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Auditions

Auditions for the Du Bois Orchestra's 10th season (with concerts on February 22 and March 22 2025) will be held on Thursday, November 21 and Saturday, November 23 at University Lutheran Church in Cambridge, MA.

 

To sign up for an audition, please email us at duboisorchestra@gmail.com. In your email, please include your name, instrument, and availability on the audition days. If you are auditioning for a paid position, please also include a one page music resume.

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Once you register to audition, we will be in contact with you to schedule your audition date and time. If you have any questions or need any accommodations, please let us know in your email.

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We recognize that there has historically been exclusivity and marginalization in the classical music experience and are actively working to rectify that. All are encouraged to apply.

Audition Requirements

Violin

Excerpts
Solos

  • Exposition of a standard violin concerto

  • A contrasting solo piece of your choice

Violin (Volunteer)

Excerpts
Solos

  • A solo piece of your choice

Cello

Excerpts
Solos

  • Exposition of a standard cello concerto

  • A contrasting solo piece of your choice

Cello (Volunteer)

Excerpts
Solos

  • A solo piece of your choice

Piccolo

Excerpts
Solos

  • A solo piece of your choice

English Horn

Excerpts
Solos

  • A solo piece of your choice

Bass Clarinet

Excerpts
Solos

  • A solo piece of your choice

Contrabassoon

Excerpts
Solos

  • A solo piece of your choice

Tuba

Excerpts
Solos

  • Wagner Die Meistersinger Overture: measure 158 – measure 188

  • Mendelssohn Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream: rehearsal A – 33rd measure of rehearsal A

  • Dvorak Symphony No. 8, Movement 4: rehearsal R – end

  • A solo piece of your choice

Timpani

Excerpts
Solos

  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Movement 1: measure 313 – measure 363

  • Stravinsky The Rite of Spring: rehearsal 189 – end

  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, Movement 3: rehearsal Dd – end

  • A solo piece of your choice

Snare Drum

Excerpts
Solos

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal D – rehearsal E (Tambur piccolo)

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 4: rehearsal P – rehearsal R (Tambur piccolo)

  • A solo piece of your choice

Glockenspiel

Excerpts
Solos

  • Mozart The Magic Flute, No. 8 Finale: 34 measures before end – 17 measures before end

  • A solo piece of your choice

Tambourine

Excerpts

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal F – rehearsal G

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 4: 15th measure of rehearsal W – Allegro non troppo e maestoso

Triangle

Excerpts

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal E – rehearsal F

Cymbals

Excerpts

  • Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: 2 measures before rehearsal O – 8 measures before rehearsal P

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