Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra viola audition

Audition information
Position
Assistant principal viola
Application deadline
December 6, 2013
Audition date
February 17 through March 24, 2014
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(Posted on December 3, 2013; last updated over 11 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
First movement of any Bach cello suite or violin sonata or partita
First movement of concerto (choose one)
Bartók—Viola Concerto
Hindemith—Der Schwanendreher
Walton—Viola Concerto
Orchestral Excerpts
Berlioz—Roman Carnival Overture
  • 1 to 1 after 3
Brahms—Variations on a Theme by Haydn
  • Variation 5
  • Variation 8
Copland—Appalachian Spring
  • 6–14
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. I: 41–66
  • Mvt. IV: 134–181
Ravel—Daphnis and Chloé
  • 158–166
  • 196 to 2 before 197
  • 3 after 212 to 2 after 216 (top line)
Ravel—Ma mère l’oye (Mother Goose) Suite
  • Mvt. V: 4 after 2 to 3 after 3
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I: 15–17
Strauss—Don Quixote
  • 142–166
  • 262–320
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
  • 77 to 2 before 80
  • Pickup to 94 to 6 before 98
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6
  • Mvt. I: 19–63 (top line)
Chamber music (final round only)
Brahms—String Quartet in B♭ major, Op. 67
  • III. Agitato (Allegretto non troppo)
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