Overview
Solo:
Applicant’s choice of solo (3 minutes maximum)
Excerpts:
Berlioz: La damnation de Faust Hungarian March – Reh. 20 through 2 bars after Reh. 21
Gershwin: American in Paris 3 bars after Reh. 67 through downbeat of Reh. 68
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Scherzo – 13 bars before Reh. 16 through Reh. 17
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 I – 3 bars before Reh. 2 through 3 bars after Reh. 2, I – Reh. 3 through 3 bars after Reh. 4, III – 1 bar after Reh. 64 through 3 bars before Reh. 66
Revueltas: Sensemayá 2 through Reh. 8
Stravinsky: Pétrouchka (1911 version) Peasant with Bear – 2 bars after Reh. 100 through 3 bars before Reh. 101 (Reh. 189 in 1947 version)
Wagner: Die Meistersinger Overture – mm. 1-27 (Reh. A in some editions), Overture – mm. 158-188 (Reh. J through downbeat of Reh. L in some editions)
Wagner: Die Walküre Act III: Ride of the Valkyries – depending on edition: 9 bars before Reh. 11 through downbeat of Reh. 12 OR Pickup to Reh. 11 through 5 bars after Reh. 12
About Civic Orchestra of Chicago
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago is now accepting applications for the 2026/27 season.
Founded in 1919 as a training program of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Civic Orchestra prepares its members for multifaceted and meaningful careers in orchestral music and beyond. Civic members participate in full-orchestra concert cycles, workshops, masterclasses, mock auditions, chamber music, school partnerships and other special projects. They are coached and mentored by Principal Conductor Ken-David Masur, CSO musicians and world-renowned guest conductors and clinicians. Civic performs free and low-cost concerts in Orchestra Hall and in communities across greater Chicago, and anchors the annual Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition and Chicago Youth in Music Festival.
The audition deadline is 11:59pm Central Time on Sunday, February 15, 2026 on Acceptd. Please visit cso.org/joincivic for more information.
