Index

• STRINGS: Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
• WOODWINDS: Flute, Oboe and English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon
• BRASS: Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba
• TIMPANI/PERCUSSION
• HARP

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STRINGS

Violin

Alabama Symphony: Violin – Principal Second (May 2026)

Albany Symphony: Violin – Principal Second (March 2026): repertoire and excerpt sheet music

Boston Symphony:  Violin – section (Oct 2013):  CD round repertoire and Audition repertoire

Boston Symphony: Violin – Associate Concertmaster (April 2025): Supplemental Recording and Live Round

Charlotte Symphony: Violin – Principal Second (Oct 2014)

Chicago Symphony:  Violin – section 1 or 2 (Spring 2012)

Chicago Symphony:  Violin – Assistant Principal Second and Section First (Fall 2012): repertoire and excerpts

Chicago Symphony: Violin – Section Violin (Sept/Oct 2025)

Chicago Symphony: Violin – Section 2nd Violin (June and September 2026)

Cleveland Orchestra: Violin – Assistant Concertmaster (April 2013)

Detroit Symphony: Violin – Assistant Concertmaster (4th chair) (June-July 2026)

Houston Symphony:  Violin – section second violin (April/May 2013)

Houston Symphony: Violin – Section First Violin (May 2026)

Jacksonville Symphony: Violin – Principal Second (Feb 2015)

Indianapolis Symphony: Violin – Assistant Concertmaster (3rd Chair) (Sept 2014)

Los Angeles Opera:  Violin – section First Violin (April 2017)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Violin – First Associate Concertmaster (Oct 2010)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Violin – Principal Second (Oct 2009) and Section 1 & 2 (Nov 2009)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Violin – Section First Violin (July 2019)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Violin – Section First and Second Violin (Sept – Oct 2021)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Violin – Assistant Principal Second (May 2024)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Violin – Principal Second (February 2025)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Violin – Concertmaster (fka Principal Concertmaster) (March/April 2025)

Louisiana Philharmonic: Violin – Concertmaster (Sept 2013)

New York Philharmonic:  Violin – Principal Second (Spring 2017)

New York Philharmonic:  Violin – section (Winter 2009), (Fall 2013), and (Spring 2017)

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)

Pittsburgh Symphony:  Violin – Principal Second (2016-17)

Phoenix Symphony:  Violin – Section Second Violin (Jan 2013)

San Antonio Symphony:  Violin – Concertmaster and Assistant Concertmaster (Oct 2013)

San Diego Symphony: Violin – Associate Principal 2nd (Oct 2012)

San Diego Symphony: Violin – Principal Associate Concertmaster (Oct 2014)

San Francisco Symphony:  Violin – Principal Second (Nov 2013):  tape repertoire and audition repertoire

San Francisco Symphony: Violin – Associate Concertmaster (May-June 2023)

Seattle Symphony: Violin – section 2nd violin (Feb 2017)

Seattle Symphony: Violin – section 1st violin (April 2026)

Toronto Symphony:  Violin – section (2010)

Toronto Symphony:  Violin – substitute/extra (March 2012)

Utah Symphony: Violin – Concertmaster (Feb 2015)

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Viola

Boston Symphony: Viola – section (Jan 2015):  CD round and live round

Boston Symphony: Viola – section (February 2018)

California Symphony: Viola – Principal (Oct 2013)

Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Viola – Principal Viola (April 2013)

Chicago Symphony:  Viola – section (Nov 2013):  required repertoire, Shostakovich excerpts, Bartok excerpts

Detroit Symphony: Viola – section (January/May 2026)

Houston Symphony: Viola – section (Oct-Nov 2014)

Kalamazoo Symphony: Viola – section (Oct 2013)

Las Vegas Philharmonic: Viola – section (Sept 2014)

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra:  Viola – Principal (December 2018)

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Viola – Principal (April 2022)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Viola – Assistant Principal and Section (July 2010)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Viola – Associate Principal (February 2023)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Viola – Principal (February 2026)

New York Philharmonic:  Viola – Assistant Principal and Section (Sept 2017):  Audition Packet,  preliminary repertoire list & excerpts, and master repertoire list

New Mexico Philharmonic: Viola – section (chair 5) (March 2013)

New Mexico Philharmonic:  Viola – Principal, one year temporary (Aug 2013)

Pacific Symphony: Viola – Assistant Principal and section (2011)

San Diego Symphony: Viola – Principal (Oct 2013)

San Diego Symphony: Viola – section (Nov 2014)

St. Louis Symphony: Viola – Assistant Principal and 4th chair (two positions) (Feb/March 2014)

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Cello

Boston Symphony:  Cello – section (Oct 2014):  CD round and live round

Boston Symphony: Cello – Principal (March 2018)

