January 21, 2015
‘Thank you for expressing interest in the English Hom/Oboe opening (one (1) position).
Employment begins at the earliest availability of the winning candidate.
The application for this position can be submitted electronically at www.nyphil.org/auditions
The deadline to apply is Friday, February 20, 2015.
You have the choice of playing a live preliminary audition in New York, or sending a recorded
preliminary audition. The repertoire is the same for both options. Due to the limited availability
of Avery Fisher Hall, some applicants who wish to play a live preliminary audition may be
asked to submit a recorded audition. Best efforts will be made to schedule everyone who wishes
to play a live audition. Times and dates will be confirmed as soon as possible after the
application deadline.
Live preliminary auditions will be held on Mareh 27 and Mareh 28, 2015.
Candidates who are advanced from either the live or the recorded preliminary audition will play
a live semi-final audition on April 10, 2015.
Final auditions will be held on April 11, 2015. There may be sight-reading materials in the
semi-final and final auditions. An accompanist will be provided for the concertos in the final
round,
Recorded preliminary auditions will be accepted until March 16, 2015, Recordings may be
submitted electronically as WAV files, or via CD, or Mini Directions for submitting a
digital audition can be found on page 5 of this packet. Recorded auditions received in this office
after March 16, 2015 will not be considered.
Live auditions, including the first part of the finals, will be held behind a screen on stage at
Avery Fisher Hall. Please be aware that the audition committee of the New York Philharmonic
reserves the right to dismiss any candidate at any point during auditions.
Please note that finalists may be required to play with the New York Philharmonic for a period
of time as part of the final audition process.
Reimbursement of travel expenses is paid to those selected for the final audition.YORK,
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Please be aware that the New York Philharmonic bears no responsibility in obtaining work
permits for applicants who are not naturalized United States citizens. Employment will not be
offered to applicants who have an unfulfilled obligation, such as military service, to his/her
country of origin. Please do not audition if this applies to you.
{All questions or inquiries should be directed to this office, preferably in writing. Please keep us
informed of any address changes during this audition process.
Sincerely,
Carl R. Schiebler
Personnel Manager
New York Philharmonic
ELECTRONICS DISCLAIMER
Electronic communication and possession of electronic devices such as smart phones and tablets
is not permitted at New York Philharmonic auditions. Mobile phones and tablets will be
collected in the Orchestra Personnel office upon candidates’ arrival and will be returned upon
the conclusion of the audition. In the event of an emergency, applicants may make a phone call
with an Orchestra Personnel representative in attendance. Any applicant found in violation of
this provision will be immediately dismissed from the audition process.ENGLISH Horn/OBOE AUDITION
MasTer REPERTOIRE LST
2014-2015
SOLO REPERTOIRE
Oboe
J.S. BACH Cantata No. 82, “Ich habe genug”, Beginning ~ measure 47
MOZART Oboe Concerto, 1 movement, exposition
English Horn
3.8. BACH Cantata 1 “Wie schn leuchtet” or St. John Passion “Zehrfliesse, mein
herz”
ORCHESTRAL REPERTOIRE
J.8. BACH Cantata No. 1, “Erfullet, ihr himmlischen gottlichen Flammen”, measures
1-34
BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture, 14 bars before #1 — two measures before #3
BERLIOZ, Rob Roy Overture, 2 measures before #7 ~ 5 measures before #9, from
#10: both solos marked Larghetto espressivo — play until 8 measures after
a3
DVORAK Symphony No. 9, From the New World
FALLA Three-Cornered Hat, “The Miller's Dance” #1 — #2
MAHLER Kindertotenlieder, movement 3, measures 1 ~9 AND movement 5,
#4—7 measures before #6
RAVEL Piano Concerto in G Major, second movement, #6 — #9
RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez, second movement
SCHOENBERG _Pelléas et Mélisande
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 8, first movement, measures 96 ~ 106 and
measures 301 — 350 AND second movement, measures 170 — 188 and
measures 204 — 214
R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben
Sight reading from the standard oboe orchestral repertoire will be asked for during these
auditions.
The New York Philharmonic tunes to A442.NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
RECORDING SPECIFICATION SHEET.
‘The New York Philharmonic will accept electror
Each track must have an ID.
All recorded auditions should be made in mono, according to the instructions below:
auditions (WAV files), CDs or Mini Discs.
RECORDING INSTRUCTIONS:
If possible, use a Neumann KM 184 or 140 microphone. If this microphone is not available, use
a similar studio-quality condenser microphone.
The microphone should be placed approximately eight feet off of the floor, six feet in front of
the player, and pointed directly at the instrument.
Itis in your best interest to make the recording in a suitably quiet acoustical environment,
Loud passages should modulate CDs and MDs to just below “O”.
Excerpts are to be recorded in the order specified on the enclosed Recording Audition
Repertoire List. No speaking or other identifying sounds will be permitted on the recording; the
recording should serve as a "blind preliminary audition"
NOTES:
Repertoire should be played in the order listed.
Play only as noted.
Any recordings submitted out of the proper order or with any other material than the listed
repertoire will be disqualified
ID each track of your audition with the excerpt number and your fall name
Ex: 01 ~ Jane Smith — EH OBOE audition
(02 —Jane Smith - EH OBOE audition
Editing should not be used for the music excerpts.
Extended pauses between excerpts should be removed.
Please remember: It is to your advantage to have this recording be an accurate representation of
your playing abilities
© If you are submitting your audition electronically, convert each track into a WAV file,
ID each track as instructed above, set up an account with dropbox.com (registration is
free), create a folder called “EH OBOE audition,” and share the link to the folder with
[email protected]
‘The New York Philharmonic tunes to A442ENGLISH HORN/OBOE
AUDITION
Recorded Round & Prelims
(ENGLISH HORN ONLY)
Winter, 2014
Orchestral Repertoire Page No.
English Horn:
Bach, JS Cantata No. 1, No. 3 “Erfillet, ith] Cantata No. 1
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Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture 14 bars before
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#3,
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Dance (Farruca): 7
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Ravel Piano Concerto in G major 2ed mvt #6 — #9 3s
‘Strauss, R Ein Heldenleben Three before #14
= eight after #15, 9
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two after #20
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