Tuesday, September 4, 2007
6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
for the following positions:

• Concertmaster
• Principal Viola
• Assistant Principal Viola
• Associate Principal Viola
• Principal Bassoon

Open Auditions will be held:

Saturday, September 8, 2007
At 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Location:
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Performing Arts Building
Room 109
320 Maywood Ave.
Mankato, MN 56001

Preliminary round will be behind a screen. There may be a semi final round that is unscreened. Candidates must provide their own music.

Repertoire for Concert Master:
Romantic Concerto of applicant's choice-1st movement including cadenzas.
Mozart Concerto of applicant's choice-1st movement, no cadenza

Mendelssohn-Scherzo from Midsummer's Night Dream
Strauss - Don Juan(Opening to D)
Brahms 1st Symphony-Movement 1(opening to 9 after A)

Concertmaster Solos from:
Bach Ehr Barme Dich
Brahms First Symphony (movement 2)
Strauss-Ein Heldenleben

Repertoire for Viola:
Bach Solo Suites for Cello (transcribed for Viola) - movement of candidates choice
Choose one: Bartok, Walton or Stamitz Concerto - 1st movement

Mendelssohn-Scherzo from Midsummer's Night Dream
Strauss - Don Juan (Opening to D)
Beethoven 5th Symphony - Movement 2

Viola Solos from:
Ravel - Mother Goose Suite
Enescu - Romanian Rhapsody
Strauss - Don Quixote

Repertoire for Bassoon:
Solo of Choice
Bolero
Symphonie Fantastique, Mvts 4,5
Marriage of Figaro, beginning through repeated d's
Tchaikovsky Symphony 4- solo at end of Slow movement
Peter and the Wolf

Please send a resume, cover letter, and $25 refundable audition fee to:

Mankato Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 645
Mankato, MN 56002