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Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra to Hold Principal Auditions for 2008-2009 Season
on 04/25/2008 11:43 AM
The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra will hold auditions for Principal String Bass and Principal Bassoon on June 3 from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Those interested in auditioning should prepare the following:
Principal String Bass:
Solo: A solo of your choice
Wagner: Meistersinger Overture (letter J to letter L; letter M to letter N)
Mozart: Symphony No. 41 (last movement)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (movement 3, opening solo)
Principal Bassoon:
Solo: The first movement of a standard concerto.
Orchestral excerpts: Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture (m. 101 through downbeat of m. 123, and m. 139 - downbeat of m. 171)
Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, variations III, IV, and V.
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, Movement no. 1 (from the beginning to letter A; movement no. 2 entire).
Auditions will be held in the band room of the Verhulst Building at Lakeland College. To schedule an audition time for the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra, please contact the Symphony Business Office at 920-452-1985.
Auditions for section players and substitute players for 2008-2009 will be held in the fall. Excerpts for all instruments are listed on our website and dates will be announced soon.
The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra is directed by Maestro Andrews Sill and was established in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1918. Today the orchestra has a roster of 68 musicians.
The orchestra rehearses weekly on Tuesday evenings from 7:30pm to 10:00pm at the Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts. They perform a five concert series, holiday concert, annual children's concert and summer pops concert each year.
In addition, the Symphony Chorus and Symphony Singers are also affiliated with the Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra. The Symphony Chorus is a 100-plus voice chorus directed by Janet L. Herrick, Associate Professor of Music at Lakeland College. The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra also sponsors the Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony jointly with the Sheboygan Area School District. This student organization, with approximately 75 members, is conducted by Philip Scales.
For more information on the Sheboygan Symphony and other audition opportunities please visit us at www.sheboygansymphony.org
