Oboe Assistant Principal/2nd (1-year)

Audition Date: Friday, August 20, 2010 (daytime)

Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, TUESDAY, August 3, 2010
All forms must be received by this time. Late applications may be accepted if space is available.

Oboe Audition Repertoire 2010:

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 Adagio 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, 1^st 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, 2^nd 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 *
Mahler Symphony No. 2, 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 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. 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.

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