2016 Auditions
French Horn
BBC Concert Orchestra – Section Principal Horn
Deadline: 11/10/16
Audition: December 2016
Website: http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Section-Principal-Horn-BBC-Concert-Orchestra/18312
Orchestra Nazionale di S.Cecilia – Third Horn with obligation to First Horn
Deadline: 10/15/16
Audition: See Website
Website: http://www.santacecilia.it/bandi
Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra – First Horn
Deadline: 10/10/16
Audition: 10/29/16
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/zagreb-horn-audition.pdf
Sinfonia Varsovia – Utility Horn
Deadline: 10/14/16
Audition: 11/15/16
Website: http://www.sinfoniavarsovia.org/en/orchestra-auditions.html
Boise Philharmonic – Assistant/Utility Horn
Deadline: 10/14/16
Audition: 10/23/16
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/boise-horn-audition.pdf
United States Coast Guard – French Horn
Audition: 10/18/16
Website: http://www.uscg.mil/band/Careers/vacancies.asp
St. Paul Chamber Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 10/1/16
Audition: 12/11-12/16
Website: https://www.thespco.org/about-us/employment-and-auditions/
Symphony Orchestra Augusta – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 9/26/16
Audition: 10/11/16
Website: http://soaugusta.org/project/auditions/
BBC Philharmonic – Section Principal Horn
Deadline: 9/9/16
Audition: 10/10/16
Website: http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/Section-Principal-Horn-BBC-Philharmonic/17519
Portland Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 9/16/16
Audition: 9/26/16
Website: http://www.portlandsymphony.org/content/about/employment/
Royal Swedish Opera – Co-Principal Horn
Deadline: 9/2/16
Audition: 10/5-6/16
Website: http://www.operan.se/lediga-tjanster/valthorn/
Symphony Number One – Horn
Deadline: 8/19/16
Audition: 8/27-31/16
Website: http://symphonynumber.one/auditions/
Lansing Symphony Orchestra – Third and Fourth Horn (2 positions)
Deadline: 8/26/16
Audition: 8/29/16
Website: http://www.lansingsymphony.org/AboutUs/Employment/tabid/122/Default.aspx
Battle Creek Symphony – Third Horn
Audition: 9/7/16
Website: http://www.yourmusiccenter.org/symphony/auditions.php
The Halle Orchestra – Second Horn (Sub Principal)
Deadline: 9/6/16
Audition: 10/11-13/16
Website: http://www.halle.co.uk/about-us/careers/
Pacific Symphony Orchestra – Third/Assistant and Fourth Horn (Two Positions
Deadline: 8/14-15/16
Audition: 9/14-15/16
Website: https://www.pacificsymphony.org/about_us/employment
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Section Principal Horn
Deadline: 7/4/16
Audition: 8/15-16/16
Website: http://www.mso.com.au/about-us/employment/orchestral-vacancies/
Kyoto Symphony Orchestra – Assistant Principal Horn
Deadline: 7/22/16
Audition: 8/23-24/16
Website: http://www.kyoto-symphony.jp/audition/
Jacksonville Symphony – French Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website
Website: http://www.jaxsymphony.org/about/employment-auditions/
Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco – Section Horn (Low Register)
Deadline: 5/31/16
Audition: 6/10/16
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/jalisco-section-horn-audition.pdf
Orquesta Filarmónica de Jalisco – Principal Horn
Deadline: 5/31/16
Audition: 6/10/16
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/jalisco-principal-horn-audition.pdf
United States Coast Guard Band – French Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 6/6-7/16
Website: http://www.uscg.mil/band/Careers/vacancies.asp
Essen Philharmonic – Fourth Horn
Deadline: Open
Audition: 5/11/16
Website: http://www.essener-philharmoniker.de/stellenangebote/
Spokane Symphony Orchestra – Assistant Principal Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 5/19/16
Website: http://www.spokanesymphony.org/26,auditions
Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 5/13/16
Audition: 5/23-25/16
Website: http://chattanoogasymphony.org/auditions/
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 5/14/16
Website: http://www.msorchestra.com/index.php/contact-us/employment-opportunities-and-auditions
Colorado Springs Philharmonic – Principal Horn and Associate Principal Horn II (2 Positions)
Deadline: 4/26/16
Audition: 5/19/16
Website: http://csphilharmonic.org/french-horn/
Symphony Orchestra Augusta – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 4/11/16
Audition: 5/12/16
Website: http://soaugusta.org/project/auditions/
Malta Philharmonic – Fourth Horn and Principal Horn (Two Positions)
Deadline: 4/4/16
Audition: 5/16-20/16
Website: http://www.maltaorchestra.com/jobs/
