Yakima Symphony Orchestra

Brooke Creswell, Helen N. Jewett Music Director

Section Low Horn Vacancy

 

 

 

The Yakima Symphony Orchestra performs 30-35 services per season from October through May.  Compensation is on a per-service basis.  This is a tenure track position.  Auditions are screened. 

 

Auditions will be held in Yakima, WA on Monday, June 30, 2008. Taped auditions may be accepted only under exceptional circumstances.

 

 

Audition Requirements

 

I.               Solo:  First movement exposition of any Mozart horn concerto (no accompaniment)

 

II.             Orchestral excerpts (as presented in International/Chambers and Belwin/Pottag excerpt books):

 

Beethoven       Symphony No. 9          Movement III, fourth horn solo

Dvorak                        Symphony No. 9          Movement I, fourth horn

Shostakovich   Symphony No. 5          Movement I low unison passage

R. Strauss        Don Juan                    section unison passages

Tchaikovsky   Symphony No.4           second and fourth horn parts (all)

Wagner                                                Prelude to Lohengrin unison passages

 

 

For audition requirements and appointments submit a rŽsumŽ to

Lisa Rushton Smith, Personnel Manager

Yakima Symphony Orchestra

32 N. Third Street, Suite 333

Yakima, WA  98901

FAX 509-457-0980

lisa@yakimasymphony.org

 

For further information:          509-945-5590

 

Deadline for receipt of rŽsumŽs is June 20, 2008.