2019 Horn Auditions
Horn Auditions
Belgrade Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Deadline: 12/4/19
Audition: 12/12/19
Bern Symphony Orchestra – Horn
Deadline: 12/1/19
Audition: 12/14/19
U.S. Navy Fleet Bands – Horn
Deadline: 12/2/19
Audition: 12/14/19
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra – Co-Principal Horn
Deadline: 10/28/19
Audition: 11/16/19
Long Beach Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 10/21/19
Audition: 11/14/19
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – 2./4. Horn
Deadline: 9/29/19
Audition: 10/29/19
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra – 3./2. Horn
Deadline: 10/5/19
Audition: 11/5/19
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: 9/23/19
Audition: 10/7/19
London Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 9/15/19
Audition: See Website
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg – Third Horn
Deadline: 9/15/19
Audition: 10/21/19
Orchestra Victoria – Associate Principal Horn
Deadline: 9/19/19
Audition: 10/31/19
Theatre Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: 9/7/19
Audition: 10/3/19
Philharmonisches Orchester Regensburg – Solo Horn
Deadline: 9/15/19
Audition: 10/21/19
Nationaltheater-Orchester Mannheim – Third Horn
Deadline: 9/8/19
Audition: 10/17/19
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 9/11/19
San Diego Symphony – Second Horn
Deadline: 9/13/19
Audition: 10/13-16/19
Portland Symphony – Third Horn
Deadline: 9/3/19
Audition: 9/13/19
Weimar Staatskapelle – Stellv. Solo Horn
Deadline: 9/15/19
Audition: 11/6/19
Duisburger Philharmonic – Second Horn
Deadline: 8/29/19
Audition: See Website
Kammerakademie Potsdam GbR – Solo Horn
Deadline: 8/31/19
Audition: 11/12/19
Het Gelders Orkest en Orkest van het Oosten – First Horn
Deadline: 8/18/19
Audition: 9/25/19
Kymi Sinfonietta – Alternating Principal Horn
Deadline: 8/30/19
Audition: 9/16/19
Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra – Second and Fourth Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 8/30/19
Audition: 9/7/19
Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra – 2./4./6./8. tiefes Horn
Deadline: 8/28/19
Audition: See Website
Oklahoma City Philharmonic – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 8/26/19
Audition: 9/15/19
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: 8/20/19
Audition: 9/9/19
Scottish Ballet Orchestra – First Horn
Deadline: 8/19/19
Audition: 9/23/19
Sarasota Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: 8/21/19
Audition: 9/13-14/19
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Third Horn
Deadline: 8/11/19
Audition: 10/25/19
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra – 2./3./4. Wechselhorn
Deadline: 8/11/19
Audition: 9/18/19
Wichita Symphony – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 8/7/19
Audition: 8/17/19
Boston Ballet Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 8/12/19
Audition: See Website
Essener Philharmoniker – Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website
New York Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Deadline: 7/19/19
Audition: 10/3-6/19
Staatsorchester Stuttgart – Solo Horn
Deadline: 6/30/19
Audition: 10/8-9/19
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 6/14/19
Audition: 6/19/19
U.S. Army Regional Bands – Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 6/15/19
Audition: 5/25/19
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Assistant/Utility Horn
Deadline: 6/15/19
Audition: September 2019
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 6/10/19
Audition: 6/24/19
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 6/7/19
Audition: See Website
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 6/1/19
Audition: 9/30-10/2/19
Royal Swedish Opera – Principal French Horn
Deadline: 5/13/19
Audition: 6/12-13/19
U.S. Coast Guard Band – French Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 5/13-14/19
National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico – Co-Principal Horn
Deadline: 5/17/19
Audition: 5/28/19
New Mexico Philharmonic – Second Horn
Deadline: 5/18/19
Audition: 6/5-10/19
Youngstown Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 5/10/19
Audition: 5/14/19
Royal Danish Opera Orchestra – Low Horn
Deadline: 5/16/19
Audition: 6/6/19
Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra – Solo Horn
Deadline: 5/5/19
Audition: See Website
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Associate Principal/Utility Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 5/2/19
Audition: 5/20/19
Orchestre Symphonique de Québec – Second Horn
Deadline: 5/5/19
Audition: 5/29/19
Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 5/1/19
Audition: 5/28/19
Mozarteumorchester Salzburg – Solo Horn
Deadline: 4/30/19
Audition: 6/3/19
Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra – 2./4. Horn
Deadline: 4/30/19
Audition: 5/24/19
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: 4/23/19
Audition: 5/27-28/19
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
Deadline: 4/26/19
Audition: 5/16/19
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – Sub-Principal Horn Four
Deadline: 4/28/19
Audition: See Website
Mälmo Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 4/28/19
Audition: 5/22-23/19
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 4/27/19
Audition: See Website
Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 4/22/19
Audition: See Website
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra – 2./3./4. Wechselhorn
Deadline: 4/28/19
Audition: 5/28/19
Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: 4/27/19
Audition: 5/5/19
