Overview
Solos (play all requirements indicated below):
One Baroque period work written in fugal style
One major movement from a Classical period sonata
One Romantic period piece
Excerpts:
Bartók: Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin 5 bars after Reh. 23 through Reh. 25, 2 bars after Reh. 31 through 4 bars after Reh. 35
Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celeste II – mm. 154-241, IV – mm. 107-183
Mahler: Symphony No. 6 (Celesta) Mvt I – mm. 98-115 (Reh. 11 through 1 bar after Reh. 13 in some editions)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 II
Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme No 11: Das Diner – 7 mm. after Reh. 109 through end of movement
Stravinsky: Pétrouchka 2nd Part – Reh. 93 through Reh. 119
Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements 1 bar before Reh. 39 to Reh. 48, 75 – Reh. 88
About Civic Orchestra of Chicago
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago is now accepting applications for Keyboard Associate Membership 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.
