Southern California Philharmonic

Southern California Philharmonic -

Auditions

The Southern California Philharmonic currently has openings for concertmaster, all strings, principal trombone, tuba, and percussion for our 2010-2011 season.

Audition Requirements and Instructions

1) New Applicants

Auditions for new applicants will be held on August 26 from 6:00-9:00 pm at the orchestra's rehearsal hall:

22755-G Savi Ranch Parkway
Yorba Linda, CA 92887
(click here for map)

New applicants should submit a performance resume including your name, instrument, and contact information to us via email (info@socalphil.org) or regular mail (click here for contact information). Please come prepared to play all Audition Repertoire excerpts for your instrument as listed below, plus an additional brief selection of your own choosing. Choose something that you feel comfortable with and displays your level of performance.

2) Returning Members

Required seating auditions for all returning members will be held on August 23 from 6:00-9:30 pm at the new rehearsal hall (see address above). Please email info@socalphil.org to confirm that you will be returning so we can schedule your audition. All returning members will be required to choose and play one of the excerpts from the audition materials listed below and one brief selection of their own. Choose something that you feel comfortable with and displays your level of performance.

3) All Musicians

We will contact you schedule your audition time. Plan to arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled time to sign-in. A general warm-up room will be available for all auditionees prior to their audition.

Instrument	Audition Repertoire
Violin	Excerpts from: Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream - Scherzo (measures 17-98) Brahms, Symphony No. 1, Op. 68 - Fourth Movement - Allegro non troppo (measure 61-letter H m. 183) (click here to view/download these excerpts)
Viola	Excerpt from: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 - Third Movement (click here to view/download this excerpt)
Cello	Excerpts from: J. S. Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 Beethoven, Overture "Coriolan" Bizet, L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 Dvorak, Symphony No. 4 Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol (click here to view/download this excerpt)
Bass	Excerpt from: Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 - Third Movement (click here to view/download this excerpt)
Flute/Piccolo	Flute excerpts from: Mozart, Concerto for Flute I Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 1 Dvorak, Symphony No. 8 Piccolo excerpts from: Rossini, Semiramide Overture Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 Shostakovich, Symphony No. 9 (click here to view/download these excerpts)
Oboe	Excerpts from: Beethoven, The Ruins of Athens Overture Rossini, The Barber of Seville Overture Haydn, Symphony No. 108 (click here to view/download these excerpts)
Clarinet	Clarinet in Bb excerpts from: Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 Beethoven, Symphony No. 4 Brahms, Symphony No. 3 Clarinet in A excerpt from: Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol (click here to view/download these excerpts)
Bassoon	Excerpt from: Mozart, Symphony No. 35 (click here to view/download this excerpt)
French Horn	Excerpts from: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 Holst, The Planets: Jupiter Dvorak, Symphony No. 9 Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis (click here to view/download this excerpt)
Trumpet	Excerpts from: Stravinsky, Petrouchka Frescobaldi, Toccata Williams, Star Wars Suite (click here to view/download this excerpt)
Trombone	Excerpts from: Berlioz, Hungarian March Mozart, Requiem Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries (click here to view/download this excerpt)
Tuba	Excerpts from: Wagner, Die Meistersinger Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis (click here to view/download this excerpt)
Percussion	Snare drum excerpt: Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade Fourth Movement Tympani excerpt: Sibelius, Finlandia Mallets excerpt: Kabelevsky, Colas Breugnon Suite - Overture (click here to view/download these excerpts)