Symphony S.O.N.G (Symphony Orchestra for the Next Generation)

Thank you for your interest in joining Symphony S.O.N.G. Shinik Hahm, Artistic Director Auditions are available for the following positions:

*Concertmaster *Principal: Violin, Viola, Flute, Oboe, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Timpani nd

*Section: Violin, Viola, Cello, Clarinet, 2

Horn, Bass Trombone

Audition Dates: August 27~28, 2015 in New Haven, CT, USA (Only for Violin, Horn and Trumpet) Audition Time and Place: Detailed information will be sent to the applicants by email after your applications are reviewed.

2015 Average Salary: Competitive Salary, depending on qualification and experience

Post your audition video on YouTube and include the YouTube link on the

application. Videos must be shot in one take and include all of the required excerpts for your instrument. Please, see the repertoire list below. Absolutely no editing of any kind is allowed.

For the New Haven Audition: Resume and the YouTube video link must be received by August 15, 2015 Resumes and the YouTube video link may be sent to [email protected]

Employment begins at a mutually agreed upon time.

The Audition Committee reserves the right to dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest professional standards. If you are curious enough to have a look at our performance, please refer to the YouTube link. http://youtu.be/48ckL05ULG0

Video/ Live Audition Repertoire List

Violin (all 1st violin) Concerto: 1st movement of a major concerto Brahms: Symphony No. 2 / 1st movement: mm. 17-31, 118-136 4th movement: Beginning to m. 61 Strauss: Don Juan / mm. 1-62 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / 3rd movement: mm. 99-114 Schumann: Symphony No. 2 / Scherzo: Beginning to Trio I Mozart: Symphony No. 39 / 4th movement: mm. 1-41

Additional excerpts for Concertmaster Brahms Symphony No. 1 / 1st movement, mm. 1-9 Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade / 3rd movement, Concertmaster Solo 4th Movement, Recit. Lento 4th Movement, Recit. Adagio 4th Movement, 7 after rehearsal Z to the end Dvorak Cello Concerto / 3rd movement, 17m after [11] until [12] R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben / [22] - [32] Concertmaster Solo

Viola Concerto: 1st movement of Bartok Viola Concerto or Hindemith Der Schwanendreher or Walton Viola Concerto Strauss: Don Juan / Beginning to 6 after [C] Mozart: Symphony No. 35 / 4th movement: mm.134-181

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Scherzo: mm. 70-93, 233-254, 280-323 Mozart: The Magic Flute / Overture: mm. 27-63 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 / 3rd movement: beginning to m.170 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 / 2nd movement: [D] through 8 measures after [D]

Cello Concerto: first movement of a major concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 / 2nd Movement: mm. 1-10, 49-59, 98-106 Strauss: Don Juan / Beginning to 5 before [D] Mozart: Symphony No. 35 / 4th movement: Beginning to m. 53, mm. 147-211 Smetana: Overture to the Bartered Bride

Flute (all 1st flute) Concerto: One movement from Mozart concerto No. 1 or No. 2 Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 / m. 328-360 Debussy: Afternoon of Faun / first 4 bars and rehearsal numbers 2-3 Stravinsky: Petrouchka (1947) / Vivace (beginning) to [7], cadenza [60 poco piu mosso] Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream / Scherzo: starting 12m before [P] Bizet: Carmen / Entr’acte Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 / solo-3m, after [176] to 2m after [179]

Piccolo (all will play piccolo) Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / 4th movement: m.343 to [K] Rossini: Semiramide Overture / [G] - [H] and [T] - [U]

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 / 3rd movement: solo in Trio, m 194-197, m.365 to 398

Oboe Concerto: 1stmovement of Mozart Concerto in C Brahms: Violin Concerto / 2nd movement: mm. 1-32 Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 (oboe II) / 2nd movement: mm. 1-18 Rossini: La scala di Seta Overture / mm. 37-54 Strauss: Don Juan, solo Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / 2nd movement [A] to [B]

English Horn (all will play) Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture / 14 before [1] to [4] Ravel: Piano Concerto / 2nd movement [6] to [10]

