AUDITIONS

Applications will be accepted starting Monday, January 23 through 12:00 midnight PDT March 1.

• Festival dates: June 13 - July 1
• Base pay rate: $1,875.20
• Travel stipend: up to $750
• Housing: with a host family in the valley

Please check back for updates on additional openings.

Audition Lists 2023

Substitute Positions:

Principal Flute

I. Solo: 

• Mozart Concerto in G, mvt. I exposition only

2. Orchestral Excerpts: 

• Flute I: Leonore Overture No. 3, solo mm. 328-360 
• Brahms Symphony No. 4, mvt. IV, mm. 89-105 
• Debussy, Afternoon of a Faun, opening-m.4 
• Mendelssohn, Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2 before rehearsal P through 23 after rehearsal Q 
• Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf, rehearsal 2-rehearsal 4
• Ravel, Daphnis and Chloe, solo, third bar of rehearsal 176 through second bar of 179

 

Oboe 3/English Horn/Utility

Solo: (Oboe) 

• Mozart: Oboe Concerto, 1st movement (exposition only) 

Orchestral Excerpts: (English Horn) 

• Dvorak 9: mvt 2, beginning - mm. 39 
• De Falla 3 cornered hat: mvt 2, reh 1-2 
• Debussy Nocturnes, mvt 2 “fetes” beginning - reh 3

 

Clarinet II/Utility

I. Solo:

• Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, First Movement (opening to m. 154)

II. Orchestral Excerpts:

B flat/A Clarinet: (all 1st clarinet parts)

• Mendelssohn: Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Beginning to B
• Beethoven: Symphony #8 Mvt 3 Trio (without repeat)
• Brahms: Symphony #3 Mvt 2 beginning to B

E flat Clarinet:

• Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt 5, reh. 63-5 mm. after reh. 64
• Maurice Ravel, Bolero, reh. 3 - reh. 4

 

Clarinet III/Utility/Bass Clarinet

I. Solo:

• Mozart, Clarinet Concerto, First Movement (opening to m. 154)

II. Orchestral Excerpts:

B flat/A Clarinet (all 1st clarinet parts)

• Mendelssohn: Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Beginning to B
• Beethoven: Symphony #8, Mvt 3 Trio (without repeat)
• Brahms: Symphony #3 Mvt 2 beginning to B

Bass clarinet excerpts:

• Mahler: Symphony #6: Mvt 1-Rehearsal 24 through 12 measures after 24
• Shostakovich: Violin Concerto, Mvt 2, rehearsal 23-13 measures after rehearsal 24

 

Principal Horn

I. Solo:

• Any Mozart Horn Concerto, 1st movement exposition

 

II. Orchestral Excerpts (all excerpts from 1st horn parts)

• Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, 1st mvt., m. 84-101
• Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte (Horn 1) Opening Solo
• Strauss - Ein Heldenleben Opening Solo
• Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel (Horn 1) Opening Solo
• Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5

 

Horn IV

I. Solo:

• First movement, exposition only, any Mozart Concerto

II. Orchestral Excerpts (all 4th horn parts):

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, 3rd mvt, mm. 82-98, mm 107-127
• Mahler: Symphony No. 1, 3rd mvt, 13 to 15
• Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, 78 to 79
• Strauss: Don Quixote, Variations 7 & 8
• Wagner: Das Rheingold, Introduction, mm. 33-52

 

Principal Trumpet

I. Solo:

• Haydn Concerto in Eb- Mvt. 1 Exposition and Development

II. Orchestral Excerpts:

• Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade
• Gershwin: American in Paris 4 before reh. 46 thru 8 after 46, pickup to reh. 57 thru 9 bars after 57
• Stravinsky: Petrouchka 1947 "Ballerina's Dance" one before reh. 134 thru 7 after reh. 138

 

Trumpet II 

I. Solo: 

• Haydn Concerto in Eb - Mvt. 1 Exposition and Development 

II. Orchestral Excerpts: 

• Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade 
• Gershwin: American in Paris 4 before reh. 46 thru 8 after 46, pickup to reh. 57 thru 9 bars after 57 
• Stravinsky: Petrouchka 1947 "Ballerina's Dance" one before reh. 134 thru 7 after reh. 138

 

Principal Tuba

I. Solo:

• Vaughan Williams - Tuba Concerto, Movement 1

II. Orchestral Excerpts: 

• Berlioz Hungarian march: fig.4 through 2 bars after fig. 5
• Mahler Symphony no. 1, 3rd mvmt.: 4 before fig 3 to fig. 4
• Wagner: Die Meistersinger overture: letter J to letter L
• Prokofiev: Symphony no. 5 mvmt. 1: Fig. 3 through 7 bars after fig. 5

 

Principal & Section Percussion

Solo:

• Marimba Bach solo work of your choice

Snare Drum:

• Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto (4 before 29 to 2 after 32)

Xylophone:

• Copland, Appalachian Spring (measure 48 to 4 after 49)

Glockenspiel:

• Dukas, Sorceror’s Apprentice, no. 17-20 & no. 22-24

Tambourine:

• Stravinsky, Petrushka 1947 (201-207)

Cymbals:

• Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, 4th movement bar 272 to the end

 

Principal Harp

I. Solo:

• Mozart: Concerto in C Major for Flute and Harp - first mvt (exposition)

II. Cadenzas

• Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol - 4th mvt, cadenza V after [L], play for 7 measures

• Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker - measures 3-33

III. Orchestral Excerpts:

• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique - 2nd mvt, measures 5 – 66 (no need to count empty measures between C and D)

• Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra - Variation I (Cadenza), Fugue – I to downbeat of L
• Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major - first mvt, 22 – 24 (13 measures)
• Mahler: Symphony No. 5 - Adagietto, complete

 

Principal Keyboard

I. Solo:

• Bach Well Tempered Clavier (either book) – any prelude and fugue
• any Classical/Romantic piano sonata, first movement only

II. Excerpts:

• Copland – Appalachian Spring, reh. 6 to reh. 14
• Stravinsky – Petrushka (1947 version), reh. 64 to reh. 81

 

Assistant Principal Second Violin

I. Solo

• 19th or 20th Century Violin Concerto of your choosing – 1st movement, first 3 minutes 

II. Solo excerpt

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite, No. 4: Scène, [26] to [29] 

III. Orchestral Excerpts

• Richard Strauss, Don Juan (first page; beginning to 9 m. before D) 
• Felix Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo (first page; beginning to 7 m. after D) 
• Debussy, La Mer, Movement II: Jeux de Vagues; [19] to [20] and [35] to four bars before [39]

 

Violin I & II (multiple positions)

I. Solo

• 19th or 20th Century Violin Concerto of your choosing – 1st movement, first 3 minutes

II. Orchestral excerpts

• Richard Strauss, Don Juan (first page; beginning to 9 m. before D)
• Felix Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo (first page; beginning to 7 m. after D)
• Debussy, La Mer, Movement II: Jeux de Vagues; [19] to [20] and [35] to four bars before [39]

 

Assistant Principal Viola

I. Solo:

• Bartok Concerto, mm. 1-124

II. Orchestral Excerpts:

• Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, pickup to reh. #44-45
• Richard Strauss, Don Juan, first page
• Felix Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo (first page; beginning to letter D)
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt, mm. 1 - 10

• One movement, (exposition only) of any standard cello concerto
• One movement from a Bach Cello Suite (omit repeats)

• Rossini: William Tell Overture, beg. to Allegro (bars of rest may be skipped)
• Haydn: Symphony No. 31, 4th mvt - Variation 2 (no repeats)

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt, ms. 1-10, ms. 49-59, ms. 98-106
• Mozart: Symphony No. 35, 4th mvt, ms. 134-181
• Debussy: La Mer, 1st mvt, 2 measures before reh. 9 thru 6 measures after 9 (top line)
• Strauss: Don Juan, beginning to reh. C

 

Section Cello

I. Solo: 

• One movement (exposition only) of any standard cello concerto 

II. Orchestral Excerpts: 

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt, ms. 1-10, ms. 49-59, ms. 98-106 
• Mozart: Symphony No. 35, 4th mvt, ms. 134-181 
• Debussy: La Mer, 1st mvt, 2 measures before reh. 9 thru 6 measures after 9 (top line) 
• Strauss: Don Juan, beginning to reh C

 

Permanent positions:

Flute II/Utility

I. Solo:

• Mozart Concerto in G, mvt. I exposition only

II. Orchestral Excerpts:

• Flute I: Leonore Overture No. 3, solo mm. 328-360
• Flute II: Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, mvt. II, mm. 60-86
• Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, mvt. II, beginning-35
• Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, mvt. IV beginning-34
• Brahms Symphony No. 2, mvt. II, mm. 21-26
• Smetana, The Moldau, beginning-letter A
• Piccolo: Vivaldi Concerto in C, mvt. II, mm.1-5, no ornamentation

 

Horn II

I. Solo:

• First Movement, exposition only, any Mozart Concerto

II. Orchestral Excerpts (all 2nd horn parts):

• Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, 3 mvt., trio, m. 171-203
• Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, 1st mvt., m. 84-101
• Mahler, Symphony No. 9, 1st mvt., beginning to 2
• Strauss, Don Quixote, Variations 7 and 8
• Wagner, Das Rheingold, Introduction, m. 35-66

 

Horn III/Assistant

I. Solo:

• First Movement, exposition only, any Mozart Concerto

II. Orchestral Excerpts (all 3rd horn parts):

• Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet, "Queen Mab" Scherzo, 58 to 60
• Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, 2nd movement, 16 after A to D
• Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, 1st movement, 17 to 21
• Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, 19 after 28 to 30

 

Percussion (Section, 1 position)

Solo:

• Marimba Bach solo work of your choice

Snare Drum:

• Nielsen, Clarinet Concerto (4 before 29 to 2 after 32)

Xylophone:

• Copland, Appalachian Spring (measure 48 to 4 after 49)

Glockenspiel:

• Dukas, Sorceror’s Apprentice, no. 17-20 & no. 22-24

Tambourine:

• Stravinsky, Petrushka 1947 (201-207)

Cymbals:

• Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, 4th movement bar 272 to the end

 

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