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Second Clarinet

Savannah Philharmonic

Savannah (Georgia), United States

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General information

Instrument or role

Clarinet

Job category

Performance

Number of positions

1 open position

Employment details

Type

Per-service

Tenure

Permanent

Employment beginning

Start of 25/26 Season

Salary information

Gross (before tax) (USD)

$146.00 per Service

Application process

Apply by

January 20, 2025

Application instructions
Musicians can learn more and be led to Accept'd on our website.

Audition dates

First Round Online Audition Deadline

January 20, 2025

Live Audition in Savannah, GA

February 25, 2025

Audition information

Audition repertoire
First Round:
Interested applicants should submit one unedited video with the following pieces to the Accept’d platform. In addition to the video, applicants are requested to submit a resume with two references and a non-refundable $35 application fee. Repertoire should be performed solo, without piano accompaniment. No editing or sound enhancements of any kind are permitted. The audition video must be shot in one continuous take and include, in this order:

Solo Repertoire:

  • Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Mvt. I, Exposition only

First Clarinet Excerpts:

  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Mvt. I, 2 before K to 18 after K
  • Brahms: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. II, beg. to B
  • Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, beg. to B
  • Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I m. 1-32, Mvt. III 5 after E to 6 after G

Second Clarinet Excerpt:

  • Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt. V, 5 after 62 to 14 after 62

Live Round:
Applicants who advance into the Live Audition in Savannah will be asked to prepare all first round repertoire plus:

Solo Repertoire:

  • Libby Larsen: Dancing Solo for solo clarinet, pg. 7, “In ten slow circles”

First Clarinet Excerpts:

  • Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Mvt. II, m. 4 to B
  • Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, Mvt. I, A to B, C to the end, Mvt. III, 11 after K to the end

Second Clarinet Excerpts:

  • Mendelssohn-Hensel: Overture in C Major, m. 186-208
  • Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo, beg. to 9 before B
  • Mendelssohn: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave), m. 206-217
  • Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Mvt. I, 4 after F to 8 after H
  • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Mvt. I, beg. to Allegro con anima

A PDF of the audition packet repertoire can be accessed on our website.