Viola
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
Stamitz |
Op. 1 |
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Hoffmeister |
D major |
|
Bart? |
Op. posth. |
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Hindemith |
"Der Schwanendreher" |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Schubert |
Symphony No 4 in C minor "Die Tragische",
4th Mvt (Allegro) |
|
Smetana |
The Bartered Bride/Die verkaufte Braut
Overture (Vivacissimo) |
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
Ein Sommernachtstraum
1st Mvt Scherzo (Allegro vivace) |
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Mahler |
Symphony No 10
1st Mvt Adagio (Andante) |
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Beethoven |
Symphony No 5 in C minor op. 67
2nd Mvt (Andante con moto) |
|
Brahms |
Symphony No 4 in E minor op. 98
1st Mvt (Allegro non troppo) |
|
Mozart |
Le nozze di Figaro KV 492
Overture (Presto) |
|
Bruckner |
Symphony No 4 in E flat major "Romantische"
2nd Mvt (Andante quasi Allegretto) |
|
Strauss |
Don Juan op. 20
Allegro molto con brio |
Cello
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
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| Concertos |
Haydn |
C major, D major |
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Dvorak |
Op. 104 |
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Schumann |
Op. 129 |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Beethoven |
Symphony No 5 in C minor op. 67,
2nd Mvt (Andante con moto) |
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Mozart |
Le nozze di Figaro KV 492,
Overture (Presto) |
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Smetana |
The Bartered Bride/Die verkaufte Braut,
Overture (Vivacissimo) |
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Strauss |
Don Juan op. 20,
Allegro molto con brio |
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Brahms |
Symphony No 2 in D major op. 73,
2nd Mvt (Adagio non troppo) |
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Bruckner |
Symphony No 7 in E major,
1st Mvt (Allegro moderato) |
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Mahler |
Symphony No 4 in G major,
1st Mvt (con molto comodo) |
Double Bass
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
Dittersdorf |
E major, E flat major |
|
Bottesini |
B flat minor |
|
Koussevitzky |
Op. 3 |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Beethoven |
Symphony No 9 in D minor op. 125,
4th Mvt (Presto) |
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Mozart |
Le nozze di Figaro KV 492,
Overture (Presto) |
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Verdi |
Otello,
4th Act (Poco pi?mosso) |
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Smetana |
The Bartered Bride/Die verkaufte Braut,
Overture (Vivacissimo) |
|
Strauss |
Ein Heldenleben op. 40,
Lebhaft bewegt |
|
Strauss |
Don Juan op. 20,
Allegro molto con brio |
|
Wagner |
Die Walk?e,
1st Act, Vorspiel und 1st Scene (langsam) |
Flute
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
Mozart |
G major, D major |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
J. S. Bach |
Matth?spassion
Aria: "Aus Liebe soll mein Heiland sterben" |
|
Debussy |
Pr?ude ?l'apr? midi d'un faune (Tr? mod?? |
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Bizet |
Carmen
3rd Act, 1st Scene (Prelude) |
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Mahler |
Symphony No 9 in D major
1st Mvt (Lento, Misterioso) |
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
Ein Sommernachtstraum op. 61
Scherzo (Allegro vivace) |
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Prokofiev |
Peter and the Wolf op. 67
The Bird (Allegro) |
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Ravel |
Daphnis et Chlo? 2?e Suite
Tr? lent |
|
Strauss |
Don Juan op. 20
Allegro molto con brio |
|
Strauss |
Tod und Verkl?ung op. 24
Largo |
| Piccolo (optional) |
|
| Concertos |
Vivaldi |
C major RV 443 (2nd Mvt) |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Ravel |
Concerto for Piano in G major
1st Mvt (Allegramente) |
|
Ravel |
Ma M?e lㅁㅔㄼye/Mother Goose
3rd Mvt (Mouvt de Marche) |
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Rossini |
La scala di seta/The Silken Ladder
Overture (Allegro) |
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Shostakovich |
Symphony No 8 in C minor
4th Mvt (Largo) |
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Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No 4 in F minor op. 36
3rd Mvt Scherzo (Allegro-Meno mosso) |
Oboe
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
Mozart |
KV 314 |
|
Strauss |
D major |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Brahms |
Concerto for Violin in D major op. 77
2nd Mvt (Adagio) |
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Brahms |
Variations on a Theme by Haydn
Theme (Chorale St. Antoni ?Andante) |
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Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
