AUDITION REPERTOIRE
Applicants must prepare these parts on your own.
The following repertoire requirements pertain to both LIVE and RECORDING auditions.
Note: "rhl" refers to a rehearsal number or letter, "mm" to specific measure numbers.
| Violin | Concerto
1st movement of a standard concerto (including cadenza) 1st movement of a Mozart concerto (including cadenza) Orchestral excerpts (all 1st Violin) J. Brahms: Symphony No. 2; 1st mvt., mm. 118-155 F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Scherzo, beginning-mm. 99 W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 39; 2nd mvt., mm. 1-27, 4th mvt., mm. 1-41 S. Prokofiev: Classical Symphony; 2nd mvt., mm. 1-20 and Finale, beginning of mvt. to double bar before the repeat sign R. Strauss: "Don Juan"; mm. 1-40 |
| Viola | Concerto
1st movement of a standard concerto (including cadenza) Orchestral excerpts J. Brahms: Symphony No. 4; 4th mvt., mm. 41-80 F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Scherzo mm.17-93 W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 35; 1st mvt., mm. 41-71, 4th mvt., mm. 134-181 R. Strauss: "Don Juan" ; mm. 1-40 P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6; 1st mvt., mm. 19-62 |
| Cello | Concerto/solo
1st movement of a standard concerto (including cadenza) One movement of an unaccompanied suite by J. S. Bach Orchestral excerpts L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; 3rd mvt., mm. 1-18 and 140-213 J. Brahms: Symphony No. 2; 2nd mvt., mm. 1-17 F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Scherzo mm. 59-93 R. Strauss: "Ein Heldenleben"; mm. 1-24 |
| Double Bass | Concerto/solo
1st movement of a standard concerto or any solo piece Orchestral excerpts L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5; 3rd mvt., mm. 1-18 and 140-213 B. Britten: "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra" ; Variation H and Fugue H to I G. Mahler: Symphony No. 1; 3rd mvt., mm. 3-10 W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 35; 4th mvt., mm. 1-37 R. Strauss: "Ein Heldenleben"; rhl. 40-41 and 77-78 |
| Harp | Concerto/solo
1st movement of a concerto C. Debussy: Danse Sacree Orchestral excerpts B. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; 5th mvt., mm. 96-112, mm. 344-356 B. Britten: "The Young Person's Guide To the Orchestra"; Variation I and Fugue, I to J M. Ravel: "Tzigane"; rhl. 4 to cadenza, rhl. 12 to 14 M. Ravel: "Alborada del gracioso"; beginning to rhl. 9 P. I. Tchaikovsky: "Swan Lake"; cadenza |
*Although not required, it is advisable that applicants prepare the excerpts for auxiliary instruments (Piccolo, English horn, E-flat and Bass clarinets) for their audition. Parts are rotated as much as possible during the Festival, including the auxiliary parts. For those applicants who do not own and/or play these instruments, it will not affect your audition result.
| Flute | Concerto
1st movement of a standard concerto Orchestral excerpts L. van Beethoven: "Leonore" Overture No. 3; mm. 328-360 J. Brahms: Symphony No. 4; 4th mvt., mm. 97-105 C. Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; beginning to mm. 30 F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Scherzo mm. 338 till the end M. Ravel: "Daphnis et Chloé" Suite No. 2; 3 bars after rhl. 176 to 2 bars after rhl. 179 (Note:Please play E# in the upbeat scale of this solo.) |
| Piccolo* | G. Rossini: "Semiramide" Overture; complete
G. Rossini: "La Scala di Seta" Overture; mm. 201-216 P.I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; 3rd mvt., mm. 162-203 |
| Oboe | Concerto
1st movement of a standard concerto Orchestral excerpts L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3; 2nd mvt., mm. 8-56 J. Brahms: Violin Concerto; 2nd mvt., solo till mm. 32 M. Ravel: "Le Tombeau de Couperin"; mm. 1-14 G. Rossini: "La Scala di Seta" Overture; mm. 5-21 and 37-53 R. Strauss: "Don Juan"; mm. 235-268 |
| English Horn* | H. Berlioz: "Le Carnaval Romain " Overture; mm. 21-37
A.  : Symphony No. 9 "From the New World", 2nd mvt., soloO. Respighi: "Pini di Roma"; mm. 18-32 |
