YSO

Auditions

Interested in sharing your love for the piano with our musical family? Join the York Symphony Orchestra as the Principal Piano and bring the joy of music to the community today!
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Principal Piano

Position to begin as determined by the candidate with the Director of Operations. If the position is filled by a current member of the YSO, the resulting vacancy may be filled at this audition. Candidates may be required to submit a video in support of their application

Principal Piano Position Details
  • Compensation: $112.77/service
  • 2024-2025: Season: 6 Classical ($563.85+ per series) and 3 Pops ($338.31+ per series). Additional community engagement services may be available.
  • Travel: Stipend based on mileage
  • Housing: Homestay and Hotel options available
  • Rehearsal Schedule: Condensed 2-3-day cycles
Audition Details

When: February 8, 2025
Materials due: January 27, 2025 by 5pm
Place of Audition: Appell Center (50 N George St, York, PA 17401)
Check in: 12:30pm; auditions beginning at 1:00pm

Audition Repertoire

Excerpts:

  • Mozart: Any Piano Concerto Movement I (exposition only)
  • Your Choice: Any Romantic Concerto Any Portion
  • Bernstein Symphonic Dances: West Side Story m.400 to m.438
  • Copland: Appalachian Spring Reh.7 to 4 before Reh.10
  • Ellington: Ellington A Medley for Orchestra Pickup to m.146 to downbeat of m.177
  • Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 67 Movement II: Reh. S to end (Piano 1)
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 10 Movement II: 2 before reh.18 to reh.22
  • Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version) Part I: Russian Dance (Reh.64 to Reh.73)
  • Stravinsky: Petrushka (1947 version) Part II: reh.102 to reh.112

Questions? Email Jeff Phelps at jphelps@yorksymphony.org

Apply Today

Materials must be received by 5 PM on or before the listed due date. This is not a postmark date. Cancellations must be made at least 2 days prior to the audition day to receive deposit back.

Mail a $50 refundable deposit to: Principal Piano Audition, York Symphony Orchestra, 50 N George St., York, PA 17401

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