Auditions
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra (OPO) is a professional, per-service orchestra performing approximately 110 services annually in the Orlando/Central Florida area. The OPO has an operating budget of $3 million and an endowment of $3.5 million. The OPO employs a unique shared musician/management structure with bylaws requiring that 25% of the Board of Directors be comprised of musicians elected by their peers.
The following auditions are currently scheduled. For each audition, please download and print all of the documents, including the information letter, audition application and repertoire lists. Preliminary round excerpts are also given for each audition.
SECOND TRUMPET – Audition scheduled for Thursday, May 3, 2012 (application deadline is April 26)
Second Trumpet information letter for applicants Second Trumpet Audition Application Second Trumpet Complete Repertoire List Second Trumpet Preliminary Round Repertoire List Recording Specifications and Instructions Second Trumpet Preliminary Round Solo Selection and Orchestral Excerpts: Haydn Trumpet Concerto Mussorgsky/Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Bizet Carmen Respighi Pines of Rome Beethoven Leonore Overture Mahler Symphony No. 5 von Suppe Light Cavalry OverturePRINCIPAL PERCUSSION – Audition scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, 2012 (application deadline is May 1)
Principal Percussion information letter for applicants Principal Percussion Audition Application Principal Percussion Complete Repertoire List Principal Percussion Preliminary Round Repertoire List Recording Specifications and InstructionsPrincipal Percussion Preliminary Round Solo Selections and Orchestral Excerpts:
Kreisler Tambourin Chinois Gershwin Porgy & Bess Delecluse Etude No. 1 Prokofiev Lieutenant Kije Dukas Sorcerer’s Apprentice Chapin Solo Exercise IV CThe OPO does not reimburse any musicians who incur travel expenses (including mileage, accommodations, airplane fare or any other travel costs) in order to audition for or perform with the OPO.
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