Binghamton Philharmonic
José-Luis Novo, music director

announces the following vacancies:

Assistant Concertmaster
Section Violin
Section Viola
Section Cello
Section Bass
Oboe II/English Horn
Clarinet II

Per service orchestra with 4 classicals and 3 pops. 2010-2011 per-service rate $81 for  Section Strings and Winds, $88 for Assistant Concertmaster, plus travel.
 
Auditions: September 18 & 19, 2010.
 
Resume, email address and $50 deposit (payable to Binghamton Philharmonic) must be received by August 31. (Deposit will be returned at audition or by mail if cancellation made before September 3.) Send to: Binghamton Philharmonic Auditions, 168 Water Street, 4th Floor, Binghamton, NY 13901.
 
Audition times will be assigned after September 3.
 
Click here for Binghamton Philharmonic 2010-2011 concert schedule.
 
BINGHAMTON PHILHARMONIC AUDITION REPERTOIRE (2010)

1. A concerto from the standard repertoire, of applicant’s choice (5 minutes – preferably two contrasting sections of one movement or sections from two different movements). 

2. Orchestral excerpts selected by the audition committee from the appropriate list below.  The applicant may bring her/his own music. The Binghamton Philharmonic will provide copies of the excerpts if requested by the applicant after the deposit is received.

3. Possible Sight-reading

 

Orchestral Excerpts:

 

Section Violin:  (1st Violin parts)

Beethoven - Symphony No. 3:  Mvt. II (opening - m. 9;  m. 223 - end); Mvt. III (opening-m. 69)
Brahms - Symphony 4:  Mvt. IV (m. 33 - 80)
Mozart - Symphony No. 39: Mvt. II (mm. 30-38; mm. 46-53; mm. 96-108; mm. 116-125); Mvt. IV (opening – first beat of m. 41)
Schumann, R. - Symphony No. 2:  Mvt. II (opening - m. 76)
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 1 “Classical”: Mvt. I (opening to m. 23) ; Mvt. IV (opening to m. 41)

 

 

Assistant Concertmaster: (1st Violin parts)

 

A. All of the following excerpts:
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3:  Mvt. II (opening - m. 9; m. 223 - end); Mvt. III (opening-m. 69)
Brahms - Symphony 4:  Mvt. IV (m. 33 - 80)
Mozart - Symphony No. 39: Mvt. II (mm. 30-38; mm. 46-53; mm. 96-108; mm. 116-125);Mvt. IV (opening – first beat of m. 41)
Schumann, R. - Symphony No. 2:  Mvt. II (opening - m. 76)
Prokofiev - Symphony No. 1 “Classical”: Mvt. I (opening to m. 23); Mvt. IV (opening to m. 41)
 
B. Applicant may choose either solos from:
Brahms - Symphony No. 1: Mvt. II - violin solo
Shostakovich- Symphony No. 9: Mvt. I – violin solo (mm.186 to 211)
 
C. Applicant may choose either solos from:
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade: All solos and cadenzas
Strauss - Ein Heldenleben: violin solo (2 after [22] to [32])

 

 
Section Viola:

 

Beethoven - Symphony No. 3:  Mvt. III (opening-m. 69); Mvt. IV (opening - fermata); [B] - [C];  [G] - Presto)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5:  Mvt. II (mm. 1-10, 72-86, 98-106)
Brahms - Symphony No. 2:  Mvt. I (m. 114 - 136)
Mozart - Symphony No. 35:  Mvt. I (m. 1 - 5;  [A] - [B])
Rossini - Overture to "La Gazza Ladra": Allegro con brio (for 19 measures)
Strauss - Don Juan:  first page, measures 1-48 (stop before [C])
Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5: Mvt. I (2 after [15] - [17])
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6: Mvt. I, Allegro non troppo (m. 19) to Andante.
 