Modesto Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Third Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 4/24/19
Audition: 5/8/19
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: 4/15/19
Audition: 5/5-6/19
Lucerne Symphony Orchestra – 4./2. Horn
Deadline: 4/14/19
Audition: 5/17/19
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra – Tutti Horn
Deadline: 4/10/19
Audition: 4/29/19
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 4/8/19
Audition: 6/19/19
Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal and Assistant Principal Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 4/7/19
Audition: 5/20/19
Oulu Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 4/5/19
Audition: 4/26/19
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 4/3/19
Audition: 5/3/19
Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin – Solo Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 4/9/19
Württemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen – Horn
Deadline: 3/31/19
Audition: 5/20/19
Colorado Springs Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Deadline: 3/28/19
Audition: 4/13/19
USAF Band of Mid-America – Horn
Deadline: 3/25/19
Audition: 5/6/19
Pacific Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Deadline: 3/22/19
Audition: 4/5/19
Teatro alla Scala Foundation – Third Horn
Deadline: 3/14/19
Audition: See Website
U.S. Navy Fleet Bands – Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 3/10/19
Audition: 3/19/19
Orkiestra Sinfonia Varsovia – Utility Horn
Deadline: 3/8/19
Audition: 4/1-8/19
Bavarian State Orchestra – Solo Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website
Staatskapelle Berlin – Solo Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: See Website
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra – Tutti Horn
Deadline: 3/1/19
Audition: 4/28-29/19
Basque National Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 2/1/19
Audition: 2/7-8/19
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 2/17/19
Audition: 3/21-22/19
Berlin Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Deadline: 2/12/19
Audition: 3/27-28/19
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI – First and Third Horn (2 Positions)
Deadline: 2/18/19
Audition: 4/28-5/4/19
San Luis Obispo Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Deadline: 2/4/19
Audition: 3/2/19
Opera National Bordeaux – Solo Horn
Deadline: 2/7/19
Audition: 2/17/19
Utah Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 2/8/19
Audition: 3/24-25/19
National Arts Centre Orchestra Canada – Third Horn
Deadline: 1/15/19
Audition: 3/26-27/19
Central City Opera – Section Horn
Deadline: 1/15/19
Audition: 3/4/19
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal – Principal Horn
Deadline: 1/11/19
Audition: 2/22/19
U.S. Marine Fleet Bands – Horn
Deadline: See Website
Audition: 1/12/19
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Deadline: 12/10/18
Audition: See Website
Berlin Philharmonic – Low Horn
Deadline: 12/5/18
Audition: 1/17-18/19
Berlin Philharmonic – High Horn
Deadline: 12/18/18
Audition: 1/30-31/19
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich – Third Horn
Deadline: 11/28/18
Audition: 2/7/19
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden – Joint Principal Horn
Deadline: 11/23/18
Audition: See Website
Reading Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Fourth Horn (Two Positions)
Deadline: 12/1/18
Audition: 1/14/19
Macao Orchestra – Horn Tutti
Deadline: 10/28/18
Audition: 1/13-26/19
Audition Results
BBC Philharmonic – Principal Horn
Winner: Ben Hulme
Audition: March-April 2019
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Jaclyn Rainey (Announced in 2020)
Audition: 9/16-18/19
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
Winner: Josh East
Audition: 9/11/19
U.S. Naval Academy Band – Horn
Winner: Chris Phelps
Audition: 11/18/19
Spokane Symphony Orchestra – Principal and Assistant Principal Horn (2 Positions)
Winner: Ryan Dresen (Assistant Principal)
Audition: 9/30/19
Berlin Philharmonic – Third Horn
Winner: Johannes Lamotke
Audition: 11/6-7/19
Oregon Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Jeff Garza
Audition: 10/21-23/19
Midland (MI) Symphony Orchestra – Fourth Horn
Nicole Minney
Audition: 10/6/19
Fort Wayne Philharmonic – Principal Horn (One-Year)
No Winner Selected
Audition: 9/30/19
Peoria Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Amy Krueger (Brass Profiles Member)
Audition: 9/29/19
Rotterdam Philharmonic – Low Horn
Winner: Pierre Buizer
Audition: 7/2/19
San Antonio Symphony – Associate Principal/Third, Fourth/Utility Horn (2 Positions)
Winner: Andrew Warfield. No hire for Fourth/Utility Horn
Audition: 6/10-11/19
Rhode Island Philharmonic – Second Horn
Winner: Josh Michal
Audition: 6/9/19
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra – Third Horn
Winner: Alison Dresser
Audition: 2/11-12/19
Lancaster Festival Orchestra – Second Horn
Winner: Renée Vogen
Audition: May 2019
Richmond Symphony Orchestra – Second Horn
Winner: Devin Gossett
Audition: 5/13/19
New York City Ballet Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Dan Wions
Audition: 5/13-14/19
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Cristiana Neves
Audition: 5/28-29/19
Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra – First Horn
No Winner Selected
Audition: 1/28/19
Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: David Alan Cooper
Audition: Jan-Feb 2019
Cleveland Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Nathaniel Silberschlag
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra – Third Horn
Winner: Max Stein
Audition: 3/16/19
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Principal Horn
Winner: Katy Woolley
Audition: 1/21-23/19