Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra
Fellows Program Announcement
The Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra announces 9 openings as part of a new
educational initiative. The Fellows Program gives orchestral playing opportunities
to undergraduate string students in the Southern Wisconsin region. Students
selected to the program will earn a travel stipend of $25 per rehearsal or concert.
Openings are in the following instruments: violin (4), viola (2), cello (2), and bass
(1). To apply, fill out the application form on page 3.
Repertoire
November 16: Respighi Pines of Rome, Ravel Mother Goose Suite, Wagner Overture
to Die Meistersinger, Haydn Violin Concerto in G Major, 1st movement (YACC winner)
February 15: Beethoven 7, Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Arutunian Trumpet
Concerto (with Christopher Martin, CSO principal)
May 17: Shostakovich 5, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (Ari Vilhjalmsson, Icelandic
Symphony)
LGSO Fellow Requirements and Information
1. Applicants must be an undergraduate student for the 2013-14 academic year.
2. Preference will be given to music majors, but non-music majors are also welcome
to apply and may be selected.
3. All 2013-14 LGSO Fellows will play in their university orchestras.
4. LGSO Fellows will be chosen by competitive audition and interview in late
August/early September.
5. Audition will consist of a 3-minute excerpt from a standard concerto movement
as well as 2 orchestral excerpts found on page 2.
6. For each LGSO rehearsal set, Fellows are allowed 2 absences. They will be paid
$25 for each service. Fellows are welcome to attend all rehearsals but stipend allows
for the 2 absences.
7. Rehearsals are every Thursday from 7:00 – 9:30pm in Lake Geneva or Williams
Bay. An exact schedule is found on page 2.
8. Fellows must provide their own transportation. LGSO will assist as much as
possible in finding carpool arrangements.
9. Talks by orchestra members will be offered throughout the year in topics such as,
“Grad School audition tips,” “What life can be like as a free-lance musician,” and “A
day in the life of a music educator.”
Why Audition?
1. Additional orchestral experience
2. You get paid to play! (True, it’s not that much, but how else can you earn $700 by
doing something you love to do anyway?)
3. You get the chance to hear from those in the field who were in your shoes just a
few years before. This is great in terms of getting information, but also in
networking.
4. You will be able to include, “LGSO Fellow, 2013-14” on your resumé.
Schedule
Saturday, November 16 performance, 5:30pm call
Rehearsals (7:00 – 9:30pm): September 5, 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 12 (Tuesday), 14 (dress)
Saturday, February 15 performance, 5:30pm call
Rehearsals (7:00 – 9:30pm): November 21
December 5, 12
January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
February 6, 11 (Tuesday), 13 (dress)
Saturday, May 17 performance, 5:30pm call
Rehearsals (7:00 – 9:30pm): March 27
April 3, 10, 24
May 1, 8, 13 (Tuesday), 15 (dress)
34 total services, each LGSO Fellow will be paid $25 for 28 services (2 absences each set) for
a total of $700.
Excerpts
(all are available on imslp)
Violin
1. Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, movement 1, violin 1, mm 89-116
2. Ravel, Mother Goose Suite, V. Le jardin féerique, every note between rehearsal 2
and rehearsal 5 (play top line and play violin solo when applicable)
Viola
1. Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, movement 1, every note between rehearsal G (m
217) and H (m 254)
2. Ravel, Mother Goose Suite, V. Le jardin féerique, every note between rehearsal 2
and rehearsal 5 (play top line and play viola solo when applicable)
Cello
1. Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, movement 1, every note between rehearsal I (m
278) and m 299
2. Ravel, Mother Goose Suite, II. Petit Poucet, every note between rehearsal 2 and
rehearsal 5 (play cello solo line when applicable)
Bass
1. Beethoven, Symphony No. 7, movement 1, every note between rehearsal I (m
278) and m 299
2. Ravel, Mother Goose Suite, V. Le jardin féerique, every note starting one measure
before rehearsal 4 and ending at rehearsal 5 (learn both top and bottom)
Application Form
Please fill out electronically and email to:
David Anderson
Music Director
Lake Geneva Symphony
danders4@gmail.com
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