Symphony No 3 in A minor "Schottische?BR>2nd Mvt (Vivace non troppo) |
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Rossini |
La scala di seta/The Silken Ladder
Overture |
|
Strauss |
Eine Alpensymphonie op. 64
Auf dem Gipfel |
|
Strauss |
Don Juan op. 20
a tempo, ma tranquillo |
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Stravinsky |
Pulcinella Suite
2nd Serenata (Larghetto) |
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Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No 4 in F minor
2nd Mvt (Andantino) |
| Cor anglais (optional) |
|
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Dvorak |
Symphony No 9 in E minor op. 95
"From the New World"
2nd Mvt (Largo) |
|
Mahler |
"R?kert"-Lieder
Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen |
|
Mahler |
Symphony No 6
3rd Mvt (Figure 88) |
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Shostakovich |
Symphony No 8 in C Minor
1st Mvt (solo) |
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Stravinsky |
Le Sacre du Printemps
1st Part Introduction (Lento) |
Clarinet
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
Mozart |
KV 622 |
|
Weber |
Op. 73, 74 |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Beethoven |
Symphony No 4 in B flat major op. 60
2nd Mvt (Adagio) |
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Beethoven |
Symphony No 6 in F major op. 68 "Pastorale"
1st Mvt, Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Allegro ma non troppo) |
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Beethoven |
Symphony No 6 in F major op. 68 "Pastorale"
2nd Mvt ?Scene by the Brook (Andante molto moto) |
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Mahler |
Symphony No 7 in E minor
2nd Mvt Nachtmusik (Allegro) |
|
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy |
Ein Sommernachtstraum op. 61
Scherzo (Allegro vivace) |
|
Prokofiev |
Peter and the Wolf op. 67
(Nervoso) |
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Puccini |
Tosca
3rd Act (Andante lento appassionato molto) |
|
Shostakovich |
Symphony No 9 in E flat major op. 70
3rd Mvt (Presto) |
| E flat clarinet (optional) |
|
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Berlioz |
Symphonie fantastique
5th Mvt ?Witches' Sabbath (Allegro) |
|
Ravel |
Bol?o |
|
Stravinsky |
Le Sacre du Printemps
1st Part ?Lㅁㅕㄲdoration de la terre |
|
Webern |
6 Pieces for Orchestra, op 6
No 4 (Marcia funebre) |
| Bass clarinet (optional) |
|
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Mahler |
Symphony No 6
1st Movement (solo) |
|
Shostakovich |
Symphony No 8 in C minor op. 65
5th Mvt (Allegretto) |
|
Shostakovich |
Concerto for Violin No 1 in A minor op. 77/99
2nd Mvt Scherzo (Allegro) |
|
Strauss |
Don Quixote op. 35 |
Bassoon
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
Mozart |
KV 186e |
|
Weber |
Op. 75 |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Beethoven |
Symphony No 4 in B flat minor
4th Mvt (Allegro ma non troppo) |
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Mozart |
Symphony No 41 "Jupiter"
C major, KV 551
4th Mvt, Finale (Allegro molto) |
|
Mozart |
Le nozze di Figaro
Overture |
|
Ravel |
Bol?o |
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Stravinsky |
Le Sacre du Printemps
Introduzione (Lento) |
|
Strauss |
Ein Heldenleben op. 40
Sehr ruhig |
|
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No 4 in F minor op. 36
2nd Mvt (Andantino in modo di canzone) |
|
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No 6 B minor "Path?ique" op. 74
1st Mvt (Adagio) |
| Contrabassoon (optional) |
|
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Brahms |
Symphony No 3 F major
1st Mvt (Allegro con brio un poco sostenuto) |
|
Brahms |
Symphony No 3 F major
4st Mvt (Allegro) |
|
Ravel |
Ma M?e l'Oye/Mother Goose
IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la B?e |
|
Strauss |
Salome op. 54
Langsam (Solo) |
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Verdi |
Don Carlos
3rd Act 2nd Scene (Largo) |
French horn
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
Mozart |
KV 417, 447, 495 |
|
Strauss |
No 1, No 2 |
|
Neuling |
Bagatelle |
| French horn, high |
|
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Bruckner |
Symphony No 4 in E flat major
1st Mvt (Bewegt, nicht zu schnell) |
|
Mahler |
Symphony No 4 in G major
1st Mvt (Bed?htig nicht eilen) |
|
Mahler |
Symphony No 9 in D major
1st Mvt (Pl?zlich bewegend langsamer) |
|
Schubert |
Symphony No 8 in C major
1st Mvt (Andante) |
|
Strauss |
Ein Heldenleben op. 40
Lebhaft bewegt |
|
Strauss |
Don Juan op. 20
Allegro molto con brio |
|
Strauss |
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche op. 28
Gem?hlich |
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Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No 5 in E minor op. 64
2nd Mvt (Andante cantabile) |
| French horn, low |
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| Orchestral Excerpts |
