Auditions - Principal Cello (1-year position) and
Section Cello (1 position)

Audition Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 (afternoon/evening)
Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, Tuesday, May 6, 2008
All forms must be received by this time. Late applications accepted only if space is available.

Audition Repertoire 2008:

• J.S. Bach: (Required) One mvt. from any Suite for Unaccompanied Cello
• Solo of choice (concerto or other solo, but not Bach)
• Beethoven: Sym. No. 5, 2nd mvt.; m.1-10; m. 49-59; m. 98-106; m.114-123
• Brahms: Sym. No. 2, Slow mvt., m. 1-16
• Mozart: Symphony No. 40, 1st mvt. m.115-138; 4th mvt. m.49-62, the 8th note passage
• R. Strauss: Don Juan, 1st page
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvt., from 21 before A to 16 after A
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, 2nd mvt. from begin. to 2nd ending (with repeat)
• Sight reading from standard orchestral excerpts
  
  For Principal Cello add the following excerpts:
• Brahms - Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb (2nd Mv't solo)
• Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (1919) Solo sections
• Suppe - Morning, Noon and Night (Solo)

If a member of the NHSO cello section is awarded the Principal position, then an additional position will be available to be filled at this audition. Preliminary auditions will be held behind a screen. Final auditions if needed may not use a screen. The NHSO does not provide any travel expense reimbursement for any audition round.

A refundable $30.00 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, P.O. Box 9718, New Haven, CT 06536. Your check will be returned to you at the audition. Cancellations must be received at the symphony office by noon on the business 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 principal players is $128.25 per service and $95.00 for section players. 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 contract expires May 31, 2008 and is currently under negotiation.