Assistant Principal Cello - West Virginia Symphony
Assistant Principal Cello - West Virginia Symphony
Auditions will be held in Charleston, WV, on Monday, April 14.
More details are available at wvsymphony.org/auditions. Excerpts are now posted.
Resumes will be accepted through March 24, 2025. Send resumes to personnel@wvsymphony.org.
The WV Symphony is located in Charleston, WV as a regional per-service orchestra with about 55 services per season (September-May). The orchestra performs at the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences – WV for 6 symphonic masterworks concerts and 4 Pops offerings, plus an annual Nutcracker (3 performances) and Young People’s Concerts. Some concerts runout to various locations in WV. For more specific information, please ask at personnel@wvsymphony.org.
Current contract rates are listed on the website at wvsymphony.org/auditions. There is a contracted mileage rate with a cap of 600-miles round trip. Per diem is provided; double-occupancy hotel is provided during service weekends. Single rooms are available with musician covering ½ room cost.
These are tenure track positions.
CELLO EXCERPTS
First movement of a standard concerto (no cadenza)
Beethoven: Symphony no. 5: II. Andante con moto, m. 1 – 10, m. 49 – 57, m. 98 – 106
Brahms: Symphony no. 2, second movement, m. 1-17
Clyne: Masquerade: m. 15-28 plus the downbeat of m. 29 *permission granted; copy to be provided
Debussy: La Mer, two bare before No.9- six bars after No. 9
Mendelssohn: "Scherzo" from Midsummer's Night Dream m. C-D, N-O
Mozart: Symphony no. 35: IV. Finale (Presto) m. 134 – 197
Strauss: Don Juan: beginning to reh. D
Additional sight reading may be requested.
Additional excerpts for Assistant Principal position (candidates will be expected to play the list above, PLUS)
Haydn: Symphony No. 31 mvt. IV: Variation II (solo line, with repeats)
Rossini: William Tell opening excerpt mm 1-48 (top solo)
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2: mvt. 3, m.1-8, reh. D-E
