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, y < 2 5 A vows 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 auditions@nyphil.org ‘The New York Philharmonic tunes to A442ENGLISH 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 himmlischen gillet, ith (Grst 34 3 himmlischen géttlichen Flammen” | measures) OR St. John Passion *Zehrfliesse 4-5 mein Herze" Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture 14 bars before #1 - two before 6 #3, Falla, de | Three-Comered Hat The Miller's Dance (Farruca): 7 #1- 42 Ravel Piano Concerto in G major 2ed mvt #6 — #9 3s ‘Strauss, R Ein Heldenleben Three before #14 = eight after #15, 9 ‘two after #19 — two after #20 ‘Sight reading from the standard orchestral repertoire may be asked for during these ‘auditions.‘THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANKCantata N91, BWV 1 No. 3 “Erfiillet, ihr himmlischen géttlichen Flammen” Aria Soprano — Oboe da caccia J.S. 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