Auditions

2015-2016 auditions will be held Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 3 p.m.

For further information or to make an appointment, please send an email to: [email protected]
Rehearsals are on Tuesday evenings at Roosevelt High School, 1410 NE 66th St, Seattle beginning September 15, 2015. Our 2015 – 2016 season will have three Sunday afternoon concerts at Town Hall (November 15, February 28, and April 17).

General requirements:
  1. Please send us a one-page resume to: [email protected] or to: Thalia Symphony Orchestra, P.O. Box 31117, Seattle. WA 98103.
  2. There will be an audition fee of $10 per applicant (check payable to Thalia Symphony Orchestra), to be turned in at the time of the audition.
  3. If unable to audition on August 22nd alternative arrangements may be made.  Please contact us by email at [email protected]

Repertoire requirements:
  • Concertmaster
  1. Exposition (without cadenza) from one of the following concertos: Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Sibelius, Saint-Saens. 
  2. Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnole and Scheherazade. Solo excerpts can be found at the bottom of this page.
  • Principal Viola:  Exposition from the first movement of one of the following concertos: Bartok, Walton or Hindemith. 
  • Principal Double Bass:  Exposition from the first movement of one of the following concertos: Koussevitzky or J.B. Vanhal.
  • Section positions (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass):  Piece of your choice, preferably from standard repertoire (3-5 minutes) demonstrating technique and tone of your instrument.

Capriccio Espagnole
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Scheherazade
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