Fresno Philharmonic viola audition

Audition information
Position
Principal viola
Application deadline
October 19, 2017
Audition date
November 8–9, 2017
Payment
$135.30 per service
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(Posted on September 6, 2017; last updated over 6 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One movement of a Bach suite of the candidate’s choice
One of the following concerto movements
Bartók—Viola Concerto
  • Mvt. I
Walton—Viola Concerto
  • Mvt. I
Viola tutti excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–10
  • Mvt. II: 23–37
  • Mvt. II: 49–59
  • Mvt. II: 81–86
  • Mvt. II: 98–106
Berlioz—Roman Carnival Overture
  • 36–66
Brahms—Variations on a Theme by Haydn
  • Variation 5
  • Variation 7
Bruckner—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. II: 51–83
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 17–93
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. I: 41–66
  • Mvt. IV: 134–181
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I: 15–17
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6
  • Mvt. I: 19–79
Solos
Bach—Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
  • Mvt. I, first viola: beginning–25
Ginastera—Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
  • Variation No. 5
Ravel—Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) Suite
  • Mvt. V: 5 after 2 to 3 after 3
Strauss—Don Quixote
  • 26–34
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