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Audition Dates & Repertoire

Peter Jaffe, Music Director & Conductor

updated August 8, 2007

 

FALL AUDITIONS

 

SEPTEMBER 8 & 9, 2007

For the following tenure-track positions:

                      

Saturday, September 8

Sunday, September 9

  • Principal Horn

  •  Principal Cello

  •  2nd Trombone

  • Section 1st Violin

 

 

 

Candidates: please be advised that second-round auditions will be held the same day.

Please send résumé and refundable $35 deposit to:

The Stockton Symphony Association

46 W. Fremont Street, Stockton, CA  95202

Upon receipt of these items, qualified applicants will receive excerpts with scheduled audition time.

Application deadline  received by: SEPTEMBER 1, 2007

48 hour cancellation notification required. 

Refunds will be mailed five days following auditions.

 

ALL candidates must be prepared to show proof of citizenship or eligibility

 to work in the United States at the time of audition.

 

 

Joanna Pinckney, Personnel Manager      

 

First-round auditions are anonymous and screened.

 

Repertoire

All auditions begin with a solo (concerto, sonata, etc.) of the candidate's choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Letters or numbers in bold are rehearsal figures.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments (15 or 20 minutes for principal positions). 

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VIOLIN I

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments (15 minutes for Principal 2nd candidates).

Brahms Symphony No. 1

mvt I: intro to m. 29
Brahms Symphony No. 2

mvt I: mm. 118-156

(E-F)
Mozart Symphony No. 35

mvt I: mm. 1-94 (exposition)
Mozart Symphony No. 39

Finale: mm. 1-41
Schumann Symphony No. 2

mvt II: opening to Trio I
R. Strauss Don Juan

opening through 9 bars

before  D
     

For Concertmaster, add:
Brahms Symphony No. 1 mvt II: mm. 90 – end (solo, pickup to E -end)
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol mvt I: (Alborada): solo 15 bars after letter C to end movement

mvt III: (Alborada): letter H to end of movement

mvt IV: (Scena e Canto gitano): opening cadenza to letter L
R. Srauss Also sprach Zarathustra 6 after 30-38 (2nd chair solo)
 

For Principal 2nd, add:
Brahms Symphony No. 1

mvt II: mm. 90- end (solo, pickup to E – end)
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol

mvt I: (Alborada): solo 15 bars after letter C to end of movement

mvt III: (Alborada): letter H to end of movement

mvt IV: (Scena e Canto Gitano): opening cadenza to letter L
     

 

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VIOLA

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments (15 minutes for Principal 2nd candidates).

 
Beethoven Symphony No. 3

mvt III: mm. 1-73
Berlioz Roman Carnival

1 – 4
Mozart Symphony No. 35 mvt IV: mm. 134-181

R. Strauss

Don Juan

opening through 5 bars before D, cut from m. 9 to pickup to m. 21

For Assistant Principal Viola, add:
Vaughan Williams

Fantasia on a Theme     

by Thomas Tallis

 letter I to 4 bars before L

 

 

CELLO

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.

Brahms Symphony No. 3

mvt III: mm. 1-16
Mozart Symphony No. 35

mvt IV: mm. 134-181
R. Strauss Don Juan

B through D; "a tempo" before W through 3 bars after W

Verdi

Requiem

 mvt III Offertorio: opening

 
For Principal and Assistant Principal Cello add:
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 mvt. III: solo; m. 71 (D) - end
     

 

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BASS

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments (20 minutes for Principal candidates).

Mozart Figaro Overture

mm. 1-24
Beethoven Symphony No. 5

mvt II: 114 (C) - 125

mvt III: mm. 1-96 (A); mm. 141-160 (Trio)
Brahms Symphony No. 1

mvt I: mm. 161-189 

(E - 8 bars before F)
Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije Suite

mvt II (Romance): 15 - 16

For Principal, add:
Mahler Symphony No. 1

mvt III: opening solo

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FLUTE / PICCOLO

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.

Beethoven  

  Leonore Overture No. 3    

mm. 328-360

(between E & F)
Brahms Symphony No. 4

mvt IV: mm. 93-105 (between D & E)
Debussy

Prélude à l'après-midi                

opening t

opening through 3
Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphoses

mvt III: final solo
Mendelssohn Midsummer Night's Dream

Scherzo: mm. (12 bars before P - end)
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf

2-6, 51-52
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé

176 – 179
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol

mvt IV: solo after L
Stravinsky Petrushka 31-32 (1911 version) or 60-61 (1947 version)
     

For Piccolo, add:
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé 156 - 164; 182 - 184; 192 - 193; 201 - 204; 215 – end
Rossini Semiramide Overture

K - L; T – U
Shostakovich Symphony No. 9

mvt I: mm. 47-76; mvt  II: mm. 286-end
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

mvt III: mm. 162 (after E)-170; 194-203 (F - G)
     

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OBOE

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.
Bizet Symphony in C 

mvt II: opening - 3; 7 – end
Brahms Violin Concerto

mvt II: mm. 3-32
Brahms Symphony No. 1 mvt II: mm. 17-23; 90-98 (7 bars before F)
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3

mvt II: mm. 33-100

(A - 13 bars after C)
Ravel Tombeau de Couperin opening
R. Strauss Don Juan opening to B; L – N
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 mvt II: opening solo;mvt III: mm. 133 (Meno mosso before E - 144)

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ENGLISH HORN

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called  from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.
Berlioz Roman Carnival

m. 21 until 3 after rehearsal 1.

