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EXPIRED VACANCY

Principal Percussion

Fort Collins Symphony

Fort Collins (Colorado), US

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General information

Instrument or role

Percussion

Job category

Performance

Number of positions

1 open position

Vacancy requirements

Nationality limitations

Must be able to work in the US

Employment details

Type

Per-service

Tenure

Permanent

Employment beginning

Start of Season 2026/2027

Salary information

Gross (before tax) (USD)

$120,00 per Service

Additional salary information
Additional pay per concert for part assignments and cartage.

Application process

Apply by

February 18, 2026

Application instructions
Submit resume and deposit per instructions on the website
Application link
fcsymphony.org

Audition dates

First round to begin at 10:00 AM

March 04, 2026, 10:00 (time zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada))

Audition information

Audition repertoire

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)