’16 – ’17 ADVANCED ORCHESTRA (0 PERIOD) AUDITIONS

’16-’17 ADVANCED ORCHESTRA (0 PERIOD) AUDITIONS:

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Audition Requirements (violin, viola, cello, string bass, and piano)

  • Scales (ALL)
    • Violin: D major – 3 octaves, D melodic minor – 3 octaves
    • Viola: C major – 3 octaves, C melodic minor – 3 octaves
    • Cello: C major – 3 octaves, C melodic minor – 3 octaves
    • String Bass: C major – 2 octaves, C melodic minor – 2 octaves
    • Piano (2 hands): Ab major – 4 octaves, F melodic minor – 4 octaves, E major – 4 octaves, C# melodic minor – 4 octaves, Chromatic – 4 octaves
  • Orchestral Excerpts (not piano)

    • Violin: Beethoven – “Symphony No. 1,” Borodin – “On the Steppes of Central Asia” 2016 LQAO Violin Excerpts
    • Viola: Bach – “Brandenburg Concerto No. 3,” Rossini – “Overture Il Barbiere Di Siviglia” 2016 LQAO Viola Excerpts
    • Cello: Schubert – “Symphony No. 8 (unfinished),” Glinka – Overture “Ruslan und Ludmilla” 2016 LQAO Cello Excerpts
    • String Bass: Beethoven – “Symphony No. 3,” Wagner – Overture “Die Meistersinger” 2016 LQAO Bass Excerpts
  • Solo piece (piano only) – 2 short solo pieces of contrasting styles
  • Sight reading (ALL)