Auditions & Staff Openings
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Two Section Celli & Principal Timpani Auditions
Two Section Celli Auditions: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
University of Indianapolis: Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
1230 Greyhound Ln. Indianapolis, IN 46227
To apply for this audition, please submit an online application here by Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
Principal Timpani Auditions: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
University of Indianapolis: Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
1230 Greyhound Ln. Indianapolis, IN 46227
To apply for this audition, please submit an online application here by Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
Celli Solo Concerto:
Beethoven, Symphony No. 8, mvmt. III (Trio)
Strauss, Le bourgeois gentilhomme, mvmt. IX, Rehearsal 84 to Rehearsal 89
Celli Orchestral Excerpts
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
- mvmt. II, mm. 1 to 10
- mvmt. II, mm. 86 to 106
- mvmt. III, mm. 1 to 177
Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, Rehearsal N to Rehearsal O
Mozart, Symphony No. 35
- mvmt. IV, 1 to 67
- mvmt. IV, 134 to 197
Mozart, Symphony No. 40
- mvmt. I, mm. 114 to 138
- mvmt. IV, mm. 213-230
Strauss, Le bourgeois gentilhomme, mvmt. 1, Rehearsal 5 to Rehearsal 9
Timpani Required Audition List:
Bartok, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, mvmt. II, mm. 301-338
Bartok, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, mvmt. IV, mm. 26-63
Beethoven, Symphony No. 1, mvt. III, mm. 44-79 (Rehearsal A to the end of the Minuet)
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, mvmt. I, mm. 88-110
Beethoven, Symphony No 9, mvmt. I, mm. 513 to the end
Copland, Appalachian Spring, mm. 58 to 67 (1 measure after Rehearsal Marker 65 to Rehearsal Marker 67)
Martin, Concerto for Seven Winds, mvmt. III, 6 measures after Rehearsal Marker 18 to 7 measures after Rehearsal Marker 22
Mozart, Symphony 39, mvmt. 1, mm. 1-21
Mozart, Magic Flute Overture, mm. 186 to the end
Prokofiev, Classical Symphony, mvmt. IV, mm. 1 through mm. 90 (stop after the first ending)
Schubert, Die Zauberharfe Overture, mm. 72-107