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 4/17/16
Audition: See Website
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/royal-horn-audition.pdf
United States Army Field Band – French Horn
Deadline: 4/22/16
Audition: 8/16/16
Website: http://www.armyfieldband.com/pages/vacancy/band_horn.html
Danish National Symphony Orchestra – Associate Principal Horn
Deadline: 4/11/16
Audition: 5/21-23/16
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/danish-national-symphony-horn-audition
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Associate Principal/Third Horn
Resume Date: See Website
Audition Date: 4/4-6/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://hawaiisymphonyorchestra.org/employment-opportunities/
Hangzhou Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Deadline: 3/29/16
Audition: See Website
Website: http://www.hzpo.org/en/jobs.php
Hong Kong Philharmonic – Second/Utility Horn
Resume Date: 3/15/16
Audition Date: See Website
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hkphil.org/eng/aboutus/employment_opportunities/vacancies/orchestral2016_01.jsp
United States Air Force Ceremonial Brass – French Horn
Resume Date: 11/12/15
Audition Date: 1/12-13/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bands.af.mil/careers/
United States Air Force Band of the Golden West – Horn
Resume Date: 2/12/16
Audition Date: 4/1/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.bandofthewest.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-151209-002.pdf
Los Angeles Philharmonic – Associate Principal Horn
Resume Date: 12/18/15
Audition Date: Late Feb 2016
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/auditions
Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Resume Date: 12/13/15
Audition Date: Preliminaries 2/16, Finals 4/4/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://cso.org/about/resources/cso-auditions/
Audition Results
Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra – Assistant Principal Horn
Deadline: See Website
Winner: Patrick Hodge
Audition: 11/14-15/16
Website: http://www.cincinnatisymphony.org/careers/
Contact: [email protected]
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – Utility Horn Winner: Daniel Hawkins
Deadline: 7/15/16
Audition: 9/19-20/16 and October 2016
Website: http://www.sfsymphony.org/About-Us/Careers-Auditions/Orchestra-Auditions
Berlin Philharmonic – Principal Horn Winner: David Cooper
Deadline: 11/4/16
Audition: 12/16/16
Website: https://www.berliner-philharmoniker.de/en/vacant-positions/
Winston-Salem Symphony – Assistant Horn Winner: Andrew Merideth
Deadline: 8/19/16
Audtion: 8/23/16
Website: http://www.wssymphony.org/about/jobs/assistant-horn/
Tucson Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn Winner: Victor Valenzuela
Deadline: 8/24/16
Audition: 9/14/16
Website: www.tucsonsymphony.org
New Mexico Philharmonic – Third and Fourth Horn (Two Positions) Winner: Allison Tutton (Fourth)
Resume Date: 4/1/16
Audition Date: 4/18-19/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://nmphil.org/music-in-new-mexico/auditions-and-employment-opportunities/
Peoria Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn Winner: Zach Quadthrop
Resume Date: 2/13/16
Audition Date: 3/13/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://peoriasymphonyorchestra.org/contact/auditions/
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra – Third Horn Winner: Amy Krueger
Deadline: 8/29/16
Audition: 9/12/16
Website: www.lpomusic.com/auditions
Des Moines Metro Opera – Section Horn Winner: Amy Krueger
Resume Date: 12/31/15
Audition Date: see website
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://desmoinesmetroopera.org/about/audition-information#festival
Oklahoma City Philharmonic Orchestra – Third Horn Winner: Mirella Gaudlin
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 6/26/16
Website: http://okcphil.org/employment
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn Winner: Trials offered to Devin Morrison and Dan Worsham
Deadline: 4/15/16
Audition: 5/11/16
Website: http://www.sdsymphony.org/about-us/career-opportunities/
Lyric Opera of Chicago – Section Horn Winner: Samuel Hamzem
Resume Date: See Website
Audition Date: 1/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.lyricopera.org/about/auditions.aspx
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn Winner: Jaclyn Rainey
Resume Date: 11/23/15
Audition Date: 1/10-12/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.atlantasymphony.org/About/Auditions
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam – Third Horn Winner: José Luís Sogorb
Resume Date: 1/18/16