Chicago Symphony:  Cello – section (Feb/March 2009)

Chicago Symphony:  Cello – section (Sept/Oct 2025)

Cleveland Orchestra:  Cello – section (Jan 2015):  audition list and Smetana excerpt

Dallas Symphony:  Cello – section (Feb 2014):  audition list and excerpts

Dallas Symphony: Cello – Associate Principal (Nov 2014)

Detroit Symphony: Cello – Assistant Principal (June-July 2026)

Fresno Philharmonic: Cello – Assistant Principal

Houston Symphony: Cello – section (January 2015)

Houston Symphony: Cello – section cello (May 2017)

Indianapolis Symphony: Cello – Principal (March 2015)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Cello – Principal (May 2012)

Louisiana Philharmonic: Cello – Assistant Principal and Section (Sept 2013) with Verdi Requiem excerpt

New York Philharmonic:  Cello – section (April 2009)

New York Philharmonic: Cello – Principal (Spring 2026): Master List and Preliminary List

Pittsburgh Symphony: Cello – section (Sept 2014)

San Diego Symphony: Cello – section (Feb 2015)

San Francisco Opera: Cello – Principal (June 2026): repertoire and excerpt sheet music

San Francisco Symphony:  Cello – section (Apr-May 2010)

St. Louis Symphony: Cello – Assistant Principal (March/April 2014)

Utah Symphony:  Cello — Principal (April 2013)

Steven Drake’s Audition List (posted on cello.org)

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Bass

Alabama Symphony: Bass – Section (May 2026)

Atlanta Symphony: Bass – Principal (2013)

Charlotte Symphony:  Bass – Principal (Oct 2014):  repertoire and excerpts

Cleveland Orchestra:  Bass – section (May 2011) (same as January 2012 list)

Dallas Symphony: Bass – section (April/May 2013)

Detroit Symphony: Bass – section (May-June 2026)

Kalamazoo Symphony: Bass – section (Oct 2013)

Kansas City Symphony:  Bass – section (Jan 2015):  repertoire list and excerpts

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Bass – Principal (March 2017) (updated Jan 2017)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Bass – Associate Principal (February 2020)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Bass – Associate Principal (April 2022)

New York Philharmonic:  Bass – Principal, Associate, Principal and section (June 2012)

Phoenix Symphony: Bass – Principal and Assistant Principal (May 2026)

Portland Opera: Bass – Core Principal (Oct 2013)

Richmond Symphony: Bass – Principal (May 2026): repertoire and excerpt sheet music

San Antonio Symphony: Bass – Principal (1 year may become permanent) (Oct 2013)

San Diego Symphony: Bass – section (Feb 2015)

San Francisco Symphony: Bass – Associate Principal (March 2017)

Seattle Symphony: Bass – section (Jan/Feb 2015)

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WOODWINDS

Flute

Chicago Symphony:  Flute – Second Flute ( Nov 2016) (repertoire list + provided excerpts)

Dallas Symphony: Flute – Principal (May 2013)

Detroit Symphony:  Flute – Principal (2012)

Houston Symphony: Flute – Associate Principal (Sept/Oct 2013)

Houston Symphony: Flute – Piccolo/Flute (Oct-Nov 2014)

Kalamazoo Symphony: Flute – Third Flute/Piccolo (Oct 2013)

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Flute – Principal (May 2022)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Flute – Principal (May 2010)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Flute – Principal (Oct 2012)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Flute – Principal (May 2015)

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)

Oregon Symphony: Flute – Principal (Feb 2026)

San Diego Symphony: Flute – Piccolo/3rd Flute (Oct 2014)

San Francisco Opera: Flute – Principal (June 2026): repertoire list and excerpt sheet music

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Oboe and English Horn

Boston Symphony: Oboe – Associate Principal (March 2026): supplemental recorded round and live round

Chicago Symphony:  Oboe – Principal (Nov 2017):  repertoire-list and provided excerpts

Cleveland Orchestra:  Oboe – 2nd (Oct 2011)

Detroit Symphony: Oboe – Principal (Nov 2013)

Detroit Symphony: oboe – Principal (Dec 2014)

Fresno Philharmonic: Oboe – Principal (Sept 2014)

Fresno Philharmonic: Oboe – 3rd/English Horn (Sept 2014)

Houston Symphony:  Oboe – Principal (2011)

Los Angeles Opera:  Oboe – 2nd Oboe & English horn (April 2013)

Los Angeles Opera:  Oboe – 3rd Oboe / English Horn (April 2017)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Oboe – Principal (October 2017)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Oboe – Principal (May 2019)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Oboe – Principal (April 2025)

New York Philharmonic: English Horn & Oboe (2011) and (Fall 2013)

New York Philharmonic: Oboe – Principal (Spring 2026): Master List and Preliminary List

