2021 Horn Auditions
Horn Auditions
Brno Philharmonic – First French Horn
Deadline: 5/28/21
Audition: 6/9/21
Bilbao Orkestra Sinfonikoa – Solo Horn
Deadline: 5/28/21
Audition: 9/16-17/21
U.S. Army Concert Band – Horn
Deadline: November 29, 2021
Audition: December 13-14, 2021
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen – Third Horn
Deadline: October 5, 2021
Audition: October 29, 2021
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Third Horn
Deadline: October 18, 2021
Audition: See Website
Wiener Symphoniker – First Horn
Deadline: 9/30/21
Audition: 11/24-25/21
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Mainz – Solo Horn
Deadline: 9/30/21
Audition: See Website
West Australian Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Horn
Deadline: October 10, 2021
Audition: See Website
Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège – First Solo Horn
Deadline: 10/15/21
Audition: 10/25/21
Brussels Philharmonic – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: October 17, 2021
Audition: November 18, 2021
Canton Symphony Orchestra – Second/Utility Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: September 18, 2021
Houston Symphony Orchestra – Substitute/Extra Horn
Deadline: September 19, 2021
Audition: October 4, 2021
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: September 20, 2021
Audition: See Website
Orchestre de Cannes – Principal Horn Doubling Second
Deadline: September 22, 2021
Audition: October 2, 2021
Orchestre de Cannes Provence alpes côte d’azur – Second Horn
Deadline: September 22, 2021
Audition: October 2, 2021
Peoria Symphony Orchestra – Assitant Principal and Third Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: September 30, 2021
Audition: October 17, 2021
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: 9/12/21
Audition: 9/21/21
Neue Philharmonie Westfalen – 2./4. Horn
Deadline: 9/12/21
Audition: 10/12/21
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 9/12/21
Audition: 10/16-17/21
Opera Ballet Vlaanderen – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: September 10, 2021
Audition: October 1, 2021
Boise Philharmonic – Associate Principal Horn and Second Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 9/8/21
Audition: 9/22-23/21
Tallahassee Symphony – Fourth Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 9/11/21
Midland-Odessa Symphony – Section Horn
Deadline: 8/27/21
Audition: 9/10/21
U.S. Air Force Academy Band – Horn
Deadline: 8/30/21
Audition: 10/18-22/21
Berlin Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Deadline: 9/2/21
Audition: 10/14/21
New Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra – Fourth Horn and Assistant/Utility Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: September 2, 2021
Audition: October 19, 2021
Anhaltische Philharmonie – 2./4. Horn
Deadline: 8/23/21
Audition: 9/29/21
Billings Symphony Orchestra – Section Horn
Deadline: 8/24/21
Audition: 10/24/21
American Pops Orchestra – Substitute Horn
Deadline: August 25, 2021
Audition: August 30-31, 2021
Vogtland Philharmonic – koord. Solo Horn
Deadline: August 13, 2021
Audition: September 6, 2021
Bamberg Symphony Orchestra – 3/stellv. 1 Horn
Deadline: August 15, 2021
Audition: September 14, 2021
Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra – 2/4 Horn
Deadline: August 18, 2021
Audition: September 30, 2021
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: August 19, 2021
Audition: October 4-5, 2021
Göttinger Symphonie Orchester – Solo Horn
Deadline: August 22, 2021
Audition: September 21, 2021
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 8/6/21
Audition: 8/21/21
Richardson Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: August 9, 2021
Audition: August 28, 2021
Austin Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 8/1/21
Audition: 8/26/21
Orquestra Gulbenkian – 2./4. Horn
Deadline: 7/25/21
Audition: See Website
Los Angeles Philharmonic – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 7/18/21
Audition: September/October 2021
Thüringen Philharmonie Gotha Eisenach – Wechselhorn
Deadline: 7/15/21
Audition: See Website
Philharmonisches Orchester Regensburg – Solo Horn
Deadline: 5/30/21
