Orchestral Auditions

THE VICTORIA SYMPHONY

Tania Miller, Music Director 

ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING VACANCY FOR THE 2011/2012 & 12/13 SEASON

 Section Violin (2, possibly 3 positions)
(Rotating section) 

(One Position available March 7, 2012 or candidate’s earliest availability)
(One position available for the 2012/13 season, an additional position possible for the 2012/13 season) 

International Auditions will be held on Wednesday, Feb.15, 2012 at 10:00 am  at the University of Victoria, Music Building.

Salary     2011/12         36 week season $865.04/week
                                           8% EPW Pension   

Deadline for applications January 24, 2012

Interested Musicians, Please send a one-page resume to:

Mr. Peter Burris, Orchestra Manager
The Victoria Symphony
620 View Street, Suite 610
Victoria BC   V8W 1J6     
(250) 385 – 9771 (ext 230)
Fax: (250) 385 – 7767
Email: sarah@victoriasymphony.ca with Violin Audition in the subject line 

The Musicians of the Victoria Symphony are Canadian members of the American Federation of musicians. 

REPERTOIRE

SOLO:                        Mozart Concerto 3, 4, 5 (one only, 1^st mvt, no cadenza)
                                       (A pianist is not required nor provided)

EXCERPTS:                        All 1^st Violin parts

Beethoven:               Symphony No.9                   3^rd mvt. (m.99 – m.114)

Dvorak:                      Symphony No.8                   1^st mvt. (3 after B to 5 after C)
                                                                                          3^rd mvt. (beginning to letter C)

Handel                       Messiah                                 Overture – complete

Mendelssohn:          Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture.  (m.6 – m.39)
                                                                                                Scherzo (m.1 – m.99)

Mozart:                       Symphony No.39                  4^th mvt. (m.1 – m.41)

Prokofiev:                  Classical Symphony           1^st mvt (m1 – m.85)
                                                                                         4^th mvt (complete)

Schubert:                   Symphony no.9                    4^th mvt (beginning to letter C)

Schumann                Symphony No.2                   2^nd mvt. (m.1 – m.54; m.361 – m.397)

Strauss:                     Don Juan                                Page 1

Tchaikovsky:             Symphony No.5                   2^nd mvt (m.111- m.127)
                                                                                           4^th mvt (m.504 – m.545)

Sight reading may be required

2011 Section Violin Music

Call for Scores

Composers of any age can have their music played by the Victoria Symphony. Application deadline is January 27th, 2012. Please see below for submission guidelines.

VS Score Submission Guidelines