Please note: all repertoire is subject to change.

VIOLIN

• Mozart - first movement of Concerto No. 3, 4, or 5 with cadenza.

All First Violin Parts

• Strauss - Don Juan, page 1
• Schubert - Symphony No. 2 in B flat, 1^st movement, Allegro Vivace to letter C
• Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, 3^rd movement, m. 99-114

VIOLA

• An Allegro movement of a concerto or sonata
• Strauss - Don Juan, lst page
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, slow movement
• Brahms - Symphony No. 4, 4^th movement, B-D (meaures 41-80)
• Possible Sight Reading

CELLO

• Haydn Cello Concerto No 2 in D Major - 1^st movement (no cadenza)
• Mozart - Symphony No. 35, 4^th movement
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, 2^nd movement
• Strauss - Ein Heldenleben, 1^st page
• Possible Sight Reading

BASS

Solo of your choice

• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, 2nd & 3rd movements (Scherzo and Trio)
• Mozart - Symphony No. 35, 1st movement (1st page only)
• Strauss - Ein Heldenleben, No. 9 to No. 11
• Brahms - Symphony No. 2, 1st movement (Letter E)
• Possible Sight Reading

HARP

• Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique (harp 1)
  • Mvt. II, measures 1-206
• Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra (harp 1)
  • Mvt I. Introduzione – measures 155-198
  • Mvt IV. Intermezzo – measures 42-59
  • Mvt V. Finale – measures 344-356
• Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol (Cadenza)
• Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker (Cadenza)
• Possible Sight Reading

FLUTE

2nd flute excerpts

• Ravel Mother Goose Suite: Mvt 1 - m. 1-8
• Ravel Daphnis & Chloe Suite No. 2 [155] to [156] & [179] to [182]
• Prokofiev Classical Symphony Mvts 2 + 4, complete
• Bartok Concerto for Orchestra Mvt 2  [60] to 3 after [83]; [198] to [212]
• Mendelssohn Italian Symphony Mvt 2 m. 1-35; Mvt 4 m. 1-34

PICCOLO (Optional)

• Ravel Mother Goose Mvt 2 reh 7-8 and Mvt 3 reh 1 to 5 after reh 3
• Rossini Semiramide G-H (m. 132-143), 8 before L-L (m. 187-195), T-U (m. 320-337)
• Stravinsky Firebird: Variation and  Ronde des princesses (reh 14 for 3 bars)
• Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4: Mvt 3  m. 162-170; m. 194-203
• Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade: Mvt 4  letter V to Piu Stretto (12 measures)

OBOE

• Rossini - Overture to the "Silken Ladder" (l^st oboe)
• Brahms - Symphony No. l, 1st & 2nd movement (1^st oboe)
• Dvořák - Symphony No. 7 in d, 2nd movement (2^nd oboe)
• Brahms - Violin Concerto, 2nd movement (1^st oboe)
• Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21, 2nd movement (2^nd oboe)
• Possible Sight Reading

ENGLISH HORN

• Berlioz - "Roman Carnival" Overture
• Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 (New World)
• Possible Sight Reading

CLARINET

Encouraged to audition on Eb and bass clarinet as well as Bb, because many of the subbing opportunities involve these instruments.

All First Clarinet Parts

• Mendelssohn - Scherzo from "Midsummer Nights Dream"
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 (1^st, 2^nd, & 3^rd movement solos)
• Mozart - Concerto in A, K. 622, Exposition, 1st movement
• Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, 1^st, 3^rd, & 4^th movement solos
• Brahms - Symphony No. 3, 1^st movement solos
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 8 (Trio)

If you wish to be heard on Eb clarinet, you must also play Section I, plus -

• Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel
• Ravel - Boléro (solo)

If you wish to be heard on Bass Clarinet, you must also play Section I, plus -

• Strauss - Don Quixote
• Grofe - On the Trail
• Stravinsky - Rite of Spring
• Possible Sight Reading

SAXOPHONE

Please list major and secondary instrument in both sax and woodwind.

Soprano, alto, tenor

Classical

• Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (alto)
• Prokofiev - Lt. Kije Suite (tenor)
• Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet, 2^nd Suite (tenor)
• Ravel - Boléro (soprano, tenor)
• Possible Sight Reading

Pops

• Sight Reading covering three (3) styles - jazz, popular, big band

If you wish to audition for Flute Double:

• Bizet - Carmen: Intermezzo

BASSOON

• Mozart - Concerto, 1st movement, exposition
• Ravel - Boléro
• Brahms - Violin Concerto - 2^nd movement, opening- bassoon 2
• Berlioz - Symphony Fantastique, 4^th movement (52 to 53); 5^th movement (8 after 63 through 4th of 64) - bassoon 2/4
• Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture- m. 101 through downbeat of m. 123; m. 139 through downbeat of m. 171- bassoon 1
• Possible Sight Reading

CONTRA-BASSOON

If you wish to be heard on Contra-bassoon you must also audition on Bassoon.

