Columbus Symphony Orchestra trumpet audition

Audition information
Position
Principal trumpet
Application deadline
October 1, 2019
Audition date
January 6–7, 2020
Weeks in season
28
Payment
$51,354 per year
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(Posted on September 13, 2019; last updated over 5 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One of the following solos
Haydn—Trumpet Concerto in E♭ Major
  • Mvt. I
Hummel—Trumpet Concerto in E♭
  • Mvt. I
First trumpet orchestra repertoire
Bach—Magnificat, BWV 243
  • 1–49
Bartók—Concerto for Orchestra
  • Mvt. I: 39–50
  • Mvt. I: 334–396
  • Mvt. V: 211–254
  • Mvt. V: 550–572
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. I: 282–298
  • Mvt. I: 513–end
  • Mvt. IV: 382–end
Dvořák—Symphony No. 8
  • Mvt. I: 18 after K to 3 after L
  • Mvt. II: 9 after D to F
Gershwin—Piano Concerto in F
  • Mvt. II
Mahler—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. III: posthorn solo
  • Mvt. VI Chorale: pickup to 26 to 27
Mahler—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. V: 13 after 10 to 5 after 13
Mahler—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. I: opening
  • Mvt. I: 211–256
  • Mvt. I: 278–293
Mahler—Symphony No. 7
  • Mvt. V: 6 after 223 to 225
Mussorgsky—Pictures at an Exhibition
  • First promenade: 1–2
Ravel—Piano Concerto in G
  • Mvt. I: 2–3
  • Mvt. I: 34–end
Respighi—Pines of Rome
  • Off-stage solo trumpet
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35
  • Mvt. IV: 1 before C to D
  • Mvt. IV: Q–R
  • Mvt. IV: T–U
Schumann—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. I: 1–13
Shostakovich—Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 35
  • Mvt. II: 34–36
  • Mvt. IV: 56–57
  • Mvt. IV: 1 after 63 to 65
Stravinsky—Petrushka (1947 version)
  • Ballerina’s Dance
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. I: opening
Tchaikovsky—The Nutcracker
  • No. 12a, “Chocolate—Spanish Dance”: 1–2
E♭ trumpet orchestral repertoire
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
  • 7 after 49 to 55
Possible sight-reading
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