2007-2008 Auditions

6 Concert Season – Programs in Jordan Hall & Regis College

Rehearsals: Monday evenings, 7-10pm at Devotion School in Brookline 
(Tuesday nights when Monday is a holiday).

Devotion School, Brookline, MA, 345 Harvard Street – T Accessible (Coolidge Corner T stop, then 2 Blocks North of Beacon Street, top floor of school)

Audition dates:

Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1,

Friday, September 7 and Saturday, September 8

10 a.m. ~ 4 p.m. at New England Conservatory

290 Huntington Avenue, Boston

http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/directions/index.html

Warmup rooms are available 15 minutes prior to your audition.

Scholarships are available to current music students and stipends are awarded based on financial need, technical skills, and musicality. Applications will be available to applicants who are offered a position with Civic Symphony and demonstrate personal and professional commitment.

*Summer early-bird auditions are available*

First Rehearsal – Tuesday, September 10th

Contact Susan Porr to schedule an appointment

617-953-3421 or susanporr@comcast.net

Positions open for the 2007-2008 season:

Assistant concertmaster

Principal 2nd Violin                                  2nd Bassoon

Principal Viola                                      1st Trumpet

Principal Cello                                      3rd Horn

Principal Bass                                      Timpani

Advanced string players in all sections                  Percussion

The audition is approximately 15 minutes long with the following requirements:

• · short solo (preferably from a concerto)
• · standard orchestral excerpts (preferably with at least 1 from Civic's 07-08 season repretoire)
• · sightreading
• · brief interview with the personnel manager (only for applicants who pass the audition)

Please bring a copy of your resume and the audition application with you to the audition