(solo in introduction)
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez

mvt II solos from beginning until rehearsal 3
Stravinsky

Le sacre du printemps   

rehearsal  1 through 4
Wagner Tristan und Isolde

solo at beginning Act III

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CLARINET

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.
Beethoven (Bb) Symphony No. 6

mvt II: mm. 68-78

(1 bar before D - E)

mvt III: mm. 122

(after A) – 133
Brahms Symphony No. 3

mvt I: mm. 36 (8 bars before C) - 46 and 149-155

mvt II: mm. 1-22
Kodály (A) Galánta Dances mm. 31-65; 571-579
Mendelssohn (Bb) Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo: D – G
Ravel (A) Daphnis et Chloé 155 - 159; 201 – 204
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol

mvt I: A - B

mvt III: 11 bars after K – end
Stravinsky Petrushka

58 - 59, 100 - 101

(1911 version),

or 112 - 113, 188 - 190

(1947 version)
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 mvt I: solos at G and T

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BASS CLARINET
All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.

Franck Symphony in D minor

mvt II: m. 199 (19 before letter O – 239 (4 after Q)
Grofé Grand Canyon Suite

Mvt. 3 “On the Trail” 2 – 3; 8 before 13(Presto) – 4 after 13
Khachaturian Piano Concerto mvt II : 220- end
Ravel La Valse

4 before 9 – 12; 63 – 66; 77 – 80; 88 –

2 after 93
Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegel 9 – 11; 11 before 15 – 16; 31 32

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BASSOON

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.

Mozart Figaro Overture mm. 1-24; 101-123 (B - C)
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade mvt II: solo until A; L – M
Stravinsky Le sacre du printemps opening – 4
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

mvt II: solo mm. 274

(1 bar before F) - end

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FRENCH HORN  I                                                updated May 22, 2007

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice. Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities. All excerpts are Horn I parts unless otherwise indicated. Auditions will be scheduled in 15-minute increments.

Beethoven Symphony No. 7

mvt I: mm. 89 (B) – 101,

mm. 423 – end
     
  Symphony No. 9

4th horn

mvt III: mm. 82 (pickup to Adagio) – 99 (12/8)
Brahms Symphony No. 2 mvt I: mm. 454 (8 bars after M) – 477
  Symphony No. 3 mvt III: mm. 98 (F) – 110
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 mvt I: 17 – 21, 39 – 41
Strauss, Richard Till Eulenspiegel 

1st & 3rd horn solos

opening – 1, mm. 436 – 442 (before 29)
Wagner Siegfried short horn call
 

 

    

FRENCH HORN II

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice.  Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities.  Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 mvt III 2nd horn: trio, mm. 167 - 197

Beethoven

 

 Symphony No. 9 mvt III 4th horn: mm. 82 (pickup to Adagio) – 99 (12/8)
Haydn Symphony No. 31 mvt II: obbligato variation
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 mvt III 3rd horn: mm. 75 - 95
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

mvt I 1st horn: 17 - 21
     
     
     

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TRUMPET  II                                                updated May 11, 2007

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice. Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities. All excerpts are Trumpet I parts unless otherwise indicated. Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments.

Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

2nd Trumpet

mvt I: 39 – 50, 328 – 396

mvt II: 90 – 120

mvt V: 201 – 229, 549 – 573

Brahms Academic Festival Overture mm. 63-88 (17 bars before D)
Debussy Nocturnes mvt II (Fêtes): 10 – 11
Mahler Symphony No. 5 mvt I: opening solo
Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures

mvt I: opening - 2;

mvt VI (Goldberg and Schmuyle): 58 –62
Respighi Pini di Roma mvt II: offstage solo between 10 & 11
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol mvt IV: opening solo
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade

mvt III: G – H

mvt IV: Q – R

Tromba II, mvt II: E – F

 
Stravinsky Petrushka

69-70, 71-72, 132-end

(1911 version),

or 134-139, 140-143, 265-end (1947 version)

 

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TROMBONE                                          

All candidates will begin with a solo selection of their choice. Excerpts will be called from behind a screen from among the following possibilities. Auditions will be scheduled in 10-minute increments, 15 minutes for principal positions.

Berlioz

Rákóczy (Hungarian) March

from The Damnation of Faust

 

 6 bars before 4 – 3rd bar of 5
Brahms Symphony No. 4 mvt IV: mm. 113 (E) – 128
Mahler Symphony No. 3 mvt I: 15 – 17
Mozart Requiem Tuba mirum (all)
Ravel Bolero solo 10 –11
Rossini William Tell Overture

“Storm scene” mm. 92 –131

(C – 9 after D)
Rossini Overture to La Gazza Ladra

F (275 - 291) and I

(432 - Più allegro at 446)
Schumann Symphony No. 3 mvt. IV (all)
R. Strauss Till Eulenspiegel

mm. 553 –573

(5 bars before 37 – 4 bars before 38)
Wagner Lohengrin prelude to Act III: mm. 32-49 (B - C)