Regular rehearsals of the Richmond Philharmonic are held weekly on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:15 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Windsor Farms, Richmond.
The Richmond Philharmonic, Inc., is a non-profit corporation composed of volunteer musicians who enjoy the opportunity to continue their musical development through participation in a full-size symphony orchestra. All playing members become members of the corporation upon payment of annual dues.
Players in the Richmond area are encouraged to audition for membership in the group. Auditions will be held during the year on an as-needed basis.
Who: Openings this season exist in the string sections; winds and cellos will be auditioning for the sub list.
Contact: Interested musicians should send personal/contact information (name, phone number, email address, instrument, proficiency level and performance history) to lmwisner at aol.com and/or jdfelton1 at verizon.net to reserve an audition slot.
Audition Requirements: For each instrument, we would like to hear two solo selections of your choosing: one slow and one fast. Portion of longer solos are fine. If your solo selection contains both tempos, one piece is adequate. We want to hear you at your best, so play something with which you are entirely comfortable.
In addition, you will be asked to play scales and arpeggios appropriate for your instrument and to perform a short sight-reading excerpt. Below are suggestions for scales and arpeggios for each instrument. You may be coached to play either your solos or your scales in a variety of ways, i.e., Legato, marcato, stacatto. The audition is not about perfection, but rather about assessing whether the RPO is right for you.
Violin: Major/minor scales up to 4 sharps and 3 flats, three octaves, followed by a three octave arpeggio for the major keys. For placement in the first violin section, three octave scales should be performed.
Viola: Major/minor scales up to 4 sharps and 3 flats, three octaves, followed by a three octave arpeggio for the major keys.
Cello: Major/minor scales up to 4 sharps and 3 flats, three octaves, followed by a three octave arpeggio for the major keys.
Bass: Major/minor scales up to 3 sharps and 3 flats, two octaves, followed by a two octave arpeggio for the major keys.
Flute: 3 octaves: CM
2 octaves: C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B
Oboe: 2 octaves: Bb, B, C, C#, D, Eb, E, F
1 octave: F#, G, Ab, A
Clarinet: 3 octaves: E, F, F#, G
2 octaves: Ab, A, Bb, B, C, C#, D, Eb
Bassoon: 3 octaves: Bb
2 octaves: B, C, C#, D, Eb, E, F, F#, G, Ab, A
Horn: 2 octaves: F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb
1 octave: B, C, C#, D, Eb, E
Trumpet: 2 octaves: F#, G, Ab, A, Bb, B, C
1 octave: C#, D, Eb, E, F
Trombone/Tuba: 2 octaves: E, F, F#, G, Ab, A, Bb
1 octave: B, C, C#, D, Eb
Percussion: Solo material and any rudiments to be determined.
