2023 Dubuque Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Audition Registration
November 1, 2023
Location: Five Flags Theater, 405 Main Street, Dubuque, IA 52001 

Visit website for more information: https://dubuquesymphony.org/auditions 

Application form deadline: October 11

  • Email resumes to Orchestra Manager, Cameron Keenan (he/him), at ckeenan@dubuquesymphony.org

Check receipt deadline: October 18

  • Address $50 refundable deposit check to Dubuque Symphony Orchestra, Auditions, 2728 Asbury Rd # 900, Dubuque, IA 52001

Please Note:
  • The orchestra tunes to A=440.
  • Copies of excerpts are available upon request.
  • For all auditions, sight-reading will not likely be asked, but the judges reserve the right to ask for sight-reading, possibly as a tie-breaker.
  • Other highly-qualified candidates have been auto-advanced to the performance round and will perform with the DSO throughout the 2023-2024 season.
  • PERFORMANCE ROUND: One Finalist will be chosen to perform as Concertmaster with the DSO for our Classics 5 week before the position is awarded. In extenuating circumstances, a different performance may be decided on by the audition Finalist and the Music Director/Conductor (See below).
  • These are blind auditions. The screen may be removed for the final pre-performance round. 
  • Your deposit will be returned upon your arrival to the audition. 
  • Cancellations must be in writing to the DSO office on or before October 23, 2023 to secure the return of your deposit. 
  • Your application is complete once we have received your resume AND deposit. 
  • Further communication and times will be sent to you by email no later than one week prior.
  • Concertmaster applicants are welcome to apply for the Assistant Concertmaster (3rd Chair) position as well

Audition Repertoire

·         Solo Works (to be played without accompaniment) 

  • First movement (exposition and cadenza only) of a Saint-Georges Concerto OR first movement (exposition and cadenza only) of a Mozart Concerto (3, 4, or 5)
  • First movement  (exposition and cadenza only) of a major 19th or 20th century concerto
  • Two contrasting movements from any Sonata or Partita of J.S. Bach

 

·         Orchestral Works & Solos

 

  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, mvt 3, m. 1 – 119
  • Brahms: Symphony No. 1, mvt 2 solo (1 before [E] to end)
  • Brahms: Symphony No. 4, mvt 2, m. 74 – 101, mvt. 4 m. 33-80
  • Coleman: Four O'Clock Shout, m. 103-123
  • Debussy: La Mer, [19] – [20], [33] – 4 before [39]
  • Mendelssohn :A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, m. 1 – 16 before [E]
  • Mozart: Symphony No. 39, mvt 1, m. 1 – 97 & mvt 4, m. 1 – 41
  • Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, all concertmaster solos
  • Strauss, R.: Don Juan, first two pages (m. 1 – 15 after [E])


Classics 5 Schedule

Rehearsals

  • Thursday, April 4: 3:30pm - 6pm
  • Thursday, April 4: 7:30pm - 10pm
  • Friday, April 5: 7pm - 10pm
  • Saturday, April 6: 11am - 1:30pm
Performances
  • Saturday, April 6: 7:30pm
  • Sunday, April 7: 2:00pm

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Do you agree to the following statements? (1.) I am legally eligible to work in the United States. (2.) All of the information in my resume is accurate. (3.) The audition may be recorded for review by the panel only. (4.) The DSO audition committee reserves the right to immediately dismiss any candidate not meeting the highest professional standard at the audition.
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