EXPIRED VACANCY
Principal Percussion
Fort Collins Symphony
Fort Collins (Colorado), US
General information
- Instrument or role
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Percussion
- Job category
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Performance
- Number of positions
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1 open position
Vacancy requirements
- Nationality limitations
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Must be able to work in the US
Employment details
- Type
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Per-service
- Tenure
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Permanent
- Employment beginning
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Start of Season 2026/2027
Salary information
- Gross (before tax) (USD)
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$120,00 per Service
- Additional salary information
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Additional pay per concert for part assignments and cartage.
Application process
- Apply by
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February 18, 2026
- Application instructions
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Submit resume and deposit per instructions on the website
- Application link
- fcsymphony.org
Audition dates
- First round to begin at 10:00 AM
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March 04, 2026, 10:00 (time zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada))
Audition information
- Audition repertoire
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Snare Drum
Nielsen Clarinet Concerto (Reh 3 - 4 and Reh 28 - Cadenza)
Prokofiev Symphony 5 (Mvt II Reh 37 - 40 and Mvt IV Reh 111 - End)
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade (Mvt III Reh D - H, Mvt IV Reh P - U, as marked)
Xylophone
Gershwin An American in Paris (Reh 4 - 7, Reh 20 - 21, Reh 36 - 37)
Messiaen Oiseaux Exotiques (Reh 6 - 7)
Stravinsky Firebird (Reh 46 - 48 and 127 - 133)
Glockenspiel
Debussy La Mer (Mvt II 16 - 4 after 18)
Respighi Pines of Rome (Mvt 1 Beg - Reh 2 and Reh 9 - End)
Tchaikovsky Nutcracker (Finale of Act 1 bar 130 - 150 and 180 - 200)
Vibraphone
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side (567- 577 and 620 - 631)
Williams Catch Me if You Can (Mvt 1 49 - 65)
Tambourine
Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Chabrier Espana (Reh L - Reh M)
Dvorak Carnival Overture (Beg - C)
Cymbals
Dvorak Scherzo Capriccioso (Bar 820 - End) with 17” Cymbals
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 (Reh 32 - 33) with 16” Cymbals
Sibelius Finlandia (Reh N - O) with 18” Cymbals
Bass Drum
Britten Young Person’s Guide (Variation M Bar 10 - 14)
Mahler Symphony 3 (Mvt 1 Reh 1 - End of 2 Bars after Reh 2)