Houston Symphony Orchestra second trumpet audition, 04/28/18

(Posted on January 4, 2018; last updated over 6 years ago)

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Solos
Blazhevich—Russian Study No. 5	30–49
Charlier—Etude No. 6	1–35

Second trumet orchestral excerpts
Bartók—The Miraculous Mandarin	51 to 2 after 53 3 before 67 to 71
Bartók—Concerto for Orchestra	Mvt. I: 39–50 Mvt. I: 328–396 Mvt. II: 90–147 Mvt. V: 201–254 Mvt. V: 549–572
Bartók—Piano Concerto No. 2	Mvt. I: 174–190 Mvt. I: 213–221 Mvt. III: 129–138
Beethoven—Leonore Overture No. 3	Offstage call
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5	Mvt. II: A to 10 after A Mvt. IV: 1–A
Bizet—Carmen	Prelude to Act I
Brahms—Symphony No. 2	Mvt. I: 282–298 Mvt. I: 513–end Mvt. IV: 397–end
Bruckner—Symphony No. 4	Mvt. IV: E–F
Debussy—Three Nocturnes	Fêtes: muted passage
Dvořák—Symphony No. 8	Mvt. I: 219–237 Mvt. II: 7 before E to F Mvt. IV: 1–18
Gershwin—An American in Paris	18–23
Mahler—Symphony No. 7	Mvt. V: 7–15 Mvt. V: 38–51
Mahler—Symphony No. 4	Mvt. I: 17 to 12 after 17
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5	Mvt. I: 10 after 23 to 1 after 24 Mvt. II: 48 to 10 after 49 Mvt. III: 6 after 64 to 1 after 65
Rachmaninoff—Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini	Variation 14: 36 to 5 after 38
Ravel—Rapsodie Espagnole	Mvt. IV: 4 to 3 after 4 Mvt. IV: 7–8 Mvt. IV: 24 to 2 after 26
Respighi—Pines of Rome	Mvt. I
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35	Mvt. II: 17 after E to F Mvt. III: G–H Mvt. IV: 6 before Q to R
Schumann—Symphony No. 2	Mvt. I: opening
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47	Mvt. I: 18–20 Mvt. I: 27–32

First cornet orchestral excerpt
Gounod—Faust

First E♭ trumpet orchestral excerpts
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40	65–66 81–83

First trumpet excerpts
Stravinsky—Petrushka (1947 version)	1 before 134 to 139

Possible sight-reading

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