Second Clarinet
Savannah Philharmonic
Savannah (Georgia), United States
General information
- Instrument or role
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Clarinet
- 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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Start of 25/26 Season
Salary information
- Gross (before tax) (USD)
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$146.00 per Service
Application process
- Apply by
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January 20, 2025
- Application instructions
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Musicians can learn more and be led to Accept'd on our website.
Audition dates
- First Round Online Audition Deadline
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January 20, 2025
- Live Audition in Savannah, GA
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February 25, 2025
Audition information
- Audition repertoire
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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.