Audition: See Website
National Orchestra of Spain – Horn
Deadline: 6/11/21
Audition: See Website
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra – 2th/4th Horn
Deadline: 6/6/21
Audition: 8/25/21
Danish National Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Horn
Deadline: 5/19/21
Audition: 6/19-21/21
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra – Solo Horn
Deadline: 4/20/21
Audition: 6/20-21/21
Munich Philharmonic – Solo Horn
Deadline: 4/30/21
Audition: 6/8/21
Basque National Orchestra – Solo Horn
Deadline: 5/13/21
Audition: 6/3/21
NDR Elbphilharmonieorchester – Low Horn
Deadline: 5/1/21
Audition: 6/23/21
Philharmonisches Orchester Kiel – Solo Horn
Deadline: 4/18/21
Audition: See Website
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra – Section Horn
Deadline: 4/16/21
Audition: 6/2/21
Niedersächsische Staatstheater Hannover GmbH – Solo Horn
Deadline: 4/15/21
Audition: See Website
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg – Stellv. Solo Horn
Deadline: 4/15/21
Audition: May/June 2021
U.S. Navy Concert/Ceremonial Band – Horn
Deadline: 4/2/21
Audition: See Website
Malmö Symphony Orchestra – Low Horn
Deadline: 4/5/21
Audition: 6/3/21
U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band – Horn
Deadline: 4/12/21
Audition: 5/20-21/21
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France – Third Horn
Deadline: 4/15/21
Audition: 5/3/21
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg – Solo Horn
Deadline: 3/2/21
Audition: 3/13/21
Magdeburgische Philharmonie – Second Horn
Deadline: 3/7/21
Audition: 3/30/21
U.S. Air Force Concert Band – Assistant Principal/Associate Third Horn
Deadline: 3/8/21
Audition: 4/12-13/21
La Monnaie – Second/Fourth Horn
Deadline: 3/25/21
Audition: 5/31/21
Slovak Sinfonietta Žilina – Second/First Horn
Deadline: 2/5/21
Audition: 2/9/21
Queensland Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Horn
Deadline: 1/25/21
Audition: 3/9/21
State Opera Stara Zagora – Principal and Utility Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 1/25/21
Audition: See Website
Singapore Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 1/8/21
Audition: See Website
Des Moines Metro Opera – Section Third Horn (One Year, Possibly Permanent)
Deadline: 1/11/21
Audition: See Website
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Low Horn
Deadline: 12/1/20
Audition: See Website
Royal Danish Opera and Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: 12/6/20
Audition: See Website
U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America – Horn
Deadline: 12/9/20
Audition: 1/28-29/21
Brno Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 12/14/20
Audition: 1/13/21
U.S. Marine Corps Music – Horn
Deadline: 12/31/20
Audition: See Website
Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie – Solo Horn
Deadline: 11/27/20
Audition: See Website
Audition Results
Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Emilie Ravn Jensen
Audition: October 24-25, 2021
U.S. Army Ceremonial Band – Horn
Winner: Claire Bradley
Audition: 8/9/21
Berlin Philharmonic – Low Horn
Winner: Paula Ernesaks
Audition: 12/9-10/21
Bozeman Symphony – Principal Horn, 2, 3, 4 (Four positions)
Winners: Madeleine Folkerts (Principal), Maria D’Ambrosio (Section)
Audition: 8/14/21
Tenerife Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winners: Antonio Lasheras
Audition: 2021
Alabama Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Third/Assistant Principal Horn (2 Positions)
Winners: Valerie Sly (Principal)
Audition: October 18, 2021
Kentucky Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Winner: Brad Granville
Audition: September 25, 2021
Evansville Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Winner: Rebecca Salo
Audition: 8/2/21
Helena Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Horn
Winner: Zach Cooper
Audition: See Website
U.S. Navy Fleet Bands – Horn
Winner: Kadin de la Barrera
Audition: See Website
Western Piedmont Symphony – Principal Horn
Winner: Tim Papenbrock
Audition: 3/20/21
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra – Section Principal Horn (National Audition)
Greg Stephens offered trial period
Audition: 5/3/21