Auditions
Auditions were held on September 8, 2026
Auditions for section strings, Horn IV, principal and section percussion have taken place for the fall, but it is possible to schedule an audition during the year, especially in the case of section strings.
Please complete this form and we’ll be in touch to schedule a time.
Violin (requirements and excerpts)
3 Octave D scale, slowly with vibrato
Solo of your choice, optimally a fast and slow section or separate movements
Coriolan Overture (m 13 – 83)
Brahms Symphony #4, Movt. 4 (m33 – 80)
Rimsky Korsakov, Scheherazade, opening violin solo
Sight reading
Viola (requirements and excerpts)
3 Octave D scale, slowly with vibrato
Solo of your choice, optimally a fast and slow section or separate movements
Mozart Symphony #35, Movt. 4 (m 134-181)
Beethoven, Symphony 5, Movt. 2 (m.1-10)
Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo (m.17-til D)
Vaughan Williams, Fantasia on Thomas Tallis, (letter I)
Sight reading
Bass (requirements and excerpts)
3 Octave D scale, slowly with vibrato
Solo of your choice, optimally a fast and slow section or separate movements
(a pdf containing all three of the following)
Mozart – Sym. #40, Movt. 1, (m. 114 – 130)
Brahms – Sym. #4, Movt. 1, (m. 108 – 131)
Beethoven – Sym. #5, Movt. 3, (beg. – m. 41)
Sight reading