Madison Symphony Orchestra percussion audition

Audition information
Position
Third percussion
Audition date
September 10–11, 2015
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(Posted on August 5, 2015; last updated over 8 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
Snare drum excerpts
Nielsen—Clarinet Concerto
  • 1–4
  • 29–32
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 37–40
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35
  • Mvt. III: D–G
  • Mvt. IV: M–R
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 10
  • Mvt. II: 98–end
Tambourine excerpts
Bizet—Carmen Suite No. 2
  • Danse Bohème: C to 3 after E
Chabrier—España
  • A–B
  • L–M
Dvořák—Carnival Overture
  • 1–C
  • 8 before U to the end
Cymbals excerpts
Rachmaninoff—Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. III: 32–33
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. IV: 273–end
Tchaikovsky—Romeo and Juliet
  • 2 before O to P
Bass drum excerpts
Mahler—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. I: 6 before 11 to 11
Stravinsky—The Rite of Spring (1947 version)
  • 72–74
Glockenspiel excerpts
Mozart—The Magic Flute
  • Act I: Finale
Respighi—Pines of Rome
  • Mvt. I: 1–3
Xylophone excerpts
Copland—Appalachian Spring
  • 10 before 49 to 4 after 49
Gershwin—Porgy and Bess
  • Overture: beginning
Kabalevsky—Colas Breugnon
  • Overture: 9–12
  • Overture: 36–37
A marimba solo of your choice from the violin, cello, or lute solo repertoire of J. S. Bach
Perform various styles of time-keeping and fills as requested on drum set
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