Audition information

Position
Principal bassoon
Application deadline
January 5, 2017
Audition date
February 12–13, 2017
Weeks in season
35
Payment
$1,359.04 per week
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(Posted on November 8, 2016; last updated about 7 years ago)


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Audition Repertoire
Solo
MozartBassoon Concerto, K. 191
  • Mvt. I
  • Mvt. II
Orchestral excerpts
BartókConcerto for Orchestra
  • Mvt. II
  • Mvt. V
BeethovenSymphony No. 4
  • Mvt II: 65–72
  • Mvt. IV
BerliozSymphonie fantastique
  • Mvt. IV
  • Mvt. V
BrahmsSymphony No. 3
  • Mvt. I: 61–69
  • Mvt. I: 149–178
  • Mvt. IV: 1–17
HaydnSymphony No. 88
  • Mvt. I: 25–102
  • Mvt. IV: 1–32
MozartSymphony No. 41, “Jupiter”, K. 551
  • Mvt. I: 62–71
  • Mvt. I: 105–123
  • Mvt. IV: 65–94
  • Mvt. IV: 154–172
  • Mvt. IV: 305–353
MozartThe Marriage of Figaro
  • Overture
RavelPiano Concerto in G
  • Mvt. I: 910
  • Mvt. III: 5 after 14 to 16, both parts
RavelBoléro
  • 23
Rimsky-KorsakovScheherazade, Op. 35
  • Mvt. II: 5–A
  • Mvt. II: 2 after L to M
ShostakovichSymphony No. 9, Op. 70
  • Mvt. IV, m. 10 to Mvt. V, m. 27 (attacca)
StravinskyPulcinella Suite
  • Mvt. VI: 81 to 85 (with repeats)
StravinskyThe Rite of Spring
  • Beginning to 2 before 4
  • 4 after 7 to 9
  • 12 to 4 after 12
TchaikovskySymphony No. 6
  • Mvt. I: 1–12
  • Mvt. IV: 2–36
TchaikovskySymphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 71–86
  • Mvt. III: 18–27
  • Mvt. III: 57–72
TchaikovskySymphony No. 4
  • Mvt. I: 104–114
  • Mvt. I: 294–299
  • Mvt. II: 274–end
Possible chamber music in final round
Possible sight-reading
Discussion

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