We rehearse on Tuesday evenings from 7:30–10 p.m. at South Suburban Christian Church in Littleton. We also have required Thursday evening (7:30–10 p.m.) dress rehearsals during concert weeks.
Auditions for new members will be held on Saturday, August 13.
If you are interested in auditioning for the Arapahoe Philharmonic, call the office at 303-781-1892 or email office@arapahoe-phil.org to schedule a time.
All auditions are held at:
South Suburban Christian Church
7275 South Broadway
Littleton, CO 80122
Auditionees should be prepared to perform all materials/excerpts listed unless otherwise noted in the materials.
Current Openings:
PAID POSITIONS
- Auditions for Principal Trombone will be held on December 6. Check back for more information.
SECTION PLAYER/SUBSTITUTE POSITIONS (UNPAID)
- Oboe 3 | Oboe 3 Audition Materials
- Section/Substitute Trumpet | Audition materials
- Section Percussion | Contact the office, 303-781-1892 or office@arapahoe-phil.org
- Section Violin | See below for audition materials
- Section Viola | Audition materials
- Substitute Cello | Audition materials: Solo excerpt of your choice (not to exceed 3 minutes) and Beethoven 5 excerpts. There may also be a sight-reading selection.
- Substitute Bass | Audition materials
Auditions for instruments not listed above will be heard as opportunity allows.
Auditions for Violinists:
New violinists should prepare 2–3 minutes of a solo work of your choice, plus 5 contrasting excerpts of your choice.
New and current AP violinists are encouraged to audition for Associate/Assistant Principal Violin. Anyone interested should prepare all 10 of the excerpts below.
Any violinists interested in coaching sessions for the AP Sinfonietta (January 27 & 28 concerts) may choose any 5 of the excerpts below.
Violin Excerpts:
Mendelssohn: mm 1, 73-100
Schubert: mm 4, beginning to fp on line 7
Berlioz: mm 2, 22-23
R Strauss 1: solo on p. 1, third line
R Strauss 2: last page, first 3 lines
Brahms: all of variation 1 (no repeats)
Mozart: last mm, beginning to A
Beethoven: beginning of last mm (374-A)
Elgar 1: all of mm 2
Elgar 2: last mm 74-77
Anyone interested in scheduling and audition time should contact the AP office at 303-781-1892 or office@arapahoe-phil.org. Please send a musical resume. Thank you!