Beethoven |
Fidelio
Overture |
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Beethoven |
Symphony No 9 in D minor op. 125
3rd Mvt (Adagio molto e cantabile) |
|
Mahler |
Symphony Nr. 9 in D Major
1st Mvt (Andante comodo) |
|
Shostakovich |
Symphony No 5, op 47
1st Mvt (Moderato) |
|
Strauss |
Don Juan op. 20
Allegro molto con brio |
|
Wagner |
Rienzi
1st Act 4th Scene (Finale) |
|
Wagner |
Parsifal
3rd Act (Gurnemanz ?sehr langsam) |
|
Wagner |
Das Rheingold
Vorspiel |
Trumpet (in B flat)
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
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| Concertos |
Haydn |
E flat major |
|
Hummel |
|
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Beethoven |
Signal from Overture to Leonore No 2 op. 72
Allegro |
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Beethoven |
Signal from Overture to Leonore No 3 op. 72a
Allegro |
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Bizet |
Carmen
Prelude: Fate Motiv (Andante moderato); Signal 1st Act (Allegro) |
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Mahler |
Symphony No. 3 in D minor
3rd Mvt |
|
Mahler |
Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor
1st Mvt (Trauermarsch) |
|
Ravel |
Concerto for Piano G major
1st Mvt (Allegramente) |
|
Strauss |
Eine Alpensinfonie op. 64
Auf dem Gletscher (schnell) and figure 75-93 |
|
Strauss |
Eine Alpensinfonie op. 64
Gewitter und Sturm (schnell und heftig) |
|
Stravinsky |
Petrouchka (Version 1947) |
|
Wagner |
Parsifal
Vorspiel (Sehr langsam) |
Trombone
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below (without cadenza), and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Alto and Tenor Trombone |
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| Concertos |
David |
Op. 4 |
|
Groendahl |
1924 |
|
Bozza |
Ballade |
|
Martin |
Ballade |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Berg |
3 Pieces for Orchestra, op 6
No 1 (Prelude) on Alto Trombone |
|
Berg |
3 Pieces for Orchestra, op 6
No 3 (March) on Tenor Trombone |
|
Berg |
Lulu
1st Act 1st Scene (Introduction to the Canon)
2nd Act 1st Scene (Lento) |
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Mahler |
Symphony No 3 in D minor
1st Mvt |
|
Mozart |
Requiem KV 626
Tuba mirum (Andante) |
|
Ravel |
Bol?o |
|
Stravinsky |
Lㅁㅕㅄiseau de feu/The Firebird (Suite 1945 Version)
Infernal Dance |
| Bass trombone |
|
| Concertos |
Concerto of own choice |
|
| Orchestral Excerpts |
J. S. Bach |
Suite in G major BWV 1007
Menuet I |
|
J. S. Bach |
Suite in C minor BWV 1011
Sarabande |
|
Delibes |
Copp?ia
1st Act No 4 (Tempo di mazurka) |
|
Haydn |
Die Sch?fung/The Creation
>No 26 Chorus (Vivace) |
|
Janacek |
Sinfonietta
3rd Mvt (Con moto) |
|
Strauss |
Der B?ger als Edelmann op. 60
1st Act No 5 (Szene des Fechtmeisters) |
|
Strauss |
Der B?ger als Edelmann op. 60
2nd Act No 10 (Das Diner) |
|
Strauss |
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche op. 28 |
|
Wagner |
Siegfried
2nd Act 1st Scene |
Each applicant should prepare the 1st movement of one concerto chosen from the list below, and the following orchestral excerpts. Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
Vaughan Williams |
with cadenza |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Bruckner |
Symphony No 8 in C minor
2nd Mvt Scherzo (Allegro moderato) |
|
Bruckner |
Symphony No 8 in C minor
1st Mvt (Allegro moderato) |
|
Hindemith |
Sinfonische Metamorphosen
Scherzo (Lebhaft) |
|
Mahler |
Symphony No 1 in D major
3rd Mvt (Feierlich und gemessen) |
|
Mussorgsky |
Bilder einer Ausstellung/Pictures at an Exhibition
IV. Bydlo |
|
Prokofiev |
Symphony No 5 in B flat major op. 100
1st Mvt (Andante) |
|
Strauss |
Elektra |
|
Wagner |
Die Meistersinger von N?nberg
2nd Act 7th Scene (Pr?elszene) |
Harp
Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
no solo piece required |
|
| Orchestral Excerpts |
Berlioz |
Symphonie Fantastique op.14
2nd Mvt: Valse (Allegro non troppo) |
|
Donizetti |
Lucia di Lammermoor
1st Act No 2 (Maestoso) |
|
Mascagni |
Cavalleria Rusticana
Siciliana |
|
Ravel |
Tzigane
Quasi Cadenza |
|
Strauss |
Eine Alpensymphonie, op.64
Vision, Figure 90-92 |
|
Tchaikovsky |
Nu?nacker/Nutcracker
2nd Act No 12 (Flower Waltz) |
|
Verdi |
Un ballo in maschera
1st Act, No 15 (Allegro agitato) |
Percussion
Please use the orchestral excerpt list as a guide; music will be sent out automatically following application for audition.
| Concertos |
no solo piece required |
| Orchestral Excerpts |
|
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| Timpani |
Wagner |
Der Fliegende Holl?der
Overt?e Matrosenchor |
|
Wagner |
Der Fliegende Holl?der
No 7 Matrosenchor |
|
Wagner |
G?terd?merung
3. Aufzug, 2. Szene |
|
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony No 1 G minor |
| Snare Drum |
Alexander Lepak |
|
| Marimba |
Gennady Butov |
|
| Cymbals |
Rachmaninoff |
Symphonic Dances |
| Tambourin |
Glazounow |
Le Danse de Salom? op. 90 No 2 |
and further more!
