Here are the Seating Audition Expectations for all instruments.
Winds and Brass: (Solo for those auditioning for principal seat)
Stars and Stripes
Violins: (If you want to be considered for 1st violin, you must prepare the 1st violin excerpts, however, you will be seated in either section as the coaches deem appropriate.)
Violin I: (Solo for those auditioning for concertmaster)
Three octave Major or minor scale slurring three or four notes per bow. Overture to “Les Abencerages” Measures 1-25 Optional: Haydn Symphony No. 94 measures 38-73. Haydn Symphony No. 94. Measures 154-182 ( “O” and goes to 6 measures after letter “P” )
Violin II: (Solo for those auditioning for principal seat)
Three octave Major or minor scale slurring three or four notes per bow. Overture to “Les Abencerages” Measures 1-25
Optional: Haydn Symphony No. 94 measures 38-73.
Viola: (Solo for those auditioning for principal seat)
Three octave Major or minor scale slurring three or four notes per bow.
Overture to “Les Abencerages” Measures 1-25
Optional: Haydn Symphony No. 94 measures 38-73. Haydn Symphony No. 94. Measures 154-182 ( “O” and goes to 6 measures after letter “P” )
Cello: (Solo for those auditioning for principal seat)
Three octave Major or minor scale slurring four notes per bow.
Overture to “Les Abencerages” Measures 1-25 (Largo)
Optional: Holst, Marching Song, Measures 42-54
Haydn, Measures 146 - Letter P and 241 - end
