Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia viola audition

Audition information
Position
Principal viola
Application deadline
April 5, 2013
Audition date
April 30, 2013
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(Posted on January 6, 2013; last updated about 11 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The first movement of any Bach suite, sonata, or partita
The first movement of one of the following concertos
Bartók—Viola Concerto
Hindemith—Der Schwanendreher
Stamitz—Viola Concerto in D Major, Op. 1
Walton—Viola Concerto
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–123
Brahms—Variations on a Theme by Haydn
  • Variation 7
  • Variation 8: 322–360
Copland—Appalachian Spring
  • 6–14
Ginastera—Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
  • Variation No. 5
Haydn—Symphony No. 96
  • Mvt. I: 1–81
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 17–93
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. I: 41–66
  • Mvt. IV: 134–181
Ravel—Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) Suite
  • Mvt. V: 1–37
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I: 15–17
  • Mvt. I: 22–25
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 14
  • Mvt. III: 27–30
Duo, to be played with the concertmaster
Mozart—String Duo No. 1 in G Major, K. 423
  • First movement
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