ORCHESTRA EXCERPTS
Violin
Solo piece:
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Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3, No. 4 or No. 5, 1st mvt. (exposition only), with cadenza
Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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Viola
Solo piece:
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Hoffmeister: Concerto in D, 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only)
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Stamitz: Concerto Op. 1 in D major, 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only)
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Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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Cello
Solo piece:
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Any Concerto of your own choice, 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only)
Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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Double Bass
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Solo piece:
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One of the following concerti: 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only)
Dittersdorf / Koussevitzky / Vanhal or Bottesini Concerto No. 2
Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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Flute & Piccolo
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All candidates are required to play both flute and piccolo at the audition.
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Solo piece:
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Mozart: Concerto in G major, K. 313, 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only)
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Mozart: Concerto in D major, K. 314, 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only)
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Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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Oboe & English horn
All candidates are required to play both oboe and english horn at the audition.
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Solo piece:
Mozart: Concerto in C major, K. 314, 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only) ​
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Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
Clarinet, Piccolo Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
All candidates are required to play clarinet, piccolo clarinet and bass clarinet at the audition.
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Solo piece:
Mozart: Concerto, 1st mvt.; exposition from bar 57 till bar 154
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Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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Bassoon & Contrabassoon
Solo pieces:
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Bassoon - Mozart: Concerto in B flat major, K. 191, 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only)
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Contrabassoon - Mozart: Adagio from the Concerto KV 191
Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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French horn
*Please prepare both high and low horn parts for the auditions.
Solo pieces:
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Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 or No. 4, 1st and 2nd movement (exposition only)
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Beethoven: Sonata (1st mvt. exposition)
Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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Low Brass
Solo piece & Orchestra excerpts: please see attached​
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Percussion
Solo piece:
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Bach: Partita III BWV 1006 “Gavotte” (Marimba)
Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
Harp
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Solo piece:
Handel: Harp Concerto in B-flat major, 1st mvt. (Any edition)
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Orchestra excerpts: (Download parts)
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