Assistant Principal Cello
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Charleston (West Virginia), United States
General information
- Instrument or role
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Cello
- Job category
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Performance
- Number of positions
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1 open position
Employment details
- Type
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Per-service
- Tenure
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Permanent
- Employment beginning
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September 2025
Salary information
- Gross (before tax) (USD)
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$143,00 per Service
Application process
- Apply by
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March 24, 2025, 15:32 (time zone: Georgetown)
By midnight on March 24, 2025 - Application instructions
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Send on page resume in pdf format to [email protected] by March 24, 2025.
- Application link
- https://wvsymphony.org/auditions
Audition dates
- Audition
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April 14, 2025, 08:00 (time zone: Georgetown)
Audition information
- Audition repertoire
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CELLO EXCERPTS
First movement of a standard concerto (no cadenza)Beethoven: Symphony no. 5: II. Andante con moto, m. 1 – 10, m. 49 – 57, m. 98 – 106
Brahms: Symphony no. 2, second movement, m. 1-17
Clyne: Masquerade: m. 15-28 plus the downbeat of m. 29 *permission granted; copy to be provided
Debussy: La Mer, two bare before No.9- six bars after No. 9
Mendelssohn: "Scherzo" from Midsummer's Night Dream m. C-D, N-O
Mozart: Symphony no. 35: IV. Finale (Presto) m. 134 – 197
Strauss: Don Juan: beginning to reh. DAdditional sight reading may be requested.Additional excerpts for Assistant Principal position (candidates will be expected to play the list above, PLUS)Haydn: Symphony No. 31 mvt. IV: Variation II (solo line, with repeats)
Rossini: William Tell opening excerpt mm 1-48 (top solo)
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2: mvt. 3, m.1-8, reh. D-E