Vacancies
for the 2009–2010 Season

To reserve a audition slot within the time block, please send your resume to jr@kyso.org

Principal Positions:

Principal Oboe

Section Positions:

Asst. Principal / Utility F-Horn

Section First & Second Violin (3)
Section Viola (1)

Section Cello (1)

Section Bass (1)

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Highlands High School Auditorium

2400 Memorial

Ft. Thomas, KY 41075

Panel: Music Director, Principals (All auditions are screened)

     1:00  Principal Oboe                    

               2:15  Asst. Principal F-Horn                   
                 3:15  Section Bass                                   
4:15  Section Cello                 
        6:15  Section Viola                          

 7:30  Section Violin                

Starting per service pay for 2009-2010 is $70 for principals, $60 for section
Additional openings in some sections for mileage stipend
(Subscription Programs — avg. 5-7 services)

Audition Repertoire:

Principal Oboe:

1st movement exposition from a concerto of your choice (1-2 minutes)

Beethoven            Symphony No. 3 (mvt. III)              (m 80 - 115)  
Ravel                    Le Tombeau de Couperin               (m 1-14)
Brahms                 Violin Concerto (mvt. II)                (m 3-30)
Strauss                  Don Juan                                         (4m after L - 17m after M) 

Assistant Principal / Utility French Horn

Strauss Horn I Till Eulenspiegels Opening Solo
Mahler Horn I Symphony No. 1 (mvt. I) 4 m. before 2 to 3
Shostakovich Horn I Symphony No. 5 (mvt I) 36 - 41
Mendelssohn Horn III Symphony No. 3 (mvt II) 4 before F to 4 after G
Beethoven Horn I Symphony No. 7 (mvt I) m. 89-110
Mendelssohn Horn I Nocturne from Midsummer ... Beginning to A

Section Violin:  (First violin parts)

1st movement exposition from a concerto of your choice

Mozart                               Symphony No. 39  (mvt. I)                            Beginning to m. 96

Mendelssohn                       Scherzo (Midsummer Night’s Dream)              m. 17-99

Strauss                               Don Juan                                                     1st page only

Brahms                               Symphony No. 4 (mvt. I)                              m. 392- end

Section Viola:

1-2 minutes of unaccompanied Bach

Mozart                              Symphony No. 35 “Haffner” (mvt. I)          m. 134 - 181 (downbeat)

Mendelssohn                      Scherzo                                                   C to D

Strauss                              Don Juan                                                 1st page

Section Cello:

1st movement exposition from a concerto of your choice

Mozart                              Symphony #35 Finale                           Beginning thru m. 37
Beethoven                         Symphony No. 8 (mvt. III)                    m. 45-78
Brahms                             Symphony No. 2 (mvt. II)                      Beginning — 2 m. before A
Strauss                             Ein Heldenleben                                    Beginnning — 4 m. after 2

Section Bass:

1–2 minutes of unaccompanied Bach (candidate’s choice)

Beethoven                        Symphony Nr. 9 (Mvt. IV)                     Recit.; m. 541-594
Britten                             Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra   (Bass variation)
Mozart                            Symphony No. 40 (Mvt. I)                     m. 114-134
Mahler                            Symphony No. 1 (Mvt. III solo)

The committee also reserves the right to ask for sight reading.

If you don’t have access to these standard excerpts, full parts for most selections can be

purchased from Luck’s Music Library [phone: (800) 348-8749]. To reserve an audition slot,

mail, e-mail or fax your resumé to the KSO:

Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 72810
Newport, KY 41072

Phone: (859) 431-6216
Fax: (859) 431-3097

e-mail: jr@kyso.org