AUDITIONS
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The Southwest Symphony Orchestra announces auditions for the following positions:
- Principal Violin II
- Principal Clarinet
- Section Violin I
- Section Viola
Auditions will be held on August 30, 2025, and will be conducted in person at Trinity Christian College’s Ozinga Chapel with our newly appointed Music Director and Conductor Brian Dollinger.
EXCERPTS
- A standard violin concerto or sonata, 7-10 minutes
- Excerpts to include:
- Mozart Clarinet Concerto, 1st movement (exposition only)
- Excerpts to include:
- Brahms: Sym 3
- Mvmt I: mm. 36 to 47
- Mvmt II: beginning to B
- Rimsky- Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
- Mvmt I: letter A to B
- Mvmt III: 11 bars after K to the end
- Mvmt IV: 5 bars after L to the end of the cadenza
- Stravinsky: Firebird, Rehearsal 9 to the 5th bar of Rehearsal 18
- Brahms: Sym 3
- A standard violin concerto or sonata, 5-7 minutes
- Excerpts to include:
- A standard viola concerto or sonata, 5-7 minutes
- Excerpts to include:
How to Apply
- Download and complete the Audition Application
- Submit the application according to the directions in the application by August 22, 2025.
If you have questions, please contact us at southwestsymphony@gmail.com.