Auditions for Supplementary Musicians - Trumpet

Date: Friday, 11 December 2026

These auditions are organized to establish a list of supplementary musicians who can reinforce and cover the specific needs of various projects at the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música. The auditions have a prospective/indicative nature and the Casa da Música Foundation reserves itself the right not to engage any of the candidates present in the audition, regardless of their classification.

Submission of audio recording in one single take of Arthur Honegger’s Intrada, H. 193 is mandatory for pre-selecion purposes.

Application via Musicalchairs.

Invitation of selected candidates: 30 November, 2026.

Location: Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal (Av. da Boavista, 604-610, 4149-071 Porto)

Check-in opens at 09:00, audition starts at 10:00

Presentation order will be defined by draw. Candidates must be accompanied by an identification document.

Jury: Members of Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música.

Programme

Single round (orchestral excerpts):

1. Igor Stravinski – Petrouchka, (v. 1947)

   Third part: solo – desde 1 c. antes de 134 até 139 (1. tr. in Bb)

   Third part - Valse: solo – desde 155 até 158 (1. tr. in Bb)

2. Ottorino Respighi – Pini di Roma, P.141

   II. Pini presso una catacomba: solo (tromba interna)

3. Richard Strauss – Ein Heldenleben, Op.40

   desde 42 até 43 (1. tr. in B)

   desde 58 até 62 (1. tr. in B)

   desde 7 c. antes, até 6 c. depois de 50 (1. tr. in Es)

   desde 4 c. antes de 59 até 3 c. depois de 70 (2. tr. in Es)

   desde 81 até 72 (1. Tr. in E)