2011-2012 AUDITION INFORMATION

Atlantic Symphony Orchestra is one of New England’s premier professional orchestras. Rehearsals are held at Boston University and the New England Conservatory. The orchestra performs at the Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory of Music and other venues at Boston’s South Shore region.

ALL AUDITIONS BY INVITATION ONLY
Please email 1 page résumé in MS Word or PDF file for review
No phone calls or inquiries please

[UPCOMING VACANCIES]

Brass
Principal Trumpet, Asst. Principal Trumpet

Strings
Principal Second Violin, Section Bass; Substitute Viola & Cello

Section Violin (1)
Section Viola  (substitute only)
Section Cello  (substitute only)
Section Bass  (1)

DATES:  To be announced

LOCATION: New England Conservatory of Music, 30 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA

CONTACT: Sarah Hurley, personnel manager


[REQUIREMENTS]

Strings:

[Principal Second; Section Violin & Bass; Substitute Section Viola & Cello]

1. movement* from a standard concerto/sonata (*principal 2nd: 2 contrasting mvts)
2. movement of Bach (NO first movements of a sonata or suite)
3. all assigned excerpts
4. sight-reading

Violin (principal 2nd; section)
Rimsky-Kosakov*: Scheherzade solo (*principal 2nd audition only)
Ravel*: Ma Mere L'oye; "Le jardin Feerique" solo (*principal 2nd audition only)

Mozart: Symphony No. 35; 1st movement: exposition
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; scherzo
Brahms: Symphony No. 4; 4th movement: 8 before reh. B to reh. D
Strauss: Don Juan; beginning to 9 before reh. D

Viola (substitute only)
Mozart: Symphony No. 35; 4th movement
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; scherzo
Brahms: Symphony No. 3; 1st movement: mm. 77-100; mm. 187-201
Strauss: Don Juan; beginning to reh. D
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6; 1st mvt. Allegro non troppo to reh. C

Cello (substitute only)
Mozart: Symphony No. 35; 4th movement
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream; scherzo
Brahms: Symphony No. 2; 2nd movement: beginning to reh. B
Strauss: Don Juan; beginning to reh. C

Bass (section only)
Mozart: Symphony No. 35; 4th movement
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; 4th movement: beginning to reh. A
Brahms: Symphony No. 2; 1st movement: reh. E to reh. F
Strauss: Don Juan; reh. A to C

Brass: 

[Principal Trumpet, Asstant Principal Trumpet]

1. 2 constrasting movements from a standard concerto/sonata
2. all assigned excerpts
3. sight-reading