2023-24 JSO Auditions
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
*Please refer back to this page, as excerpt lists may be slightly modified prior to September 01, 2023*
For all open positions:
Highly qualified musicians are invited to submit an online application and a one-page resume by Sunday, October 01, 2023. Please email resumes to cmantell@johnstownsymphony.org in either PDF or Word format.
Please find all open positions listed below, along with their individual repertoire requirements. PDF copies of the excerpts may be available upon request.
Offer of employment at this audition is contingent on the winning candidate’s ability to provide proof of their current ability to work in the U.S. Employment will begin during the 2023-24 season. The JSO is a per-service orchestra.
Auditions will be held at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown. Please use the following address: 450 Schoolhouse Road, Johnstown, PA 15904.
Piccolo/Flute 3 Repertoire
Solo - Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto in C Major: Mvt. 2
Excerpts
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique: Mvt. 2 (Valse), reh. 29 to reh. 33 (Flute)
Brahms Symphony No. 4: Mvt. 4, 9 m. after reh. D to 7 m. before reh. E (Flute)
Kodaly Dances of Galanta: m. 100-150 and m. 530 to end (piccolo)
Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije: Troika (piccolo)
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite #3: Morning Serenade, pickups to reh. 34 to end and Juliet’s Death, reh. 44 to reh. 45 (Piccolo)
Ravel Bolero (from 2nd flute part): reh. 8 to reh. 9 (begins on “e” above the staff) (Piccolo)
Rossini Semiramide: rehearsal G to 3 m. after reh. H AND reh. T to reh. U (Piccolo)
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919): Variation de “Loiseau de feu”, Mvt. 1, reh. 9 to end of movement (Flute)
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker: Dance of the Mirlitons (3rd Flute)
Principal Horn Repertoire
Solo - EXPOSITION of any major concerto
Excerpts
Bach BraNdenburg Concerto No. 1: Mvt. 1, m. 12-25
Beethoven Symphony No. 7: Mvt. 1, m. 84-101
Brahms Symphony No. 2: Mvt. 1, m. 438-477 and Mvt. 2, m. 17-32
Brahms Symphony No. 3: Mvt. 3, m. 98-110
Mahler Symphony No. 1: Mvt. 1, m. 28-44 and m. 344 to the end
Ravel Bolero: reh. 8 to reh. 9
Ravel Pavane for a Dead Princess: m. 1-11
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5: Mvt. 1, reh. 17 to reh. 21
Strauss Til Eulenspiegel: Beginning to reh. 1 AND reh. 28 to 15 m. after reh. 37
Strauss Ein Heldenleben: Beginning to reh. 6
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919): Danse infernal, beginning to reh. 3
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5: Mvt. 2, m. 9-28
Wagner Siegfried: Short Call, Act 1 AND Long call, Act 2, Scene 2
Principal Trumpet Repertoire
Solo - EXPOSITION of any major concerto
Excerpts
*Bach Magnificat: Magnificat anima mean Dominum, M. 1-15 (Piccolo Trumpet)
Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3: off-stage call
Brahms Academic Festival Overture: chorale, m. 63-89
Debussy Fêtes: 9 m. after reh. 10 to reh. 11
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue: reh. 2 to reh. 4 and reh. 9 to reh. 14
*Handel Messiah: the Trumpet Shall Sound, m. 1-28 (Piccolo Trumpet)
Holst The Planets: Jupiter, m. 205-213 and m. 360-387
Mahler Symphony No. 5: Mvt. 1, m. 1-25
Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade, beginning to reh. 2
Respighi Pines of Rome: off-stage solo
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919): Danse infernal, 2 m. before reh. 2 to reh. 3 and 1 m. after reh. 9 to 2 m. after reh. 12
Stravinsky Petrushka: Ballerina’s Dance, reh. 135 to reh. 139
Williams Star Wars: m. 1-38
Principal Harp Repertoire
Solo - EXPOSITION of any major concerto
Excerpts
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique: Mvt. 2, beginning to reh. 23
Britten Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: Theme A; Variation I and J; Fugue, letter I to J
Copland Billy the Kid: Reh. 42 to reh. 43
Rimsky Korsakov Russian Easter Festival: Overture, reh. A to 26 m. before reh. D
Stravinsky Firebird Suite: Berceuse, reh. 3 to reh. 10 and reh. 19 to reh. 20
Stravinsky Firebird Suite: Danse infernal, reh. 3 to reh. 5
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker: Cadenza to Waltz of the Flowers
Associate Concertmaster and Section Violin 1 Repertoire
solo - EXPOSITION of any major concerto
excerpts
Brahms Symphony No. 4: Mvt. 4, m. 33-80
Handel Messiah: Air no. 16 (whole movement)
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo, first page only
Mozart Symphony No. 39: Mvt. 2, beginning to m. 27
Strauss Don Juan: opening to 14 m. after reh. C
Principal Second Violin Repertoire
Solo - EXPOSITION of any major concerto
First Violin Excerpts
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo (first page only)
Strauss Don Juan: opening to 14 after reh. C
Second Violin Excerpts
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1: Mvt. 3, m. 238-265
Bruckner Symphony No. 9: Mvt. 3, m. 129-139 (reh. I to 1 m. before reh. K)
Mozart Symphony No. 41: Mvt. 4, m. 74-114 (reh. B to reh. C)
Section Strings
Viola Repertoire
Solo - EXPOSITION of any major concerto
Excerpts
Brahms Symphony No. 2: Mvt. 1, m. 114-134, m. 302-317; Mvt. 3, m. 188-201
Copland Appalachian Spring: reh. 11 to 2 m. before reh. 14
Mendelssohn Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo, m. 19-93
Mozart Symphony No. 35: Mvt. 1, m. 41-66
Strauss Don Juan: Opening to reh. B
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5: reh. 15 to reh. 17
Cello Repertoire
Solo - EXPOSITION of any major concerto
Excerpts
Beethoven Symphony No. 5: Mvt. 2, m. 1-10, m. 49-59, and m. 98-106
Brahms Symphony No. 2: Mvt. 2, opening to 1 m. after reh. A
Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture: m. 1-7 and m. 18-24
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5: Mvt. 1, reh. 32 to 3 m. after reh. 38
Strauss Ein Heldenleben: beginning to 5 m. after reh. 5
Bass repertoire
Solo - EXPOSITION of any major concerto
excerpts
Beethoven Symphony No. 5: Mvt. 3, m. 1-218
Brahms Symphony No. 2: Mvt. 1, reh. E to reh. F
Handel Messiah: Opening Sinfonia, m. 50 to the end
Mozart Symphony No. 40: Mvt. 1, m. 115-138
Strauss Ein Heldenleben: reh. 9 to 6 m. after reh. 12
Announcing Substitute Auditions
DATE TBD
LOCATIONS AND TIMES TBD
Substitute Auditions Requirements:
1 minute of a concerto and 3 standard contrasting excerpts of your choosing that best show your professional ability.