Houston Symphony Orchestra cello audition

Audition information
Position
Contracted substitute cello
Application deadline
August 30, 2016
Audition date
October 29, 2016
Weeks in season
52
Payment
$1,745 per week
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(Posted on July 22, 2016; last updated almost 8 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The first movement (without cadenza) of the candidate’s choice of a standard concerto
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–10
  • Mvt. II: 49–59
  • Mvt. II: 98–106
  • Mvt. III: 1–18
  • Mvt. III: 140–213
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: 1–16
Brahms—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. III: 1–39
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 to 6 after 9
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. I: 1–66
  • Mvt. IV: 134–197
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
  • Beginning to 4 after 2
  • 12 to 7 after 13
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6
  • Mvt. II: 1–25
Verdi—Requiem
  • Offertorio: 1–34
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