National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan (R.O.C.) Wen-Pin Chien, Music Director The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is seeking qualified candidates to fulfill the following vacancies: Section Viola Section Cello Associate Principal Timpani / Percussion Associate Principal Horn Application: Please mail the following documents to NSO (21-1, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 10048, Taiwan, R.O.C.) before April 2, 2007. 1. Application Form (can be downloaded at //nso.ntch.edu.tw/) 2. Curriculum Vitae 3. A Letter of Recommendation by musician from professional orchestras 4. Copy of personal ID or Passport Audition Date: Section Viola: Wednesday, April 18, 2007, from 10:00 am. Section Cello: Thursday, April 19, 2007, from 10:00 am. Associate Principal Timpani/Percussion: Wednesday, April 18, 2007, from 1:00 pm. Associate Principal Horn: Thursday, April 19, 2007, from 1:00 pm. Applicants will be notified on all necessary audition procedure one week prior to their audition dates. Audition Location: NSO Rehearsal Room (3 rd Floor, National Concert Hall, 21-1, Chung-Shan S. Road, Taipei, Taiwan) Audition Program: a. Concerto(s) Piano accompanist is required. b. Orchestral Excerpts Copies of orchestral excerpts are available upon request and will be ready for pickup on April 5, 2007. c. Sight-Reading.
Winning candidate should report by May 1, 2007. A basic physical examination report issued by a local public hospital is required. For further inquiries please contact: Ms. Pi-Chu Lin at Email: bibi@mail.ntch.edu.tw
Concerto(s) / Orchestral Excerpts Section Viola I. Solo Pieces First Movement of Stamitz, Hoffmeister, Bartok., Walton, or Hindemith Concerto 1. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Mov. 3, beginning to A 2. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5, Mov. 2, beginning to Bar 10, Bar 23-37, Bar 49-59, Bar 72-86, Bar 98-106 3. BRAHMS Haydn Variation, Var. IV, V, VIII 4. MAHLER Symphony No. 10, beginning to 1 bar before 1, 3 bars after 12 to 13 5. MENDELSSOHN Midsummer Night Dream, beginning to D, E to 15 bars after F 6. MOZART Marriage of Figaro Overture, beginning to bar 24 7. SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5, 2 bars after 15 to 1 bar before 17, 3 bars after 22 to 4 bars after 25, 32 to 12 bars after 38 8. R. STRAUSS Don Juan, Op. 20, beginning to 4 bars before B, C to 5 bars before D 9. TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Bar 19 to 3 bars after D
Section Cello I. Solo Pieces 1. TCHAIKOVSKY Rococo Variations (without 3 rd and 4 th variation) 2. BACH BACH: Suite No.2, Menuet I II 1. BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra, Bar 292-317, Bar 384-443 2. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5, Mov. 2, beginning to Bar 10, Bar 49-57, Bar 98-106 3. BERLIOZ Roman Carnival Overture, Bar 53-75 4. BRAHMS Haydn Variation, Var. I, Bar 30-54, Var. V, Bar 206-222 5. BRAHMS Symphony No. 2, Mov. 2, beginning to 1 bar after A 6. DEBUSSY La Mer, Mov. 1, 2 bars before 9 to 6 bars after 9 7. MAHLER Symphony No. 2, Mov. 1, beginning to 17 bars after 1 8. MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, Mov. 1, Bar 25-51, Mov. 4, Bar 166-204 9. R. STRAUSS Don Juan Op. 20, C to 5 bars after D, 3 bars before G to 3 bars after H 10. R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben Op. 40, beginning to 4 bars after 2, 12 to 8 bars after 13, 1 bar before 46 to 4 bars after 49 11. SCHUBERT Symphony No. 7, Mov. 3, Bar 33-56, Bar 197-238, Mov. 4, Bar 1-19, Bar 105-145 12. TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4, Mov. 2, Bar 21-75
樂 Associate Principal Timpani/Percussion I. Solo Pieces(s) 1. CARTER Eight Pieces for Four Timpani, No. 5 Improvisation 2. J. DELECLUSE Vingt Etudes pour Timbales, No. 14 3. J. DELECLUSE 12 etudes pour caise-claire No. 9 4. CHAUVIERE Douze Etudes 5. Any solo piece for Marimba Timpani 1. BARTOK Concerto for Orchestra, Mov. 4, 38 to 51 2. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9, Mov. 1, Bar 16-35, Bar 50-69, Bar 297-338, Bar 387-427, Bar 453-504, Bar 513-547 3. BRAHMS Symphony No. 1, Bar 1-9 4. BRITTEN Simple Symphony for String Orchestra, Var. M 5. HARTMANN Symphony No. 1, beginning to 1 bar before 1, 2 to 12 bars after 2 6. RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Mov. 2, 6 bars before I to K Mov. 4, Y solo to 7 bars after Z 7. SIBELIUS Finlandia Symphonic Poem, D to I 8. STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring, 1 bar before 189 to 6 bars after 200 Cymbal TCHAIKINSKY Romeo and Julia Overture, 2 bars before O to 8 bars before P Military Drum PROKOFIEV Peter and Wolf, 49 to 51 Snare Drum RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Mov. 3, D to 1 bar before E, F to 8 bars after F, G to I Mov. 4, 4 bars before N to 19 bars after N, P to 1 bar after R, T to U Tambuiino DVORAK Carnival Overture, Q to the end
Triangle LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1, 23 bars after E to 5 bars after H, L to K Xylophone GERSHWIN Porgy and Bess, 13 to 15
Associate Principal Horn I. Solo Pieces R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto, No. 1 1. BACH Brandenberg Concerto No. 1, Mov. IV, Trio 2 2. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2, Mov. 2, Bar 89-93, Bar 253-260 3. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7, Mov. 1, Bar 84-110, Bar 432-450 4. BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8, Mov. 3, Bar 44 to the end 5. BRAHMS Symphony No. 1, Mov. 2, 1 bar before E to 1 bar after F 6. MENDELSSOHN Midsummer Night's Dream Nocturne 7. MUSSORGSKY / RAVEL Pictures from an Exhibition, Mov. 1, Promenade solo 8. RAVEL Pavan for dead princess, opening solo 9. RAVEL Piano Concerto, Mov. 1, 25 to 26 10. SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5, Mov. 1, 3 bars after 17 to 1 bar after 21, 36 to 5 bars before 39, 3 bars after 39 to 2 bars after 41 11. R. STRAUSS Don Juan, 19 bars after N to 7 bars after O, Y to 1 bar before Z 12. R. STRAUSS Ein Heldenlaben, beginning to 4 bars before 2, 1 bar before 78 to 1 bar after 79 13. TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5, Mov. 2, Bar 8-28