Clarinet Concerto: 1st movement of Mozart Clarinet Concerto Kodaly: Dance of Galanta / mm. 31-65 Mendelssohn: A midsummer Night’s Dream / Scherzo: beginning to [B] Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 / 1st movement: mm. 474-492 2nd movement: mm. 68-77 3rd movement: mm. 122-133 Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 / 3rd movement solo Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espanol / 1st movement: [C] to 22 after [C]

Eb Clarinet (all will play) Berlioz: Symphony Fantastique / 5th movement: mm. 40-78 Ravel: Bolero / Opening solo

Bass Clarinet (all will play) Strauss: Don Quixote [16] to [19]

Principal Horn Concerto: 1st movement of Mozart Concerto No. 4 Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (horn 1) / 3rd movement: mm. 98-110 Brahms: Symphony No. 2 (horn I) / 1st movement: mm. 2-14, 454-477, Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel (horn I) / mm. 6-20 rd

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (horn I) / 3 movement: Scherzo, obbligato part rd

Beethoven: Symphony No.9 (horn I) / 3 movement: mm. 83-121 Dvorak: Concerto for Cello (horn I) / 1st movement: mm. 51-64 Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 (horn I) / 1st movement: [17] to 1 measure after [21] / [33] to 2 measure after [41] Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 (horn I) / 2

nd

movement: mm. 9-28

Associate Principal Horn Concerto: 1st movement of Mozart Concerto No. 4 Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (horn II) / 3rd movement: Trio mm. 170-205 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (horn II) / 1st movement: mm. 1-20 Strauss: Don Quixote (horn II) / Variation VII and VIII st

Shostakovich: Symphony No.5 (horn II) / 1 movement: [17] to 1 measure after [21]

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 (horn II) / 1st movement: mm. 1-20

Trumpet Concerto: Haydn Concerto in E flat Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Post horn solo Strauss: Don Juan / 5 measures after [F] to 3 measures before [G] Strauss: Ein Heldenleben / [58] to 3 measures after [61], [67] to 4 measures after [73], [80] to [83] Stravinsky: Petrouchka (1947) / Allegro, Ballerina Dance [134]-[139] / Lento Cantabile, Waltz [140] to 6 measures after [142] / Ballet ending [265]-[267] Stravinsky: Rite of Spring (piccolo) / L’adoration de la terre) Respighi: Pini di Roma / 1st movement: mm. 35-53 Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade, opening to mm.8 / Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuyle [58] to 4 measures after [62]

Trombone (all will play Trombone I part) Concerto: a movement from standard concerto Rossini: William Tell Overture Mozart: Requiem / Tuba mirum Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis Turandot: [H]-[J] Ravel: Bolero / [10]-[11] Wagner: Lohengrin / Act III, prelude Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries / mm. 58-77

Bass Trombone

Solo (required): J. S. Bach Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 5 In addition to Bach, candidate will chose to play one of following works (required): Ernst Sachse Concerto in F F. Hidas Rapsody F. Hidas Meditation R. Strauss: A Hero’s Life (Ein Heldenleben) Haydn: The Creation (Die Schopfung) No. 26 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Mozart: Requiem / Kyrie Kodaly: Hary Janos suite R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure) / Act 3 Scene 1 Wagner: Tannhauser Overture Rossini: William Tell Overture Berlioz: Damnation of Faust / Hungarian(Rakoczy) March R. Strauss: Thus Spake Zarathustra (Also Sprach Zarathustra) Brahms: Symphony No.4 / Finale Berg: Wozzeck / Act 1: m.133 to m.137 (4th Trombone) m.174 to m.181 (4th Trombone) m.469 to m.473 (3rd Trombone) Act 3: m.332 to m.338 (3rd Trombone) m.358 to m.365 (3rd Trombone)

Timpani A solo piece (3 minutes or less)

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra / 4th movement Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 / 2nd and 3rd movements Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / 1st movement: coda Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis / 2nd movement from [S] Stravinsky: Rite of Spring / Finale [189] to end, one player Mozart: Symphony No. 39 / 1st movement (Opening Section Only) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 / 1st movement: 3 measures before [T] to [U]