Grand Rapids Symphony cello audition

Audition information
Position
Assistant principal cello
Application deadline
March 12, 2018
Audition date
April 26–28, 2018
Payment
$46,758.40 per year
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(Posted on February 2, 2018; last updated about 6 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One movement of a cello concerto of your choice
One movement of a Bach Suite
Orchestral Excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–10
  • Mvt. II: 49–59
  • Mvt. II: 98–106
  • Mvt. II: 114–124
  • Mvt. III: 1–18
  • Mvt. III: 141–160
Beethoven—Symphony No. 8
  • Mvt. III: 45–78
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: 1–15
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 to 6 after 9
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: C–D
  • Scherzo: E–F
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. IV: 10 after D to E
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. IV: 79 to 1 before 80
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • beginning–D
  • R to 3 after W
Verdi—Requiem
  • Offertorio: 1–29
Orchestral solos
Beethoven—The Creatures of Prometheus
  • Act II, No. 5: 33–54
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. III: 1–25
  • Mvt. III: 71–end
Rossini—William Tell Overture
  • 1–48
Strauss—Don Quixote
  • Theme
  • Variation 2
Verdi—Rigoletto
  • Act II, No. 9: L–end
Possible sight-reading
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