Pittsburgh Symphony: Oboe – Associate Principal (Oct/Dec 2014)

San Diego Symphony:  Oboe – 2nd (Nov 2014)

San Francisco Symphony: Oboe – Associate Principal (Sept/Oct 2016)

Santa Barbara Symphony: Oboe – 2nd (January 2013)

St. Louis Symphony: Oboe – Principal (Nov/Dec 2013)

Toronto Symphony:  Oboe – 2nd (2011)

Past Audition Repertoire for American Orchestras from oboeinsight.com

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Clarinet

Chicago Symphony: Clarinet – Bass Clarinet/Clarinet (Nov/Dec 2025)

Cincinnati Symphony:  Clarinet – Principal (March 2017)

Cleveland Orchestra: Clarinet – Principal (February 2015)

Dallas Symphony: Clarinet – 2nd (January 2013)

Detroit Symphony: Clarinet – Bass Clarinet/Section (June 2007)

Detroit Symphony:  Clarinet – Second Clarinet (Feb 2013)

Detroit Symphony: Clarinet – Second Clarinet (Mar/Apr 2015)

Fresno Philharmonic: Clarinet – 2nd (Sept 2014)

Houston Symphony:  Clarinet – clarinet & bass clarinet substitute (2011)

Houston Symphony:  Clarinet – Principal (Oct 2013)

Houston Symphony: Clarinet – Substitute and Extra (April 2026)

Indianapolis Symphony: Clarinet – Bass Clarinet/Assistant Principal Clarinet/Utility Clarinet (Oct 2014)

Kansas City Symphony:  Clarinet – Associate Principal/2nd and E-flat (Feb 2015):  repertoire list and excerpts

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Clarinet – Associate Principal (Sep/Oct 2012)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Clarinet — 2nd/E-flat Clarinet (July 2014)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Clarinet – Principal (Oct 2015)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Clarinet – Bass Clarinet (December 2022)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Clarinet – Associate Principal (February 2026)

New York Philharmonic:  Clarinet – Principal (2008)

Pacific Symphony: Clarinet – Principal (January 2026)

San Francisco Symphony:  Clarinet – Bass/Utility (Jan-Feb 2011)

Toronto Symphony:  Clarinet – Associate Principal, E-flat, and Utility (2010)

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Bassoon

Atlanta Symphony: Bassoon – Principal (Sept/Oct 2013)

California Symphony: Bassoon – Principal (Oct 2013)

Chicago Symphony: Bassoon – contrabassoon (May/June 2013) (plus provided excerpts)

Cleveland Orchestra: Bassoon – 2nd (Jan 2012)

Colorado Symphony:  Bassoon – Principal (Sept 2025)

Dallas Symphony: Bassoon – Principal (Nov 2014)

Detroit Symphony:  Bassoon – Assistant Principal (Sept 2004)

Jacksonville Symphony: Bassoon — Principal (April 2015)

Indianapolis Symphony: Bassoon – 2nd (Feb 2015)

Indianapolis Symphony: Bassoon – Contrabassoon/Utility (one-year position) (July 2026)

New Mexico Philharmonic: Bassoon – Principal, one-year temporary (Aug 2013)

San Francisco Symphony: Bassoon – 2nd (April and June 2023)

Santa Barbara Symphony: Bassoon – 2nd (January 2013)

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BRASS

Horn

Baltimore Symphony: Horn – Second Horn (April 2013)

Boston Symphony: Horn – Principal (October 2022)

Charlotte Symphony:  Horn – Second Horn (Sept 2014):  repertoire list and cso-2nd-horn-audition-excerpts-pdf

Chicago Symphony: Horn – Principal (Jan/Feb 2015)

Cincinnati Symphony:  Trumpet – Principal (Feb 2017)

Cleveland Orchestra: Horn – Fourth Horn (Jan 2013) (plus required excerpts from Die Walkürre)

Cleveland Orchestra: Horn – Principal (March 2015)

Dallas Symphony:  Horn – Third Horn and Assistant Principal/Utility (two positions) (January 2014):  repertoire list and excerpts)

Dallas Symphony: Horn – Fourth Horn (Nov 2014)

Fresno Philharmonic: Horn – Second and Fourth Horn (Sept 2014)

Houston Symphony:  Horn – Fourth Horn (May 2013)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Horn – Principal (Oct 2008)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Horn – 2nd (May 2012)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Horn – 3rd (Nov 2014)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Horn – Associate Principal (May 2015)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Horn – Associate Principal (March-April 2018)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Horn – 4th (Sept – Oct 2021)

New Mexico Philharmonic: Horn – Principal (June 2013)

New Mexico Philharmonic: Horn – 3rd (Aug 2013)

New York Philharmonic: Horn – Assistant Principal and Utility (Jan 2010)

