Oboe Ass't. Prin./2nd oboe

Audition Date: Sunday, September 11, 2011 (daytime)

Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, FRIDAY, August 12, 2011
All forms must be received by this time. Late applications may be accepted if space is available.

One Solo     Mozart Oboe Concerto, first page only
               OR Strauss Oboe Concerto, first page and half of p.2

Beethoven     Symphony 3, 2nd movement and Poco Andante of last movement, Oboe 1

Brahms           Symphony 1, movements 1 and 2, Oboe 1

Brahms           Symphony 2, movement 2, octaves with first oboe excerpt, Oboe 2

Debussy         La Mer, Oboe 1
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3, 1st and 2nd movement, Oboe 1

Ravel              Le Tombeau de Couperin, Oboe 1 part

Rossini           La Scala de Seta (slow introduction followed by fast section), Oboe 1

Tchaikovsky   Symphony No. 4, 2nd movement, Oboe 1 

For final round, add

• J.S. Bach                Easter Oratorio, Solo aria
• J.S. Bach                St. John Passion, #11, Aria for two oboes, Oboe 2
• Bartok                   Concerto for Orchestra, second movement, Oboe 2 *
• Mendelssohn         Symphony No. 3, 2nd mvmt, oboe 2 (playing with oboe 1)
• Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition, Ballet of the Chicks, Oboe 2 *
     * (If needed, this excerpt will be provided on request)

Possible sight reading from standard orchestral excerpts. Preliminary auditions will be held behind a screen. Final auditions will be held immediately after the preliminary auditions and do not use a screen. The NHSO does not provide any travel expense reimbursement for any audition round. The NHSO reserves the right not to invite an applicant to the audition they have applied for.

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 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 Information
In addition to its Symphony Series concerts, the NHSO produces a Pops series, a Young People's Series, 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 some repeat performances on Sunday afternoon. The pay during the 2010-2011season for assistant principal players was $118.80 per service. In addition there is a travel pay allowance for players living more than 15 miles from New Haven (maximum of $25 per day). The collective bargaining agreement is currently under negotiation.