Welcome to the Prince George's Philharmonic

Prince George’s Philharmonic announces auditions for the 2010-2011 season. Two audition dates are scheduled.

Auditions for Principal Second Violin will be held on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, from 7:00pm until 10:00pm, at Oaklands Presbyterian Church in Laurel, Maryland. This is a paid position. The current fee is $90.00 per service.

General Auditions will be held on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, from 7:00pm until 10:00pm at Northwestern High School for all strings, 2 rotating horn positions and for substitutes for wind, brass and percussion. All open positions are non-compensated, volunteer positions. Please prepare two solo works of contrasting styles (or two contrasting movements of the same solo work). Woodwind and brass players should also prepare several standard orchestral excerpts of their choice. In addition, candidates on all instruments will be asked to play an excerpt from the standard repertoire which they will receive upon arrival at the audition venue.

You may set-up an audition via the audition form.

Prince George's Philharmonic is a community orchestra which performs five concerts each season, at various venues in Prince George's County Maryland. We rehearse September through November and January through May on Wednesday evenings from 7:30pm until 10:00pm.

Charles Ellis, Conductor - Nancy Zhou, Violin (Johansen Competition Winner)

• Mozart...........................Overture to The Magic Flute
• Prokofiev.......................Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63
• Sibelius.........................Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43

           Venue: Prince George's Community College
          Hallam Theater, Queen Anne Fine Arts Building

           Single Ticket General Admission: $20, Seniors: $18, Age 18 and under free (ticket
required). Single Tickets go on sale the night of the concert beginning at 7 pm,
cash or check only. Tickets can be purchased in advance, by check. Please
click here for the Single Ticket mail-in order form. All seating is unreserved.
Free Parking.

Charles Ellis, Conductor - Jay DeWire, Piano

• Brahms.......................Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16
• Brahms.......................Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 83

           Venue: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

           Single Ticket General Admission: $20, Seniors: $18, Age 18 and under free (ticket
required). Single Tickets go on sale the night of the concert beginning at 7 pm,
cash or check only. Tickets can be purchased in advance, by check. Please
click here for the Single Ticket mail-in order form. All seating is unreserved.
Free Parking.

Charles Ellis, Conductor - Amadi Azikiwe, Viola

• Tchaikovsky.....................Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
• Bruch...............................Romance in F Major, Op. 85
• Paganini...........................Sonata for Grand Viola
• Rimsky-Korsakov..............Scheherazade, Op. 35

           Venue: Prince George's Community College
          Hallam Theater, Queen Anne Fine Arts Building

           Single Ticket General Admission: $20, Seniors: $18, Age 18 and under free (ticket
required). Single Tickets go on sale the night of the concert beginning at 7 pm,
cash or check only. Tickets can be purchased in advance, by check. Please
click here for the Single Ticket mail-in order form. All seating is unreserved.
Free Parking.

Shawn Burke-Storer, Conductor

• Copland...................Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
• Waddle.....................A Walk Through the Vampire’s Garden (World Premiere)
• Beethoven................Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67

           Venue: Bowie Center for the Performing Arts

           Single Ticket General Admission: $20, Seniors: $18, Age 18 and under free (ticket
required). Single Tickets go on sale the night of the concert beginning at 7 pm,
cash or check only. Tickets can be purchased in advance, by check. Please
click here for the Single Ticket mail-in order form. All seating is unreserved.
Free Parking.

Charles Ellis, Conductor
Detra Battle, Soprano
Michelle Rice, Mezzo-Soprano
Richard Crawley, Tenor
Robert Cantrell, Bass-Baritone
The Chesapeake Chorale
The Heritage Signature Chorale

• Verdi..................................Requiem

           Venue: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

           Tickets for the Clarice Smith Center are included with a season subscription. Single
tickets will be available through the Clarice Smith Center box office only.