Wichita Symphony Orchestra percussion audition

Audition information
Position
Substitute percussion
Audition date
August 25–27, 2017
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(Posted on June 22, 2017; last updated almost 7 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
Xylophone excerpts
Stravinsky—The Firebird
Williams—The Cowboys
  • Overture
Glockenspiel excerpts
Dukas—The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Sousa—The Stars and Stripes Forever
  • Trio
Tchaikovsky—Sleeping Beauty
Vibraphone excerpts
Bernstein—West Side Story
  • 583–607
Snare drum excerpts
Prokofiev—Lieutenant Kijé
  • The Birth of Kijé
Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
  • Mvt. III
  • Mvt. IV
  • Mvt. V
Tambourine excerpts
Britten—Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes
Dvořák—Carnival Overture
Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
  • Mvt. I
Stravinsky—Petrushka
  • Gypsies and Rake Vendor: 202–206
Triangle excerpts
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. III
Dvořák—Slavonic Dance No. 2
Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
  • Mvt. V
Cymbals excerpts
Rachmaninoff—Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. III: 32–33
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. IV
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. IV: 272–end
Tchaikovsky—Romeo and Juliet
Bass drum excerpts
Berlioz—Symphonie fantastique
  • Mvt. V: 485–end
Mahler—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. I: 1–3
  • Mvt. I: 3 after 12 to 1 after 14
Tchaikovsky—1812 Overture
  • O–end
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. IV: 272–end
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