• Ravel - Mother Goose, 4th movement, Rehearsal 2 - downbeat of rehearsal 5
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, 4th movement, m. 374 - second ending 464, m. 611 - 646
• Brahms - Symphony No. 3 - Mvt 1, m. 113 - 120
• Brahms - Symphony No. 3 - Mvt 4, pickup to rehearsal M to m.247
• Possible Sight Reading

HORN

Horn Excerpts (All Horn 1 unless indicated):

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Scherzo mm 171 to 205 (Horn 2)
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, Scherzo mm 132 to 161
• Brahms: Symphony No. 3, mvt 3, pickup to  mm 99 to 110
• Mahler: Symphony No. 1, mvt 3, 4 bars after rehearsal 13 to 1 bar before 15 (Horn 2)
• Mahler: Symphony No.  3, mvt 1, pickup to rehearsal 29 to rehearsal 31
• Shostakovich: Symphony No.  5, mvt 1, 3 bars after rehearsal 17 to rehearsal 21
• Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, 13 bars before rehearsal 29 to rehearsal 32 (Horn 3)

TRUMPET

Solo Repertoire:

• Haydn - Trumpet Concerto, 1^st movement, Exposition

Orchestra Repertoire:

1^st Trumpet

• Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3 Offstage Solo
• Mussorgsky/Ravel - Pictures at an Exhibition Opening Promenade
• Resphigi - Pines of Rome Offstage Solo
• Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, 4th movement: C-E, Q-R, T-U
• Stravinsky - Petrouchka (1947) Ballerina Dance

2^nd Trumpet

• Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4, 1^st movement (opening fanfare)
• Schumann - Symphony No. 2, 1^st movement (opening)
• Possible Sight Reading

TENOR TROMBONE

• Berlioz - Hungarian March
• Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries
• Rossini - La Gazza Ladra
• Mozart - Tuba Mirum
• Ravel - Boléro
• Possible sight-reading

BASS TROMBONE

• Berlioz - Hungarian March
• Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries (both minor and major)
• Haydn - Creation, Movement 26, beginning to measure 25
• Strauss - Ein Heldenleben, Battle scene
• Wagner - Das Rheingold (4^th trombone) Scene 2, measures 36-58
• Possible sight-reading

 TUBA

• Vaughn-Williams - Concerto, 2^nd movement, 1^st page
• Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, 4^th & 5^th movements
• Mahler - Symphony No. 1, 3^rd movement
• Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5
• Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries
• Wagner - Overture to "Die Meistersinger" (solo)
• Possible sight-reading

TIMPANI

• Beethoven - Symphony No. 1
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
• Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis
• Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4
• Bartok - Music for Strings Percussion and Celeste

PERCUSSION

Snare Drum

• Delécluse – Etude No. 9 from Douze Études mm. 1–24
• Prokofiev – Suite from Lieutenant Kijé I. [1]–[2]
• Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnol III. beg.–[K], IV. beg.–11 after [L]

Xylophone

• Gershwin – Porgy and Bess mm. 4-18
• Shostakovich – Polka [45]–1 after [46]

Glockenspiel

• Mozart – The Magic Flute Act 1, No. 8

Tambourine

• Dvorak – Carnival Overture beg.–[C]

Triangle

• Dvorak – Slavonic Dance No. 2, op. 72 [B]–[C]

Cymbals

• Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 IV. 16 after [H]–end

Bass Drum

• Britten – Billy Budd Act III, Scene 4, [20]–1 after [22]

Sight Reading

• Sight reading may be asked on any instrument.

Instruments

• Candidates will be required to use the provided xylophone, glockenspiel, bass drum, snare drum, andcymbals. Candidates may NOT​ bring their own snare drum or cymbals. Various Zildjian/Sabian cymbals and Pearl Philharmonic snare drums will be available to use. Candidates are welcome to bring their own tambourines, triangles, sticks, and mallets.

PIANO (CLASSICAL)

• Copland - Appalachian Spring
  * #6 to #14
• Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, movement 1
  * #14 to 3 before #17
• Shostakovich - Symphony no. 1, movement 2
  * 2 before #18 to 3 after #22
• Stravinsky - Petrouchka (1947)
  * #64 to #81
• Stravinsky - Symphony in Three Movements, movement 1
  * 1 after #7 to #13
  * pick up to #39 to #48

CELESTa

• Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, movement 3
  * m. 34 to m. 41
• Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker
  * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy - Complete

PIANO (JAZZ)

• Ray Noble - Cherokee
• Dave Brubeck - It's A Raggy Waltz
• Clifford Brown - Joy Spring
• Miles Davis - Seven Steps to Heaven
• Monk - 'Round Midnight
• Duke - Prelude to a Kiss - Mercy-Mercy
• Bernstein - The Mambo
• W. C. Handy/arr. Chase - San Luis Samba
• Possible Sight Reading

GUITAR (JAZZ)

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