary/Benefits - Base salary for 2007-2008 Season: $1,014.71/wk for 34 weeks, plus benefits. Per-service guarantee for 2007-2008 Season: $126.84/svc for 84 services, plus benefits. Position scale guaranteed by CBA: 25% for Principal, 10% for Associate Principal. 2008-2009
General Information - Pending results of local auditions - March 24, 2008. Repertoire will not be given over the phone. If a vacant position is won by a current HSO member, the resulting vacancy may be offered to another winning candidate. The HSO Audition Committee reserves the right to dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards at these auditions. Candidates must show proof of eligibility to be employed in the USA. Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact Information - Highly qualified applicants must mail, e-mail, or fax a current one page, typed resume including current address, telephone number and email to: Honolulu Symphony Auditions, Attention: Andrew Eckard, Audition Coordinator; 650 Iwilei Rd Suite 202; Honolulu, HI 96817.
Fax - 808-524-1507
Email - auditionsHSO [at] gmail [dot] com
