Orchestral Auditions

THE VICTORIA SYMPHONY
Tania Miller, Music Director

ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING VACANCY FOR THE 2011/2012 SEASON

Principal Cello

National Auditions will be held on Wednesday, Nov.10, 2010 at 10:00 am at the University of Victoria Music Building.

Salary: 2011/12 season under negotiation
$990.24 per week 2010 /11 season
37 week season
8% EPW Pension

Deadline for applications Oct.12, 2010

Interested Musicians, Please send a one-page resume to:

Mr. Peter Burris, Orchestra Manager
The Victoria Symphony
620 View Street, Suite 610
Victoria BC V8W 1J6
(250) 385.9771 (ext 230)
Fax (250) 385.7767

Email ashley@victoriasymphony.ca with Principal Cello Audition in the subject line.

The Musicians of the Victoria Symphony are Canadian members of the American Federation of musicians.

REPERTOIRE

SOLO

Haydn: Concerto in D (1st movement)
Bach: Prelude from any Bach Suite
Accompanist not required nor provided

EXCERPTS
(click here to download in pdf)

Orchestral Solos:

Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus (Act 2; Andante quasi Allegretto; beginning to 8 after letter A)
Brahms: Piano Cto No.2 (Mvt 3; Beginning to 9 after letter A; letter D to end)
Strauss: Der Bürger als Edelmann:(Mvt No.9;Rehearsal #84 to #89)
Shostakovich: Symphony No.1 (Mvt 4; Rehearsal # 36 to #40)
Von Suppé: Poet and Peasant Overture (bar 16 to letter A)

Orchestral:

Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2; bar 1 to bar 10; bar 49 to bar 58; bar 98 to bar 123) (Mvt 3; letter A to bar 178) Symphony No.9 (Mvt 4; bar 8 to bar 91)
Brahms: Symphony No.2 (Mvt 2; Bar 1 to bar 15)
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream (Scherzo Letter N to Letter O) Symphony No.4 (Mvt 1; bar 22 to letter A)
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture (bar 1 to bar 34) Symphony No.35 (Mvt 4; 10 after D to E)
Strauss: Don Juan (1st page)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 (Mvt 1; 8 bars before F to Letter F)

Sight reading may be required.