Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Auditions - Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra

Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Auditions

Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Auditions

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.

Principal Openings for 2008-2009:
The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra has an opening for a Principal Bassoon and String Bass. Auditions for the principal openings will be on Tuesday, June 3rd from 5:00pm-6:30pm. They will be held in the band room of Lakeland College (Verhulst Building).

If you are interested in either of these openings, please contact the SSO Office.

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).

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)

To schedule an audition time, please contact the SSO office either by phone (920-452-1985) or e-mail shebsym@sheboygansymphony.org and provide your name, instrument, and contact information (phone number and/or e-mail address).

Section Openings for 2008-2009:
We are currently auditioning for PERMANENT section players for 1st Volin, Viola, Cello and String Bass. Dates for the 2008-2009 auditions will be announced soon...

Violin:
A solo of your choice.
Mozart: Magic Flute Overture (m. 20-57)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Movement IV (beginning to m. 45)

Viola:
A solo of your choice.
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Movement I (rehearsal numbers 15-17)
Mozart: Symphony No. 35, Movement 4 (opening till reharsal A [m1-37])

Cello:
A solo of your choice.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Movement II (beginning to m. 10;and m. 49-59)
Elgar: Enigma Variations, Variation XII, tutti celli part (figure 52-55).

String Bass:
A solo of your choice:
Wagner: Meistersinger Overture (letter J to letter L; letter M to letter N).

To schedule an audition time, please contact the SSO office either by phone (920-452-1985) or e-mail shebsym@sheboygansymphony.org and provide your name, instrument, and contact information (phone number and/or e-mail address).

You should have a solo piece of your choice prepared for the audition, as well as the excerpts indicated below.

Substitute Section Openings for 2008-2009:
We are currently auditioning for SUBSTITUTE section players for 2nd Violin, all woodwind, brass and percussion. Dates for the 2008-2009 auditions will be announced soon...

To schedule an audition time, please contact the SSO office either by phone (920-452-1985) or e-mail shebsym@sheboygansymphony.org and provide your name, instrument, and contact information (phone number and/or e-mail address).

You should have a solo piece of your choice prepared for the audition, as well as the excerpts indicated below.

Violin:
A solo of your choice.
Mozart: Magic Flute Overture (m. 20-57)
Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Movement IV (beginning to m. 45)

Piccollo:
Tschaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Movement IV (m. 249-end)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Prestissimo (m. 851-end)
Sousa: Stars & Stripes Forever (m. 95-end)

Flute:
A solo of your choice:
Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream (letter P-end)
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Movement IV (m. 97-105)
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (beginning to rehearsal 3)

Oboe:
A solo of your choice.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Movement I (m. 284-322), Movement II (beginning to m. 47), Movement III (m. 80-115)

English Horn:
(If auditioning for English Horn only, candidate should play a solo of his/her choice; otherwise, a solo is not necessary)
Rossini: William Tell Overture, (solo at the Andante before letter F)
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Movement II (beginning to figure 1)

Bb Clarient:
A solo of your choice.
All are first clarinet parts:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 (Mvt III, solo, m. 48-78)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol (Mvt I, Letter A-B [m. 14], Letter C-end, Mvt III, llm. after K to end, Mvt IV all [skip long rests])

Bassoon:

A solo of your choice:
2nd Bassoon part:
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Movement III (6m. after M to 2m before N)
1st Bassoon part:
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture (m. 101 through downbeat of m. 123, and m. 139-downbeat of m. 123, and m. 139-downbeat of m. 171)

Horn:
A solo of your choice.
All are first horn parts:
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5

Trumpet:
A solo of your choice.
All are first trumpet parts:
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 (Offstage solo)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Movement IV (C-E, Q-R, T-U)

Trombone:
A solo of your choice
Mozart: Requiem (solo)
Wagner: Ride of the Valkeries
Ravel: Bolero (solo)

Percussion:
Please contact our Principal Percussionist, Glenn Zeinemann to schedule an audition at 920-457-0993.