STRING AUDITION

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Audition Repertoire Requirements

Piano Accompaniment is not required

Piano Accompaniment is not required

Violin:

First movement exposition from a standard repertoire concerto (e.g. Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Bruch, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Wieniawski, Vieuxtemps or Dvorak).
Three standard, contrasting orchestral excerpts of the applicant’s choice.

Viola:

First movement exposition from a standard repertoire concerto (e.g. Hoffmeister, Stamitz, Bartók, Walton, Casadeus).
Three standard, contrasting orchestral excerpts of the applicant’s choice.

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Cello:

First movement exposition from a standard repertoire concerto (e.g. Haydn, Elgar or Dvorak).
Three standard, contrasting orchestral excerpts of the applicant’s choice.

Double Bass:

First movement exposition from a standard repertoire concerto (e.g. Bottesini, Koussevitzky, Tubin, Dittersdorf, Hoffmeister).
Three standard, contrasting orchestral excerpts of the applicant’s choice.

Find other requirements here: winds, brass, percussion