Audition Date: 3/29-4/1/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://site.concertgebouworkest.nl/en/News/Job-openings/2015-2016/Third-Horn/
New York Philharmonic – Assistant Principal/Utility Horn (1 position) No Winner Selected
Resume Date: See Website
Audition Date: March 2016
Email: See Website
Website: http://nyphil.org/about-us/general-information/auditions
Buffalo Philharmonic – Second Horn Winner: Sheryl Hadeka
Resume Date: 3/25/16
Audition Date: 5/1-2/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://bpo.org/about/employment-and-auditions/
The Phoenix Symphony – Second Horn Winner: Sheryl Hadeka
Resume Date: 3/28/16
Audition Date: 4/11/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://phoenixsymphony.org/about-us/careers
Seattle Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn Winner: Jenna Breen
Deadline: 3/18/16
Audition: 4/22-25/18
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/seattle-second-horn-audition.pdf
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – Assistant/Associate/Utility Horn (One position)Winner: Nikki LaBonte
Deadline: 3/28/16
Audition: 4/24-25/16
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/rochester-horn-audition
Philadelphia Orchestra – Acting Fourth Horn Winner: Angela Cordell Bilger
Deadline: 3/17/16
Audition: 4/11-12/16
Website: https://www.philorch.org/music-auditions#/
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra – Assistant/Associate Principal Horn Winner: Josiah Bullach
Resume Date: See Website
Audition Date: 4/11/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.lastrowmusic.com/louisiana-horn-audition
San Francisco Opera Orchestra – Co-Principal Horn Winner: Mark Almond
Deadline: 4/22/16
Audition: 6/23-26/16
Website: http://sfopera.com/about-us/auditions/co-principal-horn-auditions/
Omaha Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn Winner: Brett Hodge
Resume Date: See Website
Audition Date: 6/7/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.omahasymphony.org/about/employment/
San Antonio Symphony – Principal and Fourth/Utility Horn (Two Positions) Winner: Dana Cullen (Fourth/Utility). No Hire for Principal
Deadline: 8/1/16
Audition: 9/7-10/16
Website: http://sasymphony.org/contact/auditions/
Chamber Orchestra of Geneva – Second Horn Winner: Maxime Tomba
Deadline: 8/22/16
Audition: 9/26/16
Website: https://postimg.org/image/8qoku3k6j/
USAF Concert Band – Horn Winner: Peter Morris
Resume Date: 3/1/16
Audition Date: 4/25-26/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.usafband.af.mil/aboutus/careers/index.asp
Virginia Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn/Associate Principal and Fourth Horn (2 positions)Winner: Everett Burns
Deadline: 6/3/16
Audition: 6/15-16/16
Website: http://www.virginiasymphony.org/jobs-and-auditions.php
Utah Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn Winner: Brian Blanchard
Resume Date: 2/15/16
Audition Date: 5/22-23/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.utahsymphony.org/the-orchestra/auditions
Iceland Symphony Orchestra – Tutti French Horn Winner: Frank Hammarin
Resume Date: 3/2/16
Audition Date: 5/10/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.sinfonia.is/en/the-orchestra/vacant-positions/http://www.sinfonia.is/en/the-orchestra/vacant-positions/
Toronto Symphony Orchestra – Fourth/Utility Horn Winner: Nicholas Hartman
Deadlline: 3/28/16
Audition: 4/25-26/16
Website: https://www.tso.ca/orchestra/auditions
Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet – Third Fourth (HGO) / Fourth Horn (HB)Winner: Spencer Park
Resume Date: 1/1/16
Audition Date: 2/16/2016
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://houstonballet.org/Inside-Houston-Ballet/Employment-Opportunities/Orchestra-Auditions/Fourth-Horn/
National Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn, Utility Horn Winners: Bob Rearden (Second) and Markus Osterlund (Utility)
Resume Date: 2/19/16
Audition Date: 6/3-6/16
Email: See Website
Website: http://www.kennedy-center.org/nso/mtm/auditions
San Antonio Symphony – Associate Principal/Third Horn Winner: Markus Osterlund
Resume Date: 11/8/15
Audition Date: 1/25-26/16
Email: See Website
Website: http://sasymphony.org/contact/auditions/
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band – French Horn Winner: Becky McLaughlin
Resume Date: 1/31/16
Audition Date: 2/1-2/16
Email: : [email protected]
Audition: http://bit.ly/2016FrenchHornAudition
Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn Winner: Katharine Caliendo
Resume Date: 11/20/15
Audition Date: 2/22-23/16
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.jaxsymphony.org/contents/Employment-Opportunities.html