Audition to Join the APO
APO is All - Volunteer. There are no paid positions in this orchestra.
Auditions are by appointment only:
Contact our personnel director at personnel@abqphil.org
or call our message line
(505)433-7445
to schedule an appointment
Piccolo/Flute 3 Opening
Each candidate is to perform the one flute and 3 piccolo excerpts, as well as a short flute solo of their choice.
Violin I and II Opening
We ask for a short solo, from a piece of your choosing. The solo should display both musicality and technique. Applicants will play their chosen solo first, and then the excerpts.
If you are interested in playing 1st violin, please include high position passages in your solo. You may also contact our concertmaster, Wendy Cieslak, for a warm welcome and friendly guidance. You can reach Wendy at albuquerquephilharmonic@gmail.com
Viola Opening
Viola Opening
We ask for a short solo, from a piece of your choosing. The solo should display both musicality and technique. Applicants will play their chosen solo first, and then the excerpts.
Audition Excerpts Library
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Flute/Piccolo
Flute/Piccolo
Flute/Piccolo
Each candidate to perform the one flute and 3 piccolo excerpts, as well as a short flute solo of their choice.
Bass Clarinet/3rd Clarinet
Bass Clarinet/3rd Clarinet
Bass Clarinet/3rd Clarinet
Piano/Keyboards
1) Only pages 7-12 of Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
2) Saint Saens Carnival of the Animals, Movement 3 complete, and Movement 7 from 3 before rehearsal 3 to the end.
Harp
1. Williams - Harry Potter Suite = I. m. 43-74 2. Chabrier - España = m. 45-61 3. Enesco Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 = rehearsal figures "25"- "26" We ask for a short solo, from a piece of your choosing. The solo should display both musicality and technique. Applicants will play their chosen solo first, and then the excerpts.
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