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Auditions

The Du Bois Orchestra is still seeking to fill the following positions for our 10th season (with concerts on Friday, February 21 and Saturday, March 22 2025):

Principal Bass

Core Bass

Volunteer Violin

Contrabassoon

If you are interested, please email us at duboisorchestra@gmail.comIn your email, please include your name and instrument. If you are auditioning for a paid position, please also include a one page music resume.

Audition Requirements

Violin

Excerpts
Solos
  • Exposition of a standard violin concerto

  • A contrasting solo piece of your choice

Violin (Volunteer)

Excerpts
Solos
  • A solo piece of your choice

Cello

Excerpts
Solos
  • Exposition of a standard cello concerto

  • A contrasting solo piece of your choice

Cello (Volunteer)

Excerpts
Solos
  • A solo piece of your choice

Piccolo

Excerpts
Solos
  • A solo piece of your choice

English Horn

Excerpts
Solos
  • A solo piece of your choice

Bass Clarinet

Excerpts
Solos
  • A solo piece of your choice

Contrabassoon

Excerpts
Solos
  • A solo piece of your choice

Tuba

Excerpts
Solos
  • Wagner Die Meistersinger Overture: measure 158 – measure 188

  • Mendelssohn Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream: rehearsal A – 33rd measure of rehearsal A

  • Dvorak Symphony No. 8, Movement 4: rehearsal R – end

  • A solo piece of your choice

Timpani

Excerpts
Solos
  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Movement 1: measure 313 – measure 363

  • Stravinsky The Rite of Spring: rehearsal 189 – end

  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, Movement 3: rehearsal Dd – end

  • A solo piece of your choice

Snare Drum

Excerpts
Solos
  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal D – rehearsal E (Tambur piccolo)

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 4: rehearsal P – rehearsal R (Tambur piccolo)

  • A solo piece of your choice

Glockenspiel

Excerpts
Solos
  • Mozart The Magic Flute, No. 8 Finale: 34 measures before end – 17 measures before end

  • A solo piece of your choice

Tambourine

Excerpts
  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal F – rehearsal G

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 4: 15th measure of rehearsal W – Allegro non troppo e maestoso

Triangle

Excerpts
  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal E – rehearsal F

Cymbals

Excerpts
  • Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: 2 measures before rehearsal O – 8 measures before rehearsal P

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