The second round of auditions will be held Mid to late August 2010 at Methodist University in Reeves Auditorium, exact time and date TBD.  Please contact Orchestra Manager Deanne Renshaw at drenshaw@fayettevillesymphony.org to reserve a time.

The official opening for next season is: 

1 French Horn

We are always auditioning new string players for our sections, and players are welcome to audition for sub spots in any and all of our sections.  Resumes are required at the time of the audition.  Please see below for audition repertoires.  

Please Note:  Auditionees are responsible for their own music, FSO will not be sending out music packets. 

FSO AUDITION REPERTOIRE

Flute

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Movement IV

• measures 89-105.

Debussy: Prelude to ‘The Afternoon of a Faun’

• Beginning to rehearsal 3 (skip extended rests)

Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3

• Measures 328-360

• 12 before rehearsal P to the end

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

• Rehearsal 2 to Rehearsal 4

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Movement III

• Rehearsal E to Rehearsal G

Bartok: Concerto For Orchestra, Movement V

• Measure 418 to 429

• Opening through B

Rossini: Overture to ‘Semiramide’

• 5 after G through the first measure of H
• 14 after T to U

Oboe

Beethoven – Symphony No.3, Movement IV

• Upbeat to bar 349 to F

Bizet – Symphony in C  - Mvt. III, Trio, pickup to #8 to 9 bars after # 10

Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin – Mvt. I: Prelude, opening through #2

Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade – Mvt. II;  Letter A- B

Stravinksy – Pulcinella Suite – Mvt. II: Serenata, # 8 - # 10; Mvt IV. Gavotta, Variazione 1A; complete (beginning at #77)

Tchaikovsky – Symphony #4 in F minor – Mvt. II, bars 1-21

English Horn

Dvorak – Symphony No. 9 (New World) – opening solo EH

Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture – opening solo for EH

Clarinet

Beethoven 4^th  (Bb clarinet)

-          Mvt. 2 – [E] to 6 measures before the end of movement.

-          Mvt. 4 – 20 after [G] and play the next 5 measures (ms. 297- 301).

Beethoven 6^th  (Bb clarinet)

-          Mvt. 1 – 2 before [K] until 17 measures after [K] (ms. 474 – 492).

-          Mvt. 2 – 1 before [D] until 2 before [E] (ms. 68 – 77)

Rimsky – Korsakov: Scheherazade

• Movement II (Clarinet I) F to G
• Movement III (Clarinet I) Beginning to D
• Movement IV (Clarinet I) G to N

Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (Bb clarinet)

-          Beginning to [2]

Mendelssohn – Midsummer Night’s Dream

-          Scherzo – Beginning to [B]; 7 after [D] to 6 before [G]

Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks

-          final solo at [40] to 9 after [40]

Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique

-          Mvt. 5 – [63] to 5 after [64]

Ravel – Bolero

-          Eb solo

Bassoon

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 Movement I bar 53 until bar87

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 All of Movement IV to Bar 27 of Movement V

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Movement I: Upbeat to bar 35 until 46

Rimsky – Korsakov: Scheherazade

• Movement II bar 3 to A
• Movement II L to M

Contrabassoon

Moussorgsky – Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

• Rehearsal 79 – 90
• Rehearsal 103 – 109

Horn

• Movement I Rehearsal I to L

• Finale from Rehearsal 11 – 12
• Infernal Danse Beginning – 3

• Rehearsal 33 to 41

Trumpet

Moussorgsky/ Ravel- Pictures at an Exhibition, opening solo, Promenade (8 measures)

Stravinsky- Petrouchka (1947)

(pick up to rehearsal number 135 to rehearsal number 139)

Mahler- Symphony #5, movement I (Trauermarsch) opening solo

(the first 25 measures of the first movement)

Respighi- Pines of Rome, movement I (8 bars after rehearsal number 10)

Trombone

Ravel: Bolero (Solo)

Wagner: Overture to Tannhauser (Rehearsal A to bar 53)

Rimsky- Korsakov: Scheherazade (Movement IV) K to T

Strauss Till Eulenspiegel (Four Bars before 36 to five after 37)

Bass Trombone

Bach: Sarabande from Cello Suite No. 5

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben (Rehearsal 51 – 58)

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 – Movement IV (Bar 47 – 61)

Tuba

Wagner, Ride of the Walkure – ALL

Gershwin, An American in Paris – 4^th bar after #67 to the downbeat at #68

Mussorgsky, Pictures, Bydlo movement – ALL

Respighi, Fountains of Rome - ALL

Mozart - Symphony no. 39 - Movement I - m. 1-21

Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 - Movement I - m. 16-35; 18 before S to the end

Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 4 - Movement I - T to V

Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra - Movement IV - m. 42-50

Schuman - New England Triptych - Movement I - m. 1-13; m. 122-152

Percussion

Snare Drum

Rimsky Korsakov - Scheherezade - Movement III - D to E; 4 bars after F to I; Movement IV - P to U

Glockenspiel

Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice - 4 after 17 to 20; 22 to 24

Xylophone

Kabalevsky - Colas Breugnon - 9-12; 36 to 37

Cymbals

Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 4 - Movement IV - m. 1-8; H to End

Tambourine

Dvorak - Carnival Overture - Beginning to C

Triangle

Brahms - Symphony no. 4 - Movement III - I to End

Bass Drum

Mahler - Symphony no. 3 - 3 before 1 to 9 before 5

Harp

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique – Movement II (Un Bal) - All

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Valse des Fleurs - Beginning

Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade – Movement IV – from Allegro non troppo e maestoso (12 before X) – end

Bass

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, (last movement)

• Presto (beginning to A)
• Alla Marcia (last 54 bars)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Movement III – All

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, Movement I (P to 2 after Q)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Movement I (22 to 4 before 27)