SYMPHONY Orchestra: Audition Excerpts

All members of the orchestra are expected to submit their audition video by the deadline of Tuesday, October 28.

Instructions:

• Please create one single video with all required excerpts. Cuts are not allowed within excerpts. You may do separate takes for each excerpt and stitch them together into a single video.
• An audible metronome must be used for your videos.
• Upload your video to YouTube and make sure to set the video privacy to “unlisted.”
• Submit your audition on this Google form.

Audition Excerpts

Flute 1 and 2

Please record from the part you’ll be playing at the concert.

Bassoon 1, 2 & Contra

Please record from the part you’ll be playing at the concert.

• Brahms, mov 1: K to m. 360 (dotted quarter = 108)
• Brahms, mov 4: m. 257 to m. 284 (quarter = 132)
• Castro, mov 1: L to M (eight note = 136)

Horn

Please record the Brahms excerpts from the 1st horn part, and the Castro excerpt from the part you’ll be playing at the concert.

• Brahms, mov 2: E (with pick-ups) to m. 105 (quarter = 48)
• Brahms, mov 4: B to 3 before C (quarter = 60)
• Castro, mov 1: L to M (eight note = 136)

Trumpet

Please record from the part you’ll be playing at the concert.

• Brahms, mov. 1: m. 313 (with pick-up) to L (dotted quarter = 108)
• Brahms, mov. 3: m. 101, take first ending, end at m. 87
• Castro, mov 1: D with pick-ups (thinking in 4; dotted eight note = 136)
• Castro, mov 1: m. 63 to m. 70 (eight note = 136)

Trombone

Please record from the part you’ll be playing at the concert.

• Brahms, mov 1: E to m. 186 (from adapted part; dotted quarter = 108)
• Brahms, mov 4: C to m. 61 (from original part; quarter = 66)
• Castro, mov 1: L to M (eight note = 136)
• Castro, mov 2: 4 after C (quarter = 86)

Violin 1

• Brahms, mov 1: K (with 1 note pick-up) to downbeat of M (dotted quarter = 108)
• Brahms, mov 4: 1 before D (with pick-up) to downbeat of 132 (quarter = 132)
• Castro, mov 2: m. 152 (with pick-ups) to P (dotted half (aka each bar) = 72)

Violin 2

• Brahms, mov 1: K to downbeat of M (dotted quarter = 108)
• Brahms, mov 4: 1 before D (with pick-up) to downbeat of 132 (quarter = 132)
• Castro, mov 2: m. 155 (with pick-up) to downbeat of P (dotted half (aka each bar) = 72)

Viola

• Brahms, mov 1: K to downbeat of M (dotted quarter = 108)
• Brahms, mov 4: K to m. 249 (quarter = 132)
• Castro, mov 1: m. 80 to downbeat of M (dotted quarter = 68)

Cello

• Brahms, mov 1: K to downbeat of M (dotted quarter = 108)
• Brahms, mov 4: K to m. 248 (quarter = 132)
• Castro, mov 2: m. O to 187 (dotted half (aka each bar) = 72)

Bass

• Brahms, mov 1: E to m. 189 (dotted quarter = 108)
• Brahms, mov 2: m. 47 (with pick-up) to m. 60 (quarter = 48)
• Castro, mov 1: K to downbeat of M (dotted quarter = 68)