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AUDITIONS:

PRINCIPAL PERCUSSION
2011-2012 Season: $50,196
Auditions: November 14, 2011
A limited number of highly qualified applicants will be invited to this audition.
RESUME WITH REFUNDABLE $25 DEPOSIT MUST BE RECEIVED BY SEPT. 29, 2011
This position includes paid health, instrument, and disability insurance, 5.5% AFM pension contribution, and 3 weeks paid vacation; 37-week season; Optional 38th Week.
Send $25 Deposit and one-page resume, including current address, phone, and e-mail address to:
Orchestra Personnel Manager
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra, 300 Water St. Suite 200, Jacksonville, FL 32202

REPERTOIRE

SNARE DRUM
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Delecluse Etude No. 2 from Douze Etudes
Ravel Bolero
Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade
Prokofiev Lt. Kije Suite
Schumann Symphony No. 3

XYLOPHONE
Copland Appalachian Spring
Gershwin Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Bennett)
Kabalevsky Colas Breugnon Overture
Shostakovich Polka from the Golden Age
Stravinsky Firebird (complete ballet)
Stravinsky Petrouchka 1911

GLOCKENSPIEL
Dukas Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Mozart Magic Flute
Respighi Pines of Rome
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Ballet
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty

VIBRAPHONE
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

MARIMBA
Bach Fuga from Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor (first 55 measures only)

TAMBOURINE
Bizet Aragonaise from Carmen, Suite No. 1
Britten Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes
Chabrier Espana
Dvorak Carnival Overture
Stravinsky Petrouchka (1947)

TRIANGLE
Rimsky Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker: Overture

CYMBALS
Dvorak Scherzo Capriccioso
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Overture
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

BASS DRUM
Mahler Symphony No. 3 (first movement)
Stravinsky Rite of Spring 1947
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

BASS DRUM WITH ATTACHED CYMBAL
Rossini William Tell Overture
Stravinsky Petrouchka 1947

SIGHT READING MAY BE ASKED ON ANY INSTRUMENT.

EXCERPTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE RAYNOR CARROLL’S ORCHESTRAL REP SERIES OF BOOKS.

Please make sure to include your email address on your resume.

 


ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:

There are no available positions at this time.

 


INTERNSHIPS:

Public Relations Intern
15-20 hours per week. Help to maintain the flow of media activity for the Jacksonville Symphony – assisting the organization both internally and externally. Opportunity for exposure to a wide array of activities with one of the leading cultural organizations on the First Coast. Requires good writing skills, organizational ability, creativity. Unpaid. Parking reimbursement provided.
Click here to view the full job description.

Other Internship Opportunities
Additional internship opportunities are available in other JSO departments, including Development, Finance and the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestra.

For more information, contact:

Sally Pettegrew
Jacksonville Symphony Association
300 West Water Street, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32202
FAX (904) 354-9238
Equal Opportunity Employer