Canada - Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra

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THE KITCHENER-WATERLOO SYMPHONY
Edwin Outwater, Music Director
announces a vacancy for
Principal Double Bass and Member of the Canadian Chamber Ensemble
(Permanent Position)
(commencing October 30th, 2007 or upon
successful candidate?s earliest availability)
National auditions will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, October 19th, 2007, at The Centre
In The Square, Kitchener.
Pay: pro-rated portion of $41,964 (plus 4% vacation pay; including $1,200 EMG)
for 38-week season
Benefits: AFM-EPW 7.5%
The musicians of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony are employees and are Canadian
members of the American Federation of Musicians.
Qualified applicants are asked to e-mail, fax or mail a one-page resume by October 12th,
2007 that includes the candidate?s name, e-mail, mailing address, and A.F. of M. local
number. A $20.00 refundable deposit must be received prior to the audition date. Invited
applicants must be Canadian citizens or Canadian landed immigrants.
E-mail: christiansharpe@kwsymphony.on.ca
Mailing Address:
Christian Sharpe, Personnel Manager
Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
101 Queen Street North
Kitchener ON
Canada N2H 6P7
Tel. (519) 745 4711 ext.284
Fax. (519) 745 4474
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Repertorio

KWS DOUBLE BASS AUDITION
October 19, 2007
Solo

Solo should be 3 minutes or longer, preferably with piano accompaniment if available.
Orchestral excerpts:

Beethoven #5: (3rd movt.) Trio from pickup to measure 141 to bar 219 (or 24 after B)

Beethoven #9: (4th movt.) measures 8-16, 23-29, 38-48, 56-91

Mozart #35: (Finale) beginning to reh A
(4th mvt.) 26 measures after reh B to reh C

Strauss Heldenleben: reh 9 to 2 measures after reh 11
reh 77 to 4½ measures after reh 78

Haydn #88 (1st mvt.) measure 85 to measure 103
(4th mvt.) measure 108 to measure 142

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2
(5th mvt.) top line, 5 measures before reh 50 to reh 51

Orchestral solos:

Mahler #1: (3rd movt.) solo at beginning

Haydn #31: (4th movt.) Variation 7

Prokofieff Lieutenant Kijé:
(Romance) reh 15 to reh 16

Ginestera Variaciones Concertante:
Variation XI
Verdi Otello: bass soli from Act IV

Chamber music:

Schubert Quintet in A, D 667 ?The Trout Quintet?:
1st mvt. (complete)
Theme and Variations (complete)

Sight Reading:

Sight reading may be required