{"product_id":"join-the-bso","title":"Join the BSO","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBAINBRIDGE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2014-2015 SEASON AUDITIONS\u003cbr \/\u003eSunday, August 24, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra is holding auditions for the 2014-2015 Season. The following positions are open: Principal horn, section horn, section trumpet, violin, viola, double bass, and 3rd flute\/piccolo. All other instruments are welcome to audition for the substitute musician list.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAuditions will be \u003cstrong\u003eSunday, August 24, beginning at 1:00 p.m. at BPA\u003c\/strong\u003e, 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island. Musicians are requested to arrive 15 minutes ahead of their appointment and look for signs to the warm-up and audition rooms. Those auditioning should prepare two contrasting works of their choice that display the depth of their musical sensitivity and range of technical ability. Come prepared to play a total of five-eight minutes of music. Sight-reading for all instruments will be requested; music will be provided on site. Those interested in auditioning for principal positions will be asked to prepare excerpts.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePlease contact \u003ca href=\"mailto:bainbridgeso@gmail.com\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClara Hanson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, BSO General Manager for more information and to arrange an audition time. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/6355\/files\/1415BSO_AUDITION_APPLICATION_ONLY_b0713a4c-cabb-4c4e-ae16-efc64071dada.pdf?2538\"\u003eDownload and print the audition application\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra rehearses on Wednesday evenings, 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Performance dates for the BSO’s 2014-2015 four-concert season are as follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNovember 8 \u0026amp; 9, 2014: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org\/products\/bso-tchaikovsky\"\u003eTchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture, op. 96, TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 23 in B-flat minor, and KALINNIKOV Symphony No. 1 in G minor\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFebruary 28 \u0026amp; March 1, 2015: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org\/products\/bso-raise-the-roof\"\u003eRaise the Roof! \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSTRAUSS. R. Introduction to Also sprach Zarathustra, PUTS Millennium Canons, COPLAND Down a Country Lane and Variations on a Shaker Melody, DAUGHERTY Raise the Roof!, DVORAK American Suite, op. 98b, and BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApril 18 \u0026amp; 19, 2015: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org\/products\/bso-shakespeare\"\u003eShakespeare: Comedy and Tragedy with The BPA Shakespeare Society \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNICOLAI The Merry Wives of Windsor Overture, MENDELSSOHN Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, TBA Young Artist Concerto Competition Winner, BERNSTEIN\/PERESS West Side Story Overture, BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture, and TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture (1880)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMay 30 \u0026amp; 31, 2015: \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org\/products\/bso-gershwin\"\u003eGershwin’s Piano Concerto \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDEBUSSY L’aprés-midi d’un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), WAGNER Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, STRAUSS, R.Concerto for Horn No. 1, op. 11 in E-flat major, STRAUSS, R. Feierlicher Einzug, and GERSHWIN Piano Concerto in F major\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMusic has always been at the heart of the BPA mission, and the organization’s commitment stands undiminished to this day. It has the backing of a well-organized Board and a thriving institution. It takes a lively community of volunteer musicians and listeners to make such a commitment sustainable, and BPA thanks the BSO musicians and audience members for their part in keeping the classical music program lively and growing. Please join us for the BSO’s 2014 - 2015 Season and celebrate the orchestra’s vitality and contribution to the arts on Bainbridge Island.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BPA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":819486407,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0641\/5033\/products\/JoinTheBSO.jpeg?v=1409778704","url":"https:\/\/bpa-dev.myshopify.com\/products\/join-the-bso","provider":"Bainbridge Performing Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}