New York Philharmonic:  Horn – Associate Principal Horn and Principal Wagner Tuba; Assistant Principal and Utility Horn; Third Horn (2013)

New York Philharmonic:  Horn – Principal (Feb 2018):  audition packet, preliminary round rep list and excerpts, semi-final rep-list and excerpts, and master rep list

New York Philharmonic: Horn – Principal (Fall 2019)

New Zealand Symphony: Horn – Section Principal French Horn (Oct 2013)

Philadelphia Orchestra: Horn – 4th (September – October 2017)

San Francisco Opera: Horn – 4th and Utility (June 2026): repertoire and excerpt sheet music

San Francisco Symphony:  Horn – 4th (May 2008)

San Francisco Symphony: Horn – Utility (Sept/Oct 2016)

San Francisco Symphony: Horn – Principal (June-July 2023)

St. Louis Symphony:  Horn – 2nd and 4th Horn (two positions) (April/May 2014)

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Trumpet

Baltimore Symphony: Trumpet – Second Trumpet (March 2013)

Charlotte Symphony: Trumpet – Third/Associate Principal (Nov 2014)

Detroit Symphony: Trumpet – Principal (May/June 2010)

Fort Worth Symphony: Trumpet – Principal (Sept 2013)

Jacksonville Symphony: Trumpet – 2nd (Feb 2015)

Kansas City Symphony:  Trumpet – Principal (March 2015):  repertoire list and excerpts

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra: Trumpet – Second (November 2018)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Trumpet – Principal (2011)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Trumpet – Third/Utility (Jan 2011)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Trumpet – Third/Utility (April 2014)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Trumpet – Third/Utility (October 2018)

New York Philharmonic: Trumpet – 2nd (2007)

New York Philharmonic: Trumpet – Principal (Dec 2014)

Orlando Philharmonic:  Trumpet – 2nd

Philadelphia Orchestra:  Trumpet – 2nd (April/May 2013)

Pittsburgh Symphony:  Trumpet – Principal (2016-17)

San Diego Symphony: Trumpet – Principal (April 2014)

San Diego Symphony: Trumpet – Principal (Oct 2014)

San Francisco Opera: Trumpet – 2nd (March 2026): repertoire and excerpt sheet music

San Francisco Symphony: Trumpet – Associate Principal (Jan 2013) (taped round list HERE )

St. Louis Symphony: Trumpet – Principal (March/April 2011)

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Trombone

Boise Philharmonic: Trombone – Bass Trombone (Spring 2026): instructions and repertoire

Boston Symphony:  Trombone – Bass Trombone (March 2012)

Cincinnati Symphony: Trombone – Second/Assistant Principal (Nov 2013)

Detroit Symphony: Trombone – 2nd (Feb 2015)

Jacksonville Symphony: Trombone – 2nd (Feb 2015)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Trombone – Principal (May 2010)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Trombone – Principal (Sept/Oct 2014)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Trombone – 2nd (May 2018)

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)

St. Louis Symphony: Trombone – Associate Principal Trombone/Tenor and Alto Trombone as needed (Oct 2013)

Toronto Symphony:  Trombone – 2nd/Associate Principal (2012)

Utah Symphony:  Trombone — Associate Principal/2nd Trombone (Feb 2013)

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Tuba

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Tuba (April 2020)

Los Angeles Philharmonic:  Tuba (May 2022)

Pacific Symphony: Tuba – Principal (January 2026)

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TIMPANI/PERCUSSION

Boise Philharmonic: Percussion – Section (May 2026): instructions and repertoire

Boston Symphony: Percussion – Section (date unknown)

Colorado Symphony: Percussion – Principal (Nov 2025)

Detroit Symphony: Percussion – Section (May 2006)

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)

Indianapolis Symphony: Percussion – Principal (June 2026)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Percussion – Principal (May 2016)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Percussion — Assistant Principal and Section Percussion (Sept 2025)

New York Philharmonic: Percussion/Assistant Principal Timpani (2009)

San Diego Symphony: Percussion – Section (Dec 2013)

San Francisco Symphony:  Percussion – Principal (Jan 20-21, 2013)

Utah Symphony: Percussion – Section Percussion/Associate Principal Timpani (April 2013)

Utah Symphony: Percussion – Section Percussion (Dec 2014)

John Tafoya:  Timpani Audition Repertoire Lists

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HARP

Baton Rouge Symphony: Harp (July 2015) (includes excerpts)

California Symphony: Harp — Principal (Oct 2013)

Los Angeles Philharmonic: Harp – (October 2019)

Lyric Opera of Chicago: Harp — Principal (Spring 2011)

Madison Symphony:  Harp (2017)

St. Louis Symphony: Harp — Principal (April 2013)