The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Here is audition information for April 2008 posted every month on doublebassblog.org. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com

Huntsville Symphony Orchestra

DOUBLE BASS – Double Bass 2, Double Bass 5
Resume Date – April 7, 2008
Audition Date – Monday, April 14, and Sunday, April 20, 2008
Starting Date – Not Provided

General Information – All positions are tenure-track, per-service.

Contact Information – To obtain repertoire and further details, please mail, fax, or e-mail a one-page resume (no phone calls).

The Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Hunter Thomas, Orchestra Personnel Manager
P.O. Box 2400
Huntsville, AL 35804-2400.
Fax – 256-539-4819
Email – hunter@hso.org
Website – http://www.hso.org/

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra

DOUBLE BASS – Section Bass (2 permanent part-time full orchestra positions)
Resume Date – Monday, April 15, 2008
Audition Date – All rounds on Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Starting Date – September 2008
Salary/Benefits – 2008-2009 season: app. $8,352 with partial paid health, full instrument, and disability insurance, 4.5% AFM pension contribution.

General Information – Please visit our website for more information and repertoire.

Contact Information – Send one-page resume and $25 deposit made payable to Jacksonville Symphony Association (both of which must be received by the deadline), including current address, phone and email to:

Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra
Attn: Chris Dwyer, Personnel Manager
300. W. Water Street, Suite 200
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Email – auditions@jaxsymphony.org
Website – http://www.jaxsymphony.org/

Kansas City Symphony

DOUBLE BASS – Principal Double Bass
Resume Date – May 26, 2008
Audition Date – June 2 and 3, 2008
Starting Date – Not Provided

General Information – Audition times will be assigned upon receipt of both a resume and a deposit of $100 (returned at the audition or if cancellation is received by May 30th). No repertoire will be given over the phone. The Kansas City Symphony is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Contact Information – Send all resumes and correspondence to:

Robb Aistrup, Personnel Manager
Kansas City Symphony
1020 Central, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64105-1672
Phone – (816) 471-1100 Fax – (816) 329-1822
Email – raistrup@kcsymphony.org
Website – http://www.kcsymphony.org/

More U.S. double bass auditions (visit musicalchairs.info for details on these positions)

  • Battle Creek Symphony Principal Bass
  • Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Section Double Bass
  • Florida West Coast Symphony Per-Service Double Bass
  • Long Beach Symphony Orchestra Principal Bass
  • Pittsburgh Opera Section Bass
  • USAF Heritage of America Band Bass

(international auditions listed below)
International Auditions (visit musicalchairs.info for details on these positions)

  • Canada Cirque du Soleil Artistic auditions for singers and musicians all around the world
  • Danmark Aalborg Symfoniorkester 1. Solo-Kontrabas Principal Double Bass
  • Deutschland (Germany) Konzerthausorchester Berlin ein Kontrabaß (Tutti)
  • Bremer Philharmoniker ein stellv. Solo-Kontrabass Bamberger Symphoniker stv. Solo-Kontrabass
  • Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz Stv. Solo-Kontrabassist
  • Philharmonisches Orchester der Hansestadt Lübeck / Theater Lübeck Kontrabaß (Praktikum)
  • Beethoven Orchester Bonn Kontrabass tutti (50 %)
  • WDR Rundfunkorchester Köln einen Kontrabass (stellv. Solo)
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg je eine/n Praktikanten/in für die Spielzeit
  • Berliner Philharmoniker ein Solo-Kontrabass
  • WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Solo-Kontrabass
  • WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln Kontrabass (Tutti)
  • Bochumer Symphoniker ein koordinierter Solo-Kontrabass
  • Bochumer Symphoniker ein/e Vorspieler/in Kontrabass one co-leader double bass
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg eine/n 1. Tuttisten/in der Kontrabässe (Vorspieler/in)
  • Bamberger Symphoniker Kontrabass (tutti)
  • España (Spain) Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife Contrabass co-soloist
  • Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife Contrabajo co-solista Real Filharmonía de Galicia contrabajo tutti Estonia
  • Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Double Bass Co-Concertmaster (full time)
  • Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Double Bass Tutti (full time)
  • France Orchestre de Paris contrebasse tutti
  • Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse 1 contrebasse solo coordonné 1ère catégorie
  • Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse 1 contrebasse tuttiste (3ème catégorie) Italia (Italy) Fondazione Arena di Verona contrabbasso
  • Teatro dell’Opera di Roma Contrabbasso di fila
  • Norge (Norway) Den Norske Opera Kontrabass tutti
  • Österreich (Austria) Radio Symphonieorchester
  • Wien Stimmführer Stellvertreter Kontrabass
  • Portugal Orquestra do Norte Contrabass (Solo)
  • Singapore Singapore Symphony Orchestra Section Double Bass
  • Suisse/Schweiz (Switzerland) Berner Symphonie-Orchester Ein Kontrabass tutti
  • Sverige (Sweden) Malmö Opera Principal Double Bass
  • London Symphony Orchestra Principal Double Bass
  • London Symphony Orchestra Section Player – Double Bass
  • Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Section Leader
  • Double Bass Corps of Army Music Bass

For future installments in the Bass Audition Roundup, please visit the Double Bass Blog (http://www.doublebassblog.org/).

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