 
Section Violoncello:

 

Beethoven - Symphony No. 3:  Mvt. III (opening-m. 69)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5:  Mvt. II (mm. 1-10, 49-59, 98-106)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9:  Mvt. IV (mm. 8 - 91)
Brahms - Symphony No. 2:  Mvt. II (m. 1-32);  Mvt. IV (beginning - [E])
Mozart -Symphony No. 35: Mvt. IV Finale (mm.134 –181)
Schubert - Symphony No. 9 in C “The Great” (old No. 7):  Mvt. IV (opening - m. 39)
Strauss - Don Juan: opening to 10 after [B]
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4:  Mvt. II (mm. 21 to 16 after [A])

 

 

Section Double Bass:

 

Beethoven - Symphony No. 3:  Mvt. III (opening-m. 69)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5:  Mvt. III (trio: mm.141 – 177)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9:  Mvt. IV (mm. 8 - 91)
Brahms - Symphony No. 2:  Mvt. IV (beginning - [E])
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique:  Mvt. II (m.3 - 3 after [21]; 12 before [23] – [23]);  Mvt. III (4 before [41] – 5 before [43]); Mvt. IV (3 after [50] – [52]; [57] – 3 after [59])
Mozart - Symphony No. 40:  Mvt. I ( mm.114 - 134);  Mvt. IV (mm. 49- 62) ; (mm.153 – 205)
Strauss - Ein Heldenleben: [9] - 2 before [11] ;  [77] – [78]

 

 

Oboe II/ English Horn:

 

First Oboe excerpts
Brahms - Symphony No. 1:  Mvt. II opening - [C]
Brahms - Violin Concerto:  Mvt. II opening solo
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique:  Mvt. III opening solo
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade:  Mvt. II solo
Rossini - La Scala di Seta Overture:  opening - [3]
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4:  Mvt. II opening solo
 
Second Oboe excerpts
Bartók - Concerto For Orchestra: Mvt. II mm. 25-44
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a: mm. 1-29, with repeats
Brahms - Symphony No. 2: Mvt. II mm. 19-26 (3 after [A] – 6 before [B])
Dvorak - Symphony No. 7: Mvt. II mm. 1-8
 
English Horn excerpts
Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture: Andante sostenuto to 3 after [1]
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique: Mvt. III opening solo
Debussy - La Mer: Mvt. I 3 after [14] to 5 after [15]; Mvt. II [16] – [17], 4 before [34] – [37]
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 in e “New World”: Mvt II opening solo
Franck - Symphony in d: Mvt. II opening solo [A] – 6 before [B]
Rossini - William Tell Overture: solo Andante (m. 176) – Allegro Vivace (m. 226)

 

 

Clarinet II:

 

First Clarinet parts
Beethoven – Symphony No. 6: Mvt. I mm. 476 ( [K] )–492; Mvt. II mm. 68–77 (1 before [D]–1 before [E] )
Brahms – Symphony No. 3: Mvt. I mm. 149–156
Brahms – Symphony No. 4: Mvt. II mm. 4–30
Mendelssohn – Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo mm. 1–48; mm. 129–133; mm. 150–153
Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf: [20]–[21]
Ravel – Daphnis and Chlöe, Suite 2: mm. 2–17 ( [155]–3 after [157] ); mm. 38–75 ( [161]–3 after [169] )
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade:  Mvt II Cadenzas [F]–[G]; Mvt. IV  [I]–[K]
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 1:  Mvt. I mm. 9–18; Mvt. II mm. 3–10
 
Second Clarinet parts
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique: Mvt. V  (C Clarinet solo mm. 21–30)
 
Please note, optional auxiliary instrument repertoire below is not required, and it will not be asked in the first round, but if a candidate thinks it can enhance her/his audition the committee will gladly choose and listen to a few excerpts from the list during the second or subsequent rounds of the audition.
 
Optional E-flat Clarinet Repertoire
Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique: Mvt. V [63]–[65]
Mahler – Symphony No.1: Mvt . III [13]–[17]
Ravel – Daphnis and Chlöe, Suite 2: [200]–2 before [204]
Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel: 4 before [35]– 8 before [38]
 
Optional Bass Clarinet Repertoire
Ravel – La Valse: [4]–[12]; [36]–1 after [38]; [47]–1 after [50]; [77]–[78]
Strauss – Don Quixote: [14] – [15] (mm.139–148); Variation I opening – 2 before [19] (m. 183); [46] – 5 after [47] (mm. 421–428); Variation VII (mm. 514–525); Variation VIII (mm. 527–561); Variation X: [69] – 2 after [75] (mm. 639–676) 
Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel: 5 after [9] – 4 before [12]