Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra horn audition

Audition information
Position
Associate principal horn
Application deadline
March 28, 2016
Audition date
April 24–25, 2016
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(Posted on March 13, 2016; last updated about 9 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One movement of a concerto of your choice
First horn orchestral excerpts
Bach—Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
  • Trio of Minuet
Beethoven—Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” Op. 68
  • Mvt. III
  • Mvt. V
Gershwin—Cuban Overture
Haydn—Symphony No. 31, “Horn Signal”
Mahler—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. III, obligato horn part
Mozart—Symphony No. 29
  • Mvt. IV
Ravel—Piano Concerto in G
Ravel—Pavane
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I
Strauss—Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
Stravinsky—Firebird Suite
  • Infernal Dance
  • Finale: solo
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. I
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II
  • Mvt. IV
Second horn orchestral excerpts
Haydn—Symphony No. 31, “Horn Signal”
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
Fourth horn orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III
Strauss—Don Quixote
Orchestral excerpts to be played with horn section (all parts required)
Beethoven—Symphony No. 8
  • Mvt. III
Liszt—Les Préludes
Rossini—Semiramide
  • Overture
Weber—Der Freischütz
  • Overture
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