THE ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL AND

RAFAEL PAYARE, MUSIC DIRECTOR DESIGNATE

announce the following audition:

Principal Horn

The international audition will be held on Friday, May 6th, 2022

Employment to begin: as soon as possible

Highly qualified applicants are asked to fill out the registration form online and to send a one-page resume
to auditions@osm.ca no later than Friday, March 25th, 2022.

A $50 deposit is required for the audition (see payment instructions in the registration form). The deposit will not
be cashed unless you decide to withdraw from this audition after Friday, April 22nd, 2022.

The OSM reserves the right to cancel this audition in the event of a tightening by government
authorities of health measures related to COVID-19.

Béatrice Mille - OSM - 1600, rue Saint-Urbain, Montréal QC H2X 0S1 - 514-840-7449 - auditions@osm.ca
 INTERNATIONAL AUDITION
Friday, May 6th, 2022

Principal Horn
A) SOLO

Mozart Horn concerto no. 4, in E flat major, K. 495

Strauss, R. Horn concerto no. 1, in E flat major, op. 11

B) ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS
Some excerpts may be played with the OSM horn section

Bach Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Beethoven Symphony no. 2, in D major, op. 36 (mvt II : meas. 85-96, meas. 249-260)
Beethoven Symphony no. 6, in F major, op. 68, “Pastorale” (mvt III : meas. 132-161 ; mvt V : meas. 5-9)
Beethoven Symphony no. 7, in A major, op. 92 (mvt I : meas. 66-110, meas. 421 to the end)
Brahms Symphony no. 1, in C minor, op. 68 (mvt II : 1 meas. before E to F ;
mvt IV : B to 9 meas. after B )
Brahms Symphony no. 2, in D major, op. 73 (mvt I : beginning to meas. 5, meas. 454 to the end ; mvt II : A to B )
Brahms Symphony no. 3, in F major, op. 90 (mvt I : G to H ; mvt III : pickup of B to 5 ms. after C ,
1 meas. before F to meas. 110)
Bruckner Symphony no. 4, in E flat major, “Romantic”
Mahler Symphony no. 1, in D major, “Titan” (mvt I: meas. 32-44)
Mahler Symphony no. 3, in D minor (mvt I: meas. 1-23, upbeat of Reh 29 to Reh 33,Reh 39 to Reh 41 inclusively)
Mahler Symphony no. 4 (mvt I: meas. 9-11, meas. 63-66, meas. 106-122, meas. 240-250, meas. 328-339)
Mahler Symphony no. 5, in C sharp minor (mvt III: Corno obligato)
Mahler Symphony no. 9, in D major (mvt I: meas. 376-392: mvt III: meas. 523-529 ; mvt IV: 126-133)
Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream, - No. 7 Nocturne (beginning to 5 meas. before A )
Ravel Piano concerto in G major
Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte (beginning to meas. 11)
Shostakovich Symphony no. 5, in D minor, op. 47 (mvt I : 6 to 9 and 35 to 42 ;
mvt II : 54 to 9 meas. after 56 ; mvt IV : 112 to 113 )
Strauss, R. Don Juan, op. 20 (12 meas. before E to 2 meas. after F, 19 meas. after N to P inclusively)
Strauss, R. Ein Heldenleben, op. 40 (beginning to Reh 2, upbeat of Reh 107 to the end)
Strauss, R. Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, op. 28 (beginning to Reh 1, Reh 28 to 4 meas. before Reh 38 inclusively)
Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 5, in E minor, op. 64 (mvt II : beginning to meas. 28)
Wagner Götterdämmerung (short call : 8 meas. after 30 to 26 meas. after 30 )
Wagner Siegfried (long call)

SIGHT READING MAY BE REQUIRED

An accompanist is supplied. The pitch of the OSM is A-442.

Béatrice Mille - OSM - 1600, rue Saint-Urbain, Montréal QC H2X 0S1 - 514-840-7449 - auditions@osm.ca