2^nd FLUTE auditions

Monday, May 11 and Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Boston Landmarks Orchestra will hold Preliminary auditions for 2^nd Flute  on Monday, May 11, 2026 beginning at 9:00am, with selected players called back for additional rounds later that day and possibly on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, beginning at 10:00am. Piccolo excerpts will be required for candidates selected for rounds after the preliminary auditions. Qualified players are asked to send a resume by email to [email protected] by April 6, 2026. Those selected for a live audition will be notified of their appointment time by April 20, 2026. Auditions will be held in Brookline.

Boston Landmarks Orchestra performs mainly in the summer months, in free outdoor concerts at the Hatch Memorial Shell and in other venues in Boston’s neighborhoods. The orchestra has signed a collective bargaining agreement with the Boston Musicians’ Association, which governs the terms of employment. Copies of the CBA are available on request.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Everyone is encouraged to apply. Boston Landmarks Orchestra is an equal opportunity employer.

2026 Flute Audition Repertoire

I. SOLO

Mozart Concerto in G Major
1st movement, exposition only

II. FLUTE 1 EXCERPTS

Beethoven Leonore Overture
mm. 328-360

Bizet Carmen
Entr’acte to Act III

Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream
Scherzo, 12 before rehearsal P to end

III. FLUTE 2 EXCERPTS

Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Movement 2

Mendelssohn Symphony no. 4 “Italian”
Movements 2 and 4

Ravel Ma Mere L’Oye Suite
Pavane, beginning to rehearsal 1

Ravel Daphnis & Chloe Suite 2
Rehearsal 155-156

Smetana The Moldau
Opening to rehearsal A

IV. PICCOLO EXCERPTS (for final round only)

Ippolitov-Ivanov Caucasian Sketches
Procession of the Sardar, measure 3 to rehearsal B

Rossini Semiramide
mm. 132-143, 190-195, and 329-337

Shostakovich Symphony no. 6
Movement 1, 3 measures after rehearsal 8 to rehearsal 10

View concerto and excerpt PDFs here