Audition Excerpts

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VIOLIN

Violin »

1. First movement of any standard concerto
2. Strauss – Don Juan: beg to 13 after C
3. Beethoven 8 finale – beginning to measure 59
4. Brahms – Symphony No. 1: I, beg. to B

if auditioning for Concertmaster or Principal Positions, add:
5. Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade: solos/cadenzas
6. Brahms – Symphony no. 1: II, solo

VIOLA

Viola »

1. First movement of any standard concerto
2. Strauss – Don Juan: beg. to B
3. Beethoven – Symphony No. 5: II, beg. to C
4. Strauss – Don Quixote: solo part, 4 reh. 14 to beg. of Var. I

if auditioning for Principal Positions, add:
5. Vaughn Williams – Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis: All solos

CELLO

Cello »

1. First movement of any standard concerto
2. Strauss – Don Juan: 3 before I to 4 after K
3. Beethoven – Symphony No. 5: II, beg. to C
4. Beethoven 8 – Entire trio of 3rd movement

if auditioning for Principal Positions, add:
5. Mozart – Symphony no. 35: mvt IV
6. Strauss – Don Quixote: Variation I – solos

BASS

BASS »

1. First movement of any standard concerto
2. Beethoven – Symphony No. 9: IV, recitatives
3. Schubert – Symhony No. 9 – III: letter B to D
4. Mahler – Symphony no. 1: III, beginning solo

If auditioning for principal, please add:
5.Stravinsky – Pulcinella: solo

FLUTE

FLUTE »

(all applicants interested in playing Piccolo MUST audition on Flute and Piccolo)
1. Any Standard Concerto (first movement)
2. Ravel – Daphnis and Chloe: solo at reh. 176
3. Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo (2 before P – 23 after Q)
4. Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis: III, solo
5. Saint-Saens – Carnival of the Animals: Mvt 10 (Beg. – 7 after reh. 4)
6. Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Beg. Solos)
7. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4: III (PICCOLO) (2nd of E – 14 before F) (10th of F – 3 before G)
8. Shostakovich – Symphony No. 6 (PICCOLO): mvt. I (4 before 9- 10), mvt. II (reh. 72-reh. 73)

OBOE

Oboe »

(all applicants interested in playing English Horn must audition on Oboe and English Horn)
1. First movement (exposition) of Mozart – Concerto
2. Brahms – Violin Concerto: II, solo
3. Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin: I
4. Rossini – Overture, La Scala di Seta: Andantino & Allegro solos
5. Dvorak – Symphony no. 9: II, opening solo (ENGLISH HORN)
6. Rossini – Overture, William Tell (ENGLISH HORN)

CLARINET

Clarinet »

(all applicants interested in playing E-flat or Bass Clarinet must audition on B-flat, E-flat, & Bass cl)
1. First movement (exposition) of Mozart – Concerto
2. Kodály – Dances of Galanta: opening solo
3. Beethoven – Symphony No. 6: II, mm. 68-78
4. Brahms – Symphony no. 3: II, opening solos
5. Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique: V, reh. 63- 4mm. after reh. 64 (E-FLAT)
6. Grofé – Grand Canyon Suite: III (BASS)
7. Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1: II (BASS)

BASSOON

Bassoon »

(all applicants interested in playing contrabassoon must audition on bassoon and contrabassoon)

1. First movement (exposition) – Mozart: Concerto
2. Mozart – Overture, Marriage of Figaro: mm. 1-58
3. Beethoven – Symphony No. 6: II, mm. 7-18 & 31-38
4. Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade: II, beg. to A
5. Stravinsky – Rite of Spring: opening solo
6. Beethoven Symphony No. 5: Mvmt. IV
7. Ravel Mother Goose Suite: No. 2-No. 6

HORN

Horn »

(all 1st horn except #3 + #5)
1. First movement (exposition only) of Mozart – Concerto no. 2
2. Beethoven – Symphony no. 7: I, mm. 88-104 (high horn)
3. Beethoven – Symphony no. 3: III, trio, horn 2 (low)
4. Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel: opening solos
5. Shostakovich – Symphony no. 5: I, low tutti
6. Shostakovich – Symphony no. 5: I, high horn solo
7. Brahms – Symphony no. 2: I, solo

TRUMPET

Trumpet »

1. First movement of Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
2. Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg
3. Mahler – Symphony No. 5: I, opening solo
4. Stravinsky – Petrouchka: Ballerina’s Dance &Waltz
5. Shostakovich – Symphony No. 5, reh. 27 to reh. 29 (3rd Tpt)

TROMBONE

Trombone »

1. First movement of standard concerto (David, Grondahl, etc.)
2. Mozart – Requiem: Tuba Mirum
3. Ravel – Bolero: solo
4. Wagner – Die Walküre (minor & major)
5. Berlioz – Hungarian March: 1 measure before reh. 4 to reh. 5
6. Schumann – Symphony no. 3: IV, mm. 1-23
7. Brahms – Symphony no. 2: IV, O to end

BASS TROMBONE

Bass Trombone »

SOLO – Bach Cello Suite #5, Sarabande
1.Haydn – The Creation, #26 – Key Change
2. Wagner – Ride of the Valkyries, p/u to Reh.4 – 8th m. of Reh.7
3. Kodaly – Hary Janos Suite, Mvt.4, Beg. – 7th m. of Reh.1
4. Kodaly – Hary Janos Suite, Mvt.4, Poco Meno Mosso – 3rd m. of poco string.
5. Wagner- Flying Dutchman Overture, p/u to Reh.C – Reh.D
6. Wagner – Flying Dutchman Overture, 8m. before Reh.G– Reh.H
7. Rossini – La Gazza Ladra Overture, Reh.F – m.291
8. Rossini – La Gazza Ladra Overture, Reh.I – end

TUBA

Tuba »

1. Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger: reh. J - reh. K
2. Mahler  – Symphony No.1: III, reh. 1 – 2mm. before reh. 4
3. Stravinsky – Petrouchka: last mvt, reh. 100 – reh. 101
4. Prokofiev – Symphony No.5: I, reh. 3 – reh. 6
5. Hindemith – Symphonic Metamorphosis: II, reh. L – 9mm. after reh. M, 5mm. after reh. S – reh. T

TIMPANI

Timpani »

1. Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra: IV, m.42- m.51
2. Beethoven – Symphony No.7: I, 20mm. before C – 2mm. after C, 9mm. after N – end
3. Brahms –  Symphony No.1: IV, 8mm. after Q – end
4. Beethoven – Symphony No.9: I, 19mm. after R – end
5. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4: I, 2mm. before T – 2mm. before U

PERCUSSION

Percussion »

Snare Drum:
1. Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade: III & IV
2. W. Schuman – Symphony #3
3. Long roll with cresc./decresc.
Xylophone:
4.Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
Glockenspiel:
5.Dukas – Sorcerer’s Apprentice: reh. 17 –reh. 24
Tambourine:
6.Dvorak – Carnaval Overture
Cymbals:
7.Tchaikovsky – Symphony #4

HARP

Harp »

1.Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique – II. Un Bal: Beginning to 3 after rehearsal 23
2.Debussy: La Mer – Movement 1: Rehearsal 2 to 6; Rehearsal 14 to end
3.Ravel: Mother Goose Suite – V: Le jardin féerique: complete
4.Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra – The Waltz: 2 before 22 to rehearsal 39
5.Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite – No. 4 Scene 4:
Harp Cadenza plus Rehearsal 1 to rehearsal 2 of Andante non troppo (violin solo)

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