Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra Auditions
The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra was established in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1918. Today the orchestra has a roster of 68 musicians.
The orchestra rehearses weekly on Tuesday evenings from 7:00pm 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.
Section Openings for 2009-2010:
We are currently auditioning for PERMANENT section players for 1st Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass.
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 rehearsal 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 business@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 2009-2010:
We are currently auditioning for SUBSTITUTE section players for 2nd Violin, all woodwind, brass and percussion.
To schedule an audition time, please contact the SSO office either by phone (920-452-1985) or e-mail business@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)
Piccolo:
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 Clarinet:
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.
