Assistant Principal Bass and Section Bass

Audition Date: Sunday, April 29, 2007 (daytime)
Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, Friday, April 13, 2007
All forms must be received by this time. Late applications accepted only if space is available.

Audition Repertoire 2007:

• Concerto - First movement from a standard Bass concerto
• Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra, 1 st movement, up to m. 75 *
• Beethoven Symphony No. 5: Second and Third movements
• Beethoven Symphony No. 9: 4th mvmt beginning to letter A
• Brahms Symphony No. 1, First movement
• Mahler Symphony No. 1, 3rd movement solo
• Mozart Symphony No. 40: First and Fourth movements
• Ginastera: Variaciones Concertantes: Solo “Ripresa”movement *
• Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, First movement, reh. #22 - #27 *
• R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben reh. #9 - #11
• Stravinsky Suite from Pulcinella, Vivo, Solo passage *
• Sight reading from standard orchestral excerpts
  * Rental music excerpts will be provided upon request after completed application form and deposit checks are received.

If a member of the NHSO bass section is awarded the Assistant Principal position, then an additional section position will be available to be filled at this audition. Preliminary auditions are held behind a screen. Final auditions are held without a screen. Previous NHSO finalists may be advanced to the final round. The NHSO does not provide any travel expense reimbursement for any audition round. Finalists may be placed on the NHSO substitute list.

A refundable $25.00 deposit is required in order to secure an audition time. Send your Audition Application Form, check made payable to the NHSO and your resume to: NHSO, 70 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT 06510.

Your check will be returned to you at the audition. Cancellations must be received at the symphony office by noon on the day prior to the audition in order to be refundable. If you do not notify us that you will not be attending then you will forfeit your deposit. This system is designed to minimize no-shows.

Music may be obtained from your local music dealer or by calling either Kalmus Music Co. at 800-434-6340 or Luck's Music at 800-348-8749. Both accept major credit cards and offer several shipping options.

Contract Requirements
In addition to its seven Symphony Series concerts, the NHSO produces three Pops series, one Young People's Concerts, outdoor concerts in June and July, and other special concerts. Rehearsals are usually held on Sunday and weekday evenings, averaging four rehearsals per Symphony Series. Concerts are usually on Thursday nights.

Contracted members are required to attend four of the seven sets of rehearsals and concerts for the Symphony Series (36 services) with the possibility of missing up to three series per season. Approximately thirty additional services may be offered based on availability, seniority, and required instrumentation. The contract is flexible concerning attendance for these additional services. The per service rate of pay for the 2007-2008 season for Assistant Principal players is $114.00 per service. Section pay is $95 per service. In addition there is a travel pay allowance for players living more than 15 miles from New Haven (maximum of $20 per day). The current collective bargaining agreement expires May 31, 2008.