Flute / Piccolo (tenure track position)
The Florida Orchestra
St. Petersburg, United States
General information
- Instrument or role
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Flute
- Job category
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Performance
- Number of positions
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1 open position
- Additional information
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The Flute / Piccolo is a section level position within the flute section. The current vacancy is a tenure-track position. TFOs performance calendar runs for 39 weeks, September through May, and includes 34 performing weeks, and three paid vacation weeks around major holidays during the 24/25 season.
Additional work including chamber music, education and community engagement performances, and other special events will also take place throughout the season.
Vacancy requirements
- Additional requirements
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- Adhere to all organizational policies, including those in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between The Florida Orchestra, Inc. and AFM Local 427-721
- Maintain a professional level of playing
- Ability to hear, understand, and comply with both oral and written instructions
- Transportation to and from service locations spread throughout the Tampa Bay area
- Flexibility to play other parts within the section as assigned by principal, including possible opportunities to play principal parts as musician availability allows
Employment details
- Type
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Full-time
- Tenure
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Permanent
- Employment beginning
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Fall 2025
Salary information
- Gross (before tax) (USD)
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$55,397.00 per Year
- Additional salary information
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Compensation (2024/25 rates)
- $49,023.94 annual salary paid out over the course of the 39 week season
- EMG payment equal to an additional 3% of base salary
- +25% of base scale per service for doubling when applicable
- 8 personal leave and 10 sick leave days per season, plus 3 scheduled paid vacation weeks
- 194% contribution to AFM Pension fund
- Medical and Instrument insurance provided at no cost to the musician
Application process
- Apply by
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April 30, 2025
- Application instructions
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To apply for this position, please submit your current resume to [email protected] no later than April 30, 2025. No phone calls, please. Questions can be directed to the same address.
- Application link
- https://floridaorchestra.org/about-tfo/employment-auditions/
Audition dates
- Day 1
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May 19, 2025
- Day 2
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May 20, 2025
Audition information
- Audition repertoire
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Flute/Piccolo Audition (Tenure Track)
Audition Repertoire List – May 19th & 20th 2025
Last Updated March 6th, 2024
Solo Repertoire
Vivaldi - Piccolo Concerto in C Major, RV 443, 2nd Movement, complete
Harberg - Hall of Ghosts for Solo Piccolo, complete work (available from Theodore Presser)
Orchestral Repertoire
- Piccolo Excerpts:
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra *
1a. Mvt. 3, Elegia: m. 29 — m. 33
1b. Mvt. 3, Elegia: m. 106 — end
1c. Mvt. 5, Finale: m. 417 — m. 429
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
2a. Mvt. 4: m. 343 — m. 431
2b. Mvt. 4: m. 849 — end
Britten - Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra *
3. Fugue (Allegro molto): m. 1 — downbeat of Reh. E
Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kijé Suite *
4a. Mvt. 1, The Birth of Kijé: Reh. 1 — Reh. 2
4b. Mvt. 4, Troïka: pick up to Reh. 51 — Reh. 52
Ravel - Concerto in G for Piano and Orchestra *
5. Mvt. 1: m. 1 — downbeat of Reh. 2
Ravel - Ma Mére l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
6a. Mvt. 2, Petit Poucet: Reh. 7 — downbeat of Reh. 8
6b. Mvt. 3, Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes: Reh. 1 — four m. before Reh. 4
6c. Mvt. 3, Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes: Reh. 19 — end
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35
7a. Mvt. 3: pick up to Reh. G — five m. before Reh. I
7b. Mvt. 4: seventeen m. after Reh. V for twelve measures
Rossini Overture to Semiramide
8a. m. 132 — downbeat of m. 145
8b. m. 329 — downbeat of m. 337
Shostakovich Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54 *
9a. Mvt. 1: three m. after Reh. 8 — one m. after Reh. 10
9b. Mvt. 2: Reh. 72 – Reh. 73
Stravinsky Firebird Suite [1919]
10. Variations de l’oiseau de Feu, m. 39 — end
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
11a. Mvt. 3: pick up to m. 163 — m. 203
11b. Mvt. 4: m. 249 — m. 268
Flute 1 Excerpts:
Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
12. Mvt. 4: m. 93 — m. 105
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
13. Scherzo: two m. before Reh. P — end
Flute 2 Excerpts:
Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95
14a. Mvt. 1: m. 312 — m. 320
14b. Mvt. 1: m. 370 — m. 377
Ravel Ma Mére l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
15. Mvt. 1, Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant: m. 1 — m. 8
Sight reading and/or ensemble playing may be required for finalists.
The Florida Orchestra tunes to A = 440
*These excerpts are under copyright and will be made available to confirmed candidates. - Additional audition information
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Upon receipt of resume, a password will be sent to access the audition packet from the TFO website; The Florida Orchestra | Employment & Auditions.