- Section Violin
- Principal 2nd Violin
- 2nd Stand Outside (Principal 1st) Violin
Audition Location: Colorado State University Center for the Arts (UCA)
1466 Remington Street
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Application Deadline: Monday, September 20, 2010
Click here for DIRECTIONS to the UCA
Repertoire:
Click on excerpt name for music (ALLOW POP-UP)
Solo: Exposition of a 1st mvt of a major violin concerto
Prepared Orchestral Excerpts (1st violin parts):
1. Beethoven Symphony No. 9, mvt. III — mm. 99-114
2. Brahms Symphony No. 4, mvt. II — mm. 74-101 AND mvt. IV—mm. 33-80
JPG 1 AND JPG 2 AND JPG 3
3. Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo (first page)
4. Mozart Symphony No. 39, mvt IV — mm1-41 (letter A) - JPG 1 AND JPG 2
5. Strauss Don Juan — mm. 1-62
Possible Sight Reading
For 2nd stand outside (Principal 1st) violin ADD:
Brahms Symphony No. 1, mvt 2, solos
For Principal 2nd of ADD:
(P2 does not need Brahms 1 solos unless
also applying for 2nd stand outside 1st)
(2nd violin parts)
1. Brahms Piano concerto No. 1., mvt 3, bars 238-274 (letter E)
2. Smetena Overture to the Bartered Bride bars 1-100
JPG 1 AND JPG 2
3. Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute—mm. 16-57
2nd stand outside 1st violin and Principal 2nd may include an ensemble round.
For more information and to request an audition time email a ONE PAGE resume
(including current address, email address and phone number) by
Monday, September 20, 2010:
April Johannesen, Audition Coordinator
ajohannesen@fcsymphony.org
Communication via email is preferred, but you may also mail to:
April Johannesen, Audition Coordinator
P.O. Box 1963
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Final offers for titled positions may be contingent on a service with the Fort Collins Symphony.
If one of the titled postions is won by a current member - the resulting vacancy may be offered.
General inquiries, contact FCS at ajohannesen@fcsymphony.org for more information.
Employment will begin as soon as the winner's availability and the Fort Collins Symphony schedule allow.
The Audition Committee reserves the right to dismiss immediately any candidate not meeting the professional standards of this audition.
Final offers may be contingent on a service with the Fort Collins Symphony.
These are National Auditions. All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
The FCS does not reimburse musicians who incur travel expenses (including mileage, accommodations, airplane fare or any other travel costs) in order to audition for or perform with the FCS.
The per-service pay scale for regular members of the Fort Collins Symphony:
$85 for Principal
$75 for Assistant Principal
$71 for Section
