Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra
percussion audition
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Audition information
- Position
- Third percussion
- Application deadline
- March 30, 2018
- Audition date
- May 26–27, 2018
(Posted on March 7, 2018; last updated about 6 years ago)
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Audition Repertoire
| Snare drum excerpts | |
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| Bartók—Concerto for Orchestra | |
| Prokofiev—Lieutenant Kijé | |
| Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5 | |
| Ravel—Boléro | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35 | |
| Schuman—New England Triptych | |
| On drum set, demonstrate swing, rock, latin (rumba, samba, bossa nova), 3/4 jazz, and show style 2/4 |
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| Drum set excerpts |
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| On congas, ad-lib latin and swing grooves |
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| Glockenspiel excerpts | |
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| Dukas—The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | |
| Mozart—The Magic Flute | |
| Respighi—Pines of Rome | |
| Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20 | |
| Williams—The Patriot | |
| Xylophone excerpts | |
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| Bartók—Music for Strings, Percussion, and Celesta | |
| Copland—Appalachian Spring | |
| Copland—Rodeo |
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| Gershwin—Porgy and Bess: Selection for Orchestra | |
| Kabalevsky—The Comedians, Op. 26 |
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| Ravel—Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) Suite | |
| Bass drum excerpts | |
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| Berlioz—Symphonie fantastique | |
| Mahler—Symphony No. 3 | |
| Stravinsky—The Rite of Spring | |
| Tambourine excerpts | |
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| Dvořák—Carnival Overture | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35 | |
| Stravinsky—Petrushka (1947 version) | |
| Cymbals excerpts | |
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| Mussorgsky—Night on Bald Mountain | |
| Rachmaninoff—Piano Concerto No. 2 | |
| Tchaikovsky—Romeo and Juliet | |
| Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4 | |
| Vibraphone excerpts | |
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| Bernstein—Symphonic Dances from West Side Story | |
| Schuller—Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee |
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| Triangle excerpts | |
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| Brahms—Symphony No. 4 | |
| Dvořák—Symphony No. 9, “New World” | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35 | |
| Bass drum and cymbals excerpts | |
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| Stravinsky—Petrushka |
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| Tchaikovsky—Swan Lake |
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| Solo repertoire | |
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| Bach—Sonata No. 1 for Solo Violin, BWV 1001 |
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| Section playing with RPO players (finals only) | |
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| Britten—The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra |
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| Possible sight-reading |
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