The Audition Committee reserves the right to dismiss immediately any candidate not meeting professional standards at these auditions.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

CONCERTMASTER SEARCH

A comprehensive search process will be conducted during the 2008-2009 season.  Position will begin at the winning candidate's earliest availabilty. Auditions will begin late June 2008.

Highly qualified applicants should send a resume by May 16, 2008 to:

Concertmaster Search

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

1280 Peachtree Street, NW

Suite 4074

Atlanta, GA 30309

Attn: Russell Williamson

Or Fax: (404) 733-5252

Repertoire List

SOLOS:

One Movement of a Bach Solo Sonata or Partita; the first movement of a Major Concerto and the first movement of a Mozart Concerto

ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS:

Brahms          Symphony No. 2 - 1st movement beginning to letter F; 2nd movement

                                                 letter C to D; 4th movement to meas. 61

Mozart           Symphony No. 39 - 1st movement beginning to meas. 14; meas. 26

                                                   to meas. 142; 4th movement beginning to meas. 104

Schumann      Symphony  No. 2 - Scherzo

Strauss          Don Juan - page one

ORCHESTRAL SOLO EXCERPTS

Brahms                    Symphony No. 1

Rimsky-Korsakov      Scheherazade

Strauss                    Ein Heldenleben

Strauss                    Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

Tchaikovsky             Swan Lake - White Swan Pas de Deux

SECTION CELLO (Revolving Seating)- NATIONAL AUDITIONS
ONE YEAR POSITION

(National Audition will be held pending the results of Local Audition)

Position is for the period of August 31, 2008 - August 29, 2009.  All benefits provided.  Applicants will be notified by May 23, 2008 of results of Local audition.
National Auditions are currently scheduled for July 20-21, 2008.

Applicants should send a one page resume by May 16, 2008 to:
Cello Audition

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

1280 Peachtree Street, NE

Suite 4074

Atlanta, GA 30309

Attn: Susanne Watts

Or Fax: (404) 733-5252

Repertoire List:

SOLO:

One movement of a Bach Suite and one movement of a concerto of your choice

EXCERPTS:

Beethoven          Symphony No. 5 - 2nd and 3rd movements

                           Symphony No. 8 - 3rd movement

Brahms               Symphony No. 2 - 2nd movement: opening to A

Debussy              La Mer - 2 bars before figure 9 to pizz., top part only

Mozart                Symphony No. 35 - 1st movement: beginning to B

                                                           4th movement: beginning to A, 10 bars

                                                           after D to E

Prokofiev            Symphony No. 5 - 4th movement: 79 to 80

Smetana              Overture to Bartered Bride - beginning to A

Strauss                Ein Heldenleben - beginning to 13

Tchaikovsky        Symphony No. 4 - 1st movement: 9 bars of first Moderato;

                                                         8 bars before F to F ; upbeat before H to O

                                                         2nd movement: bar 21 to 16 bars after A;

                                                         53 bars from end to 30 bars from end

POSSIBLE SIGHT READING

SECTION VIOLA (revolving seating)

Audition: September 9-10, 2008
Resumes due July 12, 2008

Notification will be sent after the July 12th resume deadline.
Position will begin at winning candidate's earliest availability.

Applicants should send a one-page resume to:

VIOLA AUDITION
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
1280 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2074
Atlanta, GA 30309
Fax: 404-733-5252
Attn: Susanne Watts

Repertoire

1) First movement of a Concerto of player's choice

and

2) Two contrasting movements from a Bach unaccompanied Cello Suite or Violin Sonata or Partita

ORCHESTRAL WORKS

POSSIBLE SIGHT READING

SECTION BASS

Audition: September 21-23, 2008
Resumes due July 12, 2008

Preliminary tapes may be required for this audition.
Notification will be sent after the July 12th resume deadline.
Position will begin at winning candidate's earliest availability.

Applicants should send a one-page resume to:

BASS AUDITION
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
1280 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2074
Atlanta, GA 30309
Fax: 404-733-5252
Attn: Susanne Watts

Repertoire

SOLO

Koussevitzky: Concerto, 1st mvt.

OR

Bottesini: Concerto No. 2, 1st mvt. (Orch. Tuning)

OR

Vanhal: Concerto, 1st mvt (C or D Major is allowed)

AND

Bach: Cello Suite No. 3; Bourees I & II (no repeats)

ORCHESTRAL