Orchestra auditions

I’ve taken 30 professional flute auditions.

Read about my experiences in the links below, including costs, preparation, recordings from the audition, and my thoughts.

Spoiler: I haven’t won an audition (yet), but I have had some opportunities to perform with professional orchestras.

Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra (3rd flute/piccolo)
West Texas Symphony (3rd flute/piccolo)- advanced to semi-finals, added to sub list
Shreveport Symphony (Principal Flute)
New World Symphony (live in Dallas)
Flower Mound Community Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Associate Principal Flute)
Las Colinas Symphony (Principal Flute)
Knoxville Symphony (Principal Flute)
Midland-Odessa Symphony and Chorale (Principal Flute)
New World Symphony (live in LA)
The Colburn School (Professional Studies Certificate)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Assistant Principal Flute)
Symphony Silicon Valley (Principal Flute)
Austin Symphony
Santa Cruz Symphony
Redlands Symphony
Tucson Symphony (Second Flute)- first time I advanced to semi-finals!
Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Associate Principal Flute)
San Diego Symphony
Hawaii Symphony -November 2018, first one after baby C was born
Milwaukee Symphony
Boise Symphony
Symphony Orchestra Augusta
South Dakota Symphony
Richardson Symphony (sub list)
Midland-Odessa Symphony (Third Flute)
Las Colinas Symphony
Midland-Odessa Symphony (Principal Flute)
Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa (Kanazawa, Japan)
Houston Symphony- my first audition in October 2014!