NORTHWEST FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT RESUME + OPTIONAL PRE-SCREENING RECORDING: SEPTEMBER 11th, 2019 LIVE AUDITION: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th, 2019 The Live Round will begin at 10:00am in Tyler Recital Hall at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center We are seeking applicants to fill the positions of… Section Violin Section Cello Third Trumpet Substitute Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, and Strings Application Process: Please email a one-page resume to Personnel Manager Matt Fossa by September 11th, 2019. Email:
[email protected] Note: Recordings of applicants’ playing are encouraged but not required. It’s recommended applicants provide a recording of five orchestral excerpts of their choice and that such recordings be sent in the form of a link to Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, SoundCloud, or other media sharing platform. Live Audition: Candidates will play a solo piece of their choice followed by excerpts from the attached List. NFSO – AUDITION REPERTOIRE LIST One solo piece of your choosing Excerpts as found in standard repertoire books from the following orchestral works Violin: Mozart: Symphony No. 39, first movement exposition (Introduction and Allegro) Brahms: Symphony No. 1, first movement introduction Strauss: Don Juan (first page) Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, second movement opening Viola: Strauss: Don Juan (first page) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, second movement Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, first movement #15-#17 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, first movement – Allegro non troppo Cello: Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (opening) Strauss: Don Juan (first page) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, second movement (Theme and all Variations) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Allegro non troppo Debussy: La Mer (first movement, top divisi) Double bass: Mozart: Symphony No.