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Auditions in August and October 2010
Oboe Assistant Principal/2nd
Friday, August 20 (daytime). Click here for OBOE repertoire list.
Viola Assistant Principal (1-year) and Section (3 openings total)
Wednesday, August 25 (daytime). Click here for VIOLA repertoire list.
Cello Section (3 openings)
Sunday, October 3 (afternoon). Click here for CELLO repertoire list.
Application Deadline for OBOE, VIOLIN, and VIOLA auditions: Tue., Aug. 3, 2010 for receipt of COMPLETED audition application form, deposit check, and resume.
Application Deadline for CELLO audition: Fri., Sept. 3, 2010 for receipt of COMPLETED audition application form, deposit check, and resume.
If you are interested in applying for an opening in the NHSO, you must complete the Audition Application Form (click here to open pdf form for printing) and send it with your resume and a $30 refundable deposit by the date specified for your specific instrument. Even if you have auditioned with us previously, you will need to re-apply using the application form. Late applications will only be accepted if there are cancellations or unfilled audition times available. The NHSO reserves the right not to invite an applicant to the audition they have applied for.
The refundable deposit of $30.00 is required in order to secure an audition time. Please make your check payable to the NHSO. 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 make your deposit refundable. You will forfeit your deposit if you do not notify us that you are canceling and you fail to show up for your audition.
Send your completed application form, your $30 deposit and your resume to arrive by the deadline listed above to:
NHSO Auditions
P.O. Box 9718
New Haven, CT 06536 .
Questions?
Contact: Marvin Warshaw, Personnel Manager (click on link to send email)
Contract Requirements
In addition to its seven Symphony Series concerts, the NHSO produces three Pops series, one Young People's Concerts, outdoor concerts in the summer, and other special concerts. Rehearsals are usually held on Sunday and weekday evenings, averaging three rehearsals per Symphony Series. Concerts are usually on Thursday nights with a repeat on the weekend.
Contracted members are required to attend three of the seven sets of rehearsals and concerts for the Symphony Series (35 services) with the possibility of missing up to four 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 pay during the 2009-2010 season for assistant principal players was $118.80 per service and $99 per service for section players. In addition there is a travel pay allowance for players living more than 15 miles from New Haven
Auditions in August and October 2010
Oboe Assistant Principal/2nd
Friday, August 20 (daytime). Click here for OBOE repertoire list.
Friday, August 20 (daytime). Click here for OBOE repertoire list.
Viola Assistant Principal (1-year) and Section (3 openings total)
Wednesday, August 25 (daytime). Click here for VIOLA repertoire list.
Wednesday, August 25 (daytime). Click here for VIOLA repertoire list.
Cello Section (3 openings)
Sunday, October 3 (afternoon). Click here for CELLO repertoire list.
Application Deadline for OBOE, VIOLIN, and VIOLA auditions: Tue., Aug. 3, 2010 for receipt of COMPLETED audition application form, deposit check, and resume.
Application Deadline for CELLO audition: Fri., Sept. 3, 2010 for receipt of COMPLETED audition application form, deposit check, and resume.
If you are interested in applying for an opening in the NHSO, you must complete the Audition Application Form (click here to open pdf form for printing) and send it with your resume and a $30 refundable deposit by the date specified for your specific instrument. Even if you have auditioned with us previously, you will need to re-apply using the application form. Late applications will only be accepted if there are cancellations or unfilled audition times available. The NHSO reserves the right not to invite an applicant to the audition they have applied for.
The refundable deposit of $30.00 is required in order to secure an audition time. Please make your check payable to the NHSO. 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 make your deposit refundable. You will forfeit your deposit if you do not notify us that you are canceling and you fail to show up for your audition.
Send your completed application form, your $30 deposit and your resume to arrive by the deadline listed above to:
NHSO Auditions
P.O. Box 9718
New Haven, CT 06536 .
P.O. Box 9718
New Haven, CT 06536 .
Questions?
Contact: Marvin Warshaw, Personnel Manager (click on link to send email)
Contract Requirements
In addition to its seven Symphony Series concerts, the NHSO produces three Pops series, one Young People's Concerts, outdoor concerts in the summer, and other special concerts. Rehearsals are usually held on Sunday and weekday evenings, averaging three rehearsals per Symphony Series. Concerts are usually on Thursday nights with a repeat on the weekend.
Contracted members are required to attend three of the seven sets of rehearsals and concerts for the Symphony Series (35 services) with the possibility of missing up to four 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 pay during the 2009-2010 season for assistant principal players was $118.80 per service and $99 per service for section players. In addition there is a travel pay allowance for players living more than 15 miles from New Haven
