Orchestral Audition Repertoire Lists
STRINGS
Violin
Chicago Symphony: Violin – section 1 or 2 (Spring 2012)
Chicago Symphony: Violin – Assistant Principal Second and Section First (Fall 2012): repertoire and excerpts
Cleveland Orchestra: Violin – Assistant Concertmaster (April 2013)
Houston Symphony: Violin – section second violin (April/May 2013)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Violin – First Associate Concertmaster (Oct 2010)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Violin – Principal Second (Oct 2009) and Section 1 & 2 (Nov 2009)
New York Philharmonic: Violin – section (Winter 2009)
Pacific Symphony: Violin – section first violin (2012)
Philadelphia Orchestra: Violin – Assistant Concertmaster (May 2009)
Philadelphia Orchestra: Violin – Substitute (March 2012)
Philadelphia Orchestra: Violin – Associate Concertmaster (May 2013)
Phoenix Symphony: Violin – Section Second Violin (Jan 2013)
San Diego Symphony: Violin – Associate Principal 2nd (Oct 2012)
Toronto Symphony: Violin – section (2010)
Toronto Symphony: Violin – substitute/extra (March 2012)
Viola
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Viola – Principal Viola (April 2013)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Viola – Assistant Principal and Section (July 2010)
New Mexico Philharmonic: Viola – section viola (chair 5) (March 2013)
Pacific Symphony: Viola – Assistant Principal and section (2011)
Cello
Chicago Symphony: Cello – section (Feb/March 2009)
Fresno Philharmonic: Cello – Assistant Principal
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Cello – Principal (May 2012)
New York Philharmonic: Cello – section (April 2009)
San Francisco Symphony: Cello – section (Apr-May 2010)
Utah Symphony: Cello — Principal (April 2013)
Steven Drake’s Audition List (posted on cello.org)
Bass
Cleveland Orchestra: Bass – section (May 2011) (same as January 2012 list)
Dallas Symphony: Bass – section (April/May 2013)
New York Philharmonic: Bass – Principal, Associate, Principal and section (June 2012)
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WOODWIND
Flute
Dallas Symphony: Flute – Principal (May 2013)
Detroit Symphony: Flute – Principal (2012)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Flute – Principal (May 2010)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Flute – Associate Principal (March 2009)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Flute – 2nd (Aug 2012)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Flute – Principal (Oct 2012)
New York Philharmonic: Flute – 2nd (2011)
Oboe
Cleveland Orchestra: Oboe – 2nd (Oct 2011)
Houston Symphony: Oboe – Principal (2011)
Los Angeles Opera: Oboe – 2nd Oboe & English horn (April 2013)
New York Philharmonic: English Horn & Oboe (2011)
Santa Barbara Symphony: Oboe – 2nd (January 2013)
Toronto Symphony: Oboe – 2nd (2011)
Past Audition Repertoire for American Orchestras from oboeinsight.com
Clarinet
Dallas Symphony: Clarinet – 2nd (January 2013)
Detroit Symphony: Clarinet – Second Clarinet (Feb 2013)
Houston Symphony: Clarinet – clarinet & bass clarinet substitute (2011)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Clarinet — Associate Principal (Sep/Oct 2012)
New York Philharmonic: Clarinet – Principal (2008)
San Francisco Symphony: Clarinet – Bass/Utility (Jan-Feb 2011)
Toronto Symphony: Clarinet – Associate Principal, E-flat, and Utility (2010)
Bassoon
Chicago Symphony: Bassoon — contrabassoon (May/June 2013) (plus provided excerpts)
Cleveland Orchestra: Bassoon – 2nd (Jan 2012)
Detroit Symphony: Bassoon – Assistant Principal (Sept 2004)
Santa Barbara Symphony: Bassoon – 2nd (January 2013)
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BRASS
Horn
Baltimore Symphony: Horn – Second Horn (April 2013)
Cleveland Orchestra: Horn – Fourth Horn (Jan 2013) (plus required excerpts from Die Walkürre)
Houston Symphony: Horn – Fourth Horn (May 2013)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Horn – Principal (Oct 2008)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Horn – 2nd (May 2012)
New York Philharmonic: Horn – Assistant Principal and Utility (Jan 2010)
San Francisco Symphony: Horn – 4th (May 2008)
Trumpet
Baltimore Symphony: Trumpet – Second Trumpet (March 2013)
Detroit Symphony: Trumpet – Principal (May/June 2010)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Trumpet – Principal (2011)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Trumpet – Third/Utility (Jan 2011)
New York Philharmonic: Trumpet – 2nd (2007)
Orlando Philharmonic: Trumpet – 2nd
Philadelphia Orchestra: Trumpet – 2nd (April/May 2013)
San Francisco Symphony: Trumpet – Principal (Jan 2013) (taped round list HERE )
Trombone
Boston Symphony: Trombone – Bass Trombone (March 2012)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Trombone – Principal (May 2010)
New York Philharmonic: Trombone – Associate Principal (2012)
New York Philharmonic: Trombone – Bass Trombone (Summer 2013)
Philadelphia Orchestra: Trombone – substitute Bass Trombone (April 2013)
Philadelphia Orchestra: Trombone – substitute Trombone (April 2013)
Toronto Symphony: Trombone – 2nd/Associate Principal (2012)
Utah Symphony: Trombone — Associate Principal/2nd Trombone (Feb 2013)
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TIMPANI/PERCUSSION
Boston Symphony: Percussion – Section (date unknown)
Detroit Symphony: Timpani — Principal (August 1998)
Detroit Symphony: Timpani — Principal (Dec 2012 – Feb 2013)
Hong Kong Philharmonic: Percussion – Principal (2011) (Page 1 and Page 2)
New York Philharmonic: Percussion/Assistant Principal Timpani (2009)
San Francisco Symphony: Principal Percussion (Jan 20-21, 2013)
Utah Symphony: Percussion — Section Percussion/Associate Principal Timpani (April 2013)
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