Plano Symphony

Professional Musicians may view the informatiom below
pertaining to resume submission, details regarding the date and time of auditions, and any other questions.

Auditions for the 2009/2010 Season are now closed.

Approved Audition Material

Concertmaster
Sheherazade -- N. Rimsky-Korsakov
Don Juan -- Strauss
Suite No. 4 (Mozartiana) -- Tchaikovsky

Violin - Updated 7/24/07
Symphony No. 39 (II mvt.) -- Mozart
Don Juan (first page only) -- Strauss
Symphony No. 1 (first mvt.) -- Brahms

Viola
Symphony No. 5 (first mvt.) -- Shostakovich
La Gazza Ladra (Allegro) -- Rossini
Roman Carnival (Soli) -- Berlioz

Cello
Symphony No. 5 (III mvt.) -- Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 (II mvt.) -- Brahms
Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream -- Mendelssohn

Bass
Symphony No. 3 (II mvt.) -- Beethoven
Fingal's Cave -- Mendelssohn
La Forza del Destino -- Verdi

Flute/Piccolo
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun -- Debussy
Symphony No. 4 (IV mvt.) -- Brahms
Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream -- Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 4 (IV mvt. -Piccolo) -- Tchaikovsky
La Gazza Ladra (Piccolo) -- Rossini

Oboe/ E. Horn
La Scala di Seta -- Rossini
Don Juan (Solos) -- Strauss
Symphony No. 2 (III mvt.) -- Brahms
Nocturnes (English Horn) -- Debussy
El Sombrero de Tres Picos (Cadenza-English Horn) -- De Falla

Clarinet

Clarinet Concerto (Mvt. 1)- Mozart
Capricco Espagnol -- R. Korsakov
Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream -- Mendelssohn
Dances of Galanta -- Kodaly
Symphony No. 6- Beethoven

Bassoon
Marriage of Figaro -- Mozart
Concerto for Orchestra -- Bartok
Scherezade -- R. Korsakov

Horn
1st Horn:

Till Eulenspigel -- Strauss
Symphony No. 5 (II mvt.) -- Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 7 (I mvt.) -- Beethoven

Symphony #5 - Shostakovich - low tutti

Symphony #3 (Trio) - Beethoven - 2nd horn part

Symphony #1 (3rd movt) - Mahler - low tutti

Trumpet
Leonora Ov. (off stage) -- Beethoven
Petroushka -- Stravinsky
Pictures at an Exhibition -- Mussorsky-Ravel

Trombone
La Gazza Ladra -- Rossini
Bolero -- Ravel
Requiem (Tuba Mirum) -- Mozart

Bass Trombone
William Tell -- Rossini
Ride of the Walkirie -- Wagner

Tuba
Pictures at an Exhibition -- Mussorsky
Symphonie Fantastique -- Berlioz
Symphony No. 1 (III, IV) -- Mahler

Tympani
Don Juan -- Strauss
Symphony No. 9 -- Beethoven
Symphonic Metamorphosis -- Hindemith

Percussion
Porgy and Bess (Xylophone) -- Gershwin
Pines of Rome (Glock.) -- O. Respighi
Scheherezade (Snare and Tambourine) -- R. Korsakov
Romeo and Juliet (Cymbals) -- Tchaikovsky