Mid-Columbia Symphony Announces 2010-2011 Auditions For:

Violin
Principal Violin II
Viola
Principal Cello
Cello
Double Bass
Horn III
Trumpet II
Percussion

Saturday, August 14, 2010
At the Three Rivers Convention Center 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd. Kennewick, WA 99336

The Mid-Columbia Symphony will present five subscription concerts from October 2010 though May 2011. Compensation is on a per-service basis. Musicians are expected to participate in all rehearsals and performances as able.

To schedule an audition appointment time, please contact the Mid-Columbia Symphony concert manager Justin Raffa at 509-943-6602 or cmgr@midcolumbiasymphony.org

The following Standard Orchestral Excerpts will be heard at the audition and may be obtained in advance, upon request:

Violin
Smetana Overture to "The Bartered Bride"
Mozart Symphony No. 39, mvt. 2
Adagio from Beethoven Overture No. 3 "Leonore"
Brahms Symphony No. 2, mvt. 1 Allegro non troppo
Brahms Symphony No. 2, mvt. 4 Allegro con spirito
Candidates interested in the principal seat are encouraged to bring a 3-minute solo

Viola
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, mvt. 3 Allegro con brio
Berlioz Overture to "Roman Carnival"
Vivo e strepitoso from Rimsky-Korsakov "Capriccio Espagnol"
Mendelssohn "Fingal's Cave" Overture, Allegro moderato
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, mvt. 2 Allegro con grazia

Cello
Brahms Symphony No. 2, mvt. 1
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, mvt. 1 Andante sostenuto
Brahms Symphony No. 2, mvt. 2 Adagio non troppo
Presto from Glinka "Russlan and Ludmilla" Overture
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, mvt. 3 Trio
Candidates interested in the principal seat are encouraged to bring a 3-minute solo

Double Bass
Mozart Symphony No. 40, mvt. 1 Allegro molto
Brahms Symphony No. 2, mvt. 1
Brahms Symphony No. 2, mvt. 4
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, mvt. 4 Allegro
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, mvt. 3 Trio

Horn
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, mvt. 1 Andante sostenuto
Beethoven Symphony No. 6, mvt. 3 Allegro
Brahms Symphony No. 2, mvt. 1 Allegro non troppo
Wagner horn call from "Siegfried"
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, mvt. 2 Solo

Trumpet II
Allegro from Stravinksy "Petrushka"
Allegro moderato from Mendelssohn "Fingal's Cave" Overture
Promenade from Mussorgsky "Pictures at an Exhibition"
Allegro giocoso from Bizet "Carmen"
Rimsky-Korsakov "Capriccio Espagnol," mvt. 4 Scena e Canto gitano

Snare drum
Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra
Rimsky Korsakov, Scheherazade

Tambourine
Stravinsky, Petrouchka 1947, rehearsal 53-56 & 201-206
Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker

Triangle
Franz Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1

Bass Drum
Stravinsky, Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Overture

Xylophone
Copland, Appalachian Spring
Ravel, Mother Goose

Glockenspiel
Respighi, The Pines of Rome
Tchaikovsky, Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

Cymbals
Moussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet Overture