| Clarinet | Concerto
1st movement of a standard concerto Orchestral excerpts L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8; 3rd mvt., trio O. Respighi: "Pini di Roma"; 3rd mvt., mm. 3-19 G. Rossini: "Semiramide" Overture; mm. 178-187 D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9; 3rd mvt., mm. 1-17 Z. Kodály: "Galanta Dances"; mm. 31-65 and mm. 571-579 |
| E-flat Clarinet* | D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; 2nd mvt., rhl. 49-50
H. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; 5th mvt., mm. 40-78 R. Strauss: "Ein Heldenleben"; rhl. 14 to 5 after rhl. 20 |
| Bass Clarinet* | I. Stravinsky: "The Rite of Spring"; rhl. 5 to 7 before rhl. 7, rhl. 48 to 49 G. Mahler: Symphony No. 1; 1st mvt., mm. 9-13 |
| Bassoon | Concerto
1st movement of a standard concerto Orchestral excerpts L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4; 4th mvt., mm. 15-25, 184-188, 300-302 and 348-355 W. A. Mozart: "The Marriage of Figaro" Overture; beginning to mm. 7 and 156-171 M. Ravel: "Bolero"; mm. 41-57 N. Rimsky-Korsakov: "Scheherazade" 2nd mvt., 5-26 and cadenza I. Stravinsky: "Firebird Suite"; Berceuse Solo I. Stravinsky: "The Rite of Spring"; mm. 1-13 and 4 bars from rhl. 12 P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; 2nd mvt., Solo to the end of the movement |
| Horn | Concerto
1st movement of Mozart horn concerto No. 2 or 4 Orchestral excerpts L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; 1st mvt., mm. 86-110 and 423 to the end (1st Horn)
D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5; 1st mvt., 3 after rhl. 17 to rhl. 20 (2nd Horn) R. Strauss: "Ein Heldenleben"; mm. 1-17 (1st Horn) |
| Trumpet | Concerto
1st movement of a standard concerto Orchestral excerpts
I. Stravinsky: "Petrouchka"; Ballerina's dance |
| Trombone | Concerto
1st movement of a standard concerto Orchestral excerpts H. Berlioz: "The Damnation of Faust"; Hungarian March, 1 before rhl. 4 to the end G. Mahler: Symphony No. 3; 1st mvt., mm. 166-209 W. A. Mozart: "Requiem" Tuba mirum, solo M. Ravel: "Bolero"; rhl. 10-rhl. 11 G. Rossini: "William Tell" Overture; mm. 92-131 R. Wagner: "The Ride of Valkyre" |
| Bass Trombone | Concerto/solo
1st movement of a standard concerto or any solo piece Orchestral excerpts H. Berlioz: "The Damnation of Faust"; Hungarian March, 6 before rhl. 4 to 2 after rhl. 5 J. Haydn: "The Creation"; No. 26, complete Z. Kodály: "Hary Janos" Suite; 4th mvt., rhl. 4 to 10 after rhl. 6 R. Strauss: "Ein Heldenleben"; The Battle |
| Tuba | Concerto/solo
1st movement of a standard concerto or any solo piece Orchestral excerpts H. Berlioz: "Symphonie Fantastique"; 5th mvt., mm. 127-147 and 480 to the end O. Respighi: "Fontane di Roma"; rhl. 11-rhl. 16 R. Wagner: Prelude to "Die Meistersinger"; mm. 158-188 |
Note: Applicants must audition for both Timpani and Percussion.
| Timpani | Solo work
Jacques Delécluse: Vingt études pour timbales; No. 9 Orchestral excerpts B. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; 4th mvt., mm. 42-50 L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1; 3rd mvt., A to D.C L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; 1st mvt., 18 bars before S to the end P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4; 1st mvt., 2 before rhl. T to U |
| Percussion | Orchestral excerpts
Snare Drum C. Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto; complete S. Prokofiev: "Lieutenant Kije"; 1st mvt., mm. 6-37, 57-61 and 85-98 N. Rimsky-Korsakov: "Scheherazade"; 3rd and 4th mvts., complete D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10; 2nd mvt., rhl. 98 to the end Xylophone B. Britten: "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"; Variation M G. Gershwin: "Porgy and Bess"; beginning Z. Kodály: "Hary Janos" Suite; 6th mvt., complete Glockenspiel P. Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier O. Respighi: "Pini di Roma"; 1st mvt., 8 bars before rhl. 8 to the end |
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