Auditions
The Oregon Symphony is the sixth oldest major orchestra in the United States and one of the largest arts organizations in the Pacific Northwest, performing over 120 concerts per year at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. It is recognized as one of the most successful and innovative symphony orchestras in the nation.
The Oregon Symphony announces the following openings/auditions:
Oregon Symphony Section Viola Auditions
Auditions will be held May 4 & 5, 2010 in Portland, Oregon
The Oregon Symphony announces the following vacancy:
Section Viola
Starting: 2010-2011 Season
Minimum compensation for the 38 week season: $$47,829.24
Benefits include:
- EMG and insurance allowance
- Year round medical and dental insurance
- LTD, AFM pension plan and paid parking
Auditions will be held May 4 & 5, 2010.
Your one-page résumé and $100 refundable deposit must be received by April 2, 2010. Please indicate on envelope Viola audition. Mail to:
Oregon Symphony
Attn: Bridget Kelly
Director of Musician Resources
921 SW Washington, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97205
Only highly qualified candidates should apply.
No phone calls please. All correspondence is by email:
- Auditions site: First Baptist Church
- Auditions site: First United Methodist Church
- Ground transportation and hotels
Section Viola Audition Repertoire List: (Download as a PDF)
| Solo | One of the following: |
| 1st movement of: | |
| Bartok, | |
| Hindemith | (Der Schwanendreher) |
| or | |
| Walton | |
| Mozart | Symphony No.35 |
| Movements 1 and 4 | |
| Beethoven | Symphony No.3 |
| Scherzo movement (exposition) | |
| Berlioz | Roman Carnival Overture |
| Upbeat to the key change after rehearsal 1 to 5 before rehearsal 4 | |
| Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Scherzo: Beginning to letter L | |
| Brahms | Symphony No.4 |
| Movement II, measures 64 through 71 | |
| Movement III, measures 282 to the end | |
| Movement IV, measures 41 through 82 | |
| Strauss | Ein Heldenleben |
| Rehearsal number 77 to 80 | |
| The pick-up to rehearsal 94 to 6 before rehearsal 98 | |
| Ravel | Daphnis et Chloé: Suite No. 2 |
| Opening viola section soli (rehearsal 158 to 166) | |
| Rehearsal 212-end | |
| Wagner | Tannhäuser Overtüre |
| Rehearsal letter H through rehearsal letter L | |
| (Kalmus Edition) | |
| Shostakovich | Symphony No. 5 |
| Movement 1, rehearsal 15 to 17 | |
| Rehearsal 32 to 39 | |
| Mahler | No.10 |
| Beginning through measure 15 | |
| The pick-up to measure 103 through 111 | |
| Possible Sight Reading |
Oregon Symphony Principal Timpani Auditions
Auditions will be held May 14, 15 & 16, 2010 in Portland, Oregon
The Oregon Symphony announces the following vacancy:
Principal Timpani
Starting: 2010-2011 Season
Minimum compensation for the 38 week season: $59,393.75
Benefits include:
- EMG and insurance allowance
- Year round medical and dental insurance
- LTD, AFM pension plan and paid parking
Your one-page résumé and $100 refundable deposit must be received by April 19, 2010. Please indicate on envelope Timpani audition. Mail to:
Oregon Symphony
Attn: Bridget Kelly
Director of Musician Resources
921 SW Washington, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97205Only highly qualified candidates should apply.
No phone calls please. All correspondence is by email:
- Auditions site: Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
- Auditions site on May 14 only: First United Methodist Church
- Ground transportation and hotels
Dear Candidates,
The Oregon Symphony appreciates your interest in the audition for Principal Timpani. We want to apprise you of the instruments which will be used during the audition process.
Logistical considerations make it necessary all candidates use the drums provided by the Oregon Symphony; no one auditioning will be allowed to bring their own set. The Oregon Symphony will provide drums for warm up, however they will not be identical to the set used for the actual audition. During the preliminary and semi-final rounds, a set of four Hinger Touch-Tone Dresden style timpani will be used by all candidates during their audition. Each drum has Remo Renaissance heads, master tuning screws located on the player's side of the drums for fine tuning and functional gauges for discerning average pitch location; Wenger adjustable stools will be available on stage if you choose to sit while playing.
Thank you.
Timpani Audition Repertoire List: (Download as a PDF)
| Bartok | Music For Strings Percussion and Celesta |
| Concerto for Orchestra, movements 4, 5 | |
| Beethoven | Symphony 1, movements 2, 3 |
| Symphony 5, movements 2, 3, 4 | |
| Symphony 7, movements 1, 3, 4 | |
| Symphony 8, movements 1, 4 | |
| Symphony 9, movements 1, 2 | |
| Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique, movements 4-5 |
| Bernstein | The Age Of Anxiety |
| Brahms | Symphony 1, movements 1, 3, 4 |
| Symphony 4, movements 2, 3, 4 | |
| Piano Concerto No. 1, movement 1 | |
| Hindemith | Symphonic Metamorphosis |
| Haydn | Symphony 100, movements 1, 2 |
| Mahler | Symphony No. 5, movements 1, 5 |
| Nielsen | Symphony No. 4 |
| Schuman | New England Triptych |
| Sibelius | Finlandia |
| R. Strauss | Burleske |
| Till Eulenspiegel | |
| Death and Transfiguration | |
| Rosenkavalier Suite; Final Waltz | |
| Salome’s Dance | |
| Stravinsky | Rite Of Spring |
| Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 |
| Romeo and Juliet | |
| Wagner | Siegfried’s Funeral Music |
The official pitch of the Oregon Symphony is A=440 Hz
All correspondence from the OSO is by e-mail; be sure to include your e-mail address with your contact information. Also, please adjust your e-mail settings to allow for our correspondence with you.
No phone inquires, please.
E-mail: Bridget Kelly (bkelly@orsymphony.org)
The Oregon Symphony is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
