STRINGS
Violin
Boston Symphony: Violin – section (Oct 2013): CD round repertoire and Audition repertoire
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
Cleveland Orchestra: Violin – Assistant Concertmaster (April 2013)
Houston Symphony: Violin – section second violin (April/May 2013)
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 and Second Violin (Sept – Oct 2021)
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
Seattle Symphony: Violin – section 2nd violin (Feb 2017)
Toronto Symphony: Violin – section (2010)
Toronto Symphony: Violin – substitute/extra (March 2012)
Utah Symphony: Violin – Concertmaster (Feb 2015)
Viola
Boston Symphony: Viola – section (Jan 2015): CD round and live round
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
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 Philharmonic: Viola – Assistant Principal and Section (July 2010)
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)
Cello
Boston Symphony: Cello – section (Oct 2014): CD round and live round
Chicago Symphony: Cello – section (Feb/March 2009)
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)
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)
Pittsburgh Symphony: Cello – section (Sept 2014)
San Diego Symphony: Cello – section (Feb 2015)
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)
Bass
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)
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 (April 2022)
New York Philharmonic: Bass – Principal, Associate, Principal and section (June 2012)
Portland Opera: Bass – Core Principal (Oct 2013)
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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WOODWIND
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 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)
San Diego Symphony: Flute – Piccolo/3rd Flute (Oct 2014)
Oboe and English Horn
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)
New York Philharmonic: English Horn & Oboe (2011) and (Fall 2013)
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
Clarinet
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)
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)
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
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)
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)
New Mexico Philharmonic: Bassoon – Principal, one-year temporary (Aug 2013)
Santa Barbara Symphony: Bassoon – 2nd (January 2013)
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BRASS
Horn
Baltimore Symphony: Horn – Second Horn (April 2013)
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 – 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 – Principal (Feb 2018): audition packet, preliminary round rep list and excerpts, semi-final rep-list and excerpts, and master rep list
New Zealand Symphony: Horn – Section Principal French Horn (Oct 2013)
San Francisco Symphony: Horn – 4th (May 2008)
San Francisco Symphony: Horn – Utility (Sept/Oct 2016)
St. Louis Symphony: Horn – 2nd and 4th Horn (two positions) (April/May 2014)
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 Symphony: Trumpet – Associate Principal (Jan 2013) (taped round list HERE )
St. Louis Symphony: Trumpet – Principal (March/April 2011)
Trombone
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)
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)
Tuba
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Tuba (May 2022)
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TIMPANI/PERCUSSION
Boston Symphony: Percussion – Section (date unknown)
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)
Los Angeles Philharmonic: Percussion – Principal (May 2016)
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)
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