North Carolina Symphony assistant principal percussion audition, 03/15/14—Magnum Opus

North Carolina Symphony percussion audition

Audition information

Position: Assistant principal percussion
Application deadline: January 13, 2014
Audition date: March 15–17, 2014

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(Posted on December 9, 2013; last updated over 10 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire

Snare Drum
Kodály—Háry János Suite	Mvt. II: Beginning to 1 after 1
Nielsen—Symphony No. 5	351–cadenza (offstage SD) 376–405
Prokofiev—Lieutenant Kijé	Mvt. I: 1–2
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5	Mvt. II: 37–40
Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34	Mvt. III: beginning–H Mvt. IV: Beginning to 4 after L Mvt. V: 4 before Z to Presto
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35	Mvt. III: D–G Mvt. IV: 4 before N to 19 after N Mvt. IV: 9 before Q to R
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 10	Mvt. I: 43–44 Mvt. II: 98–end
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 11	Mvt. I: 84–86
Suppé—Pique dame	4 before C to 17 before D

Bass Drum
Britten—The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra	Var. M to the Fugue
Mahler—Symphony No. 3	Mvt. I: 8 after 1 to 2 Mvt. I: 6 after 55 to 9 after 55 Mvt. I: 6 before 57 to 3 after 57
Stravinsky—The Rite of Spring	Danse de la terre: 72 to the end

Bass drum with cymbal attachment
Stravinsky—Petrushka	124–127

Crash Cymbals
Chabrier—España	17 before B to B
Dvořák—Scherzo capriccioso	820–end
Kodály—Háry János Suite	Mvt. IV: 3 to 7 after 4
Liszt—Piano Concerto No. 1	Allegro Marziale (14 before K) to 1 after K
Rachmaninoff—Piano Concerto No. 2	32 to Allegro scherzando
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4	Mvt. IV: 273–end
Tchaikovsky—Nutcracker Suite	Danse des mirlitons: C to 10 before E
Tchaikovsky—Romeo and Juliet	E to 6 after E 465–472

Suspended Cymbals
Chabrier—España	O–end
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35	Mvt. IV: K–M

Triangle
Bizet—Carmen Suite No. 2	Danse Bohème: H to 2 after I
Brahms—Symphony No. 4	Mvt. IV: D–E Mvt. IV: I–K
Britten—The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra	Var. M: 2 before 1st ending to Fugue
Dvořák—Symphony No. 9, “New World”	Mvt. III: 223–238
Liszt—Piano Concerto No. 1	Allegretto vivace to F Allegro Marziale (14 before K) to K
Mahler—Symphony No. 3	Mvt. I: 26–27
Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34	Mvt. IV: 15 after L to the 6/8 Mvt. IV: P to 9 after P

Tambourine
Bizet—Carmen Suite No. 2
Britten—Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes	Mvt. IV: 10–11
Chabrier—España	18 before B to B L–end
Dvořák—Carnival Overture	Beginning to 5 after A Q–S 8 before U to the end
Mahler—Symphony No. 3	Mvt. I: 9 after 12 to 3 before 13 66 to 3 after 67
Stravinsky—Petrushka	201–206
Tchaikovsky—Nutcracker Suite	Arabian Dance Trepak

Orchestra Bells
Debussy—La Mer	Mvt. II Mvt. III: 55–56
Dukas—The Sorcerer’s Apprentice	4 after 17 to 3 before 20 22–24 7 after 52 to 53
Gershwin—Rhapsody in Blue	4 before 32 to 32
Higdon—Peachtree Street	83–98 165–173
Prokofiev—Alexander Nevsky	Entry into Pskov: 81–83
Respighi—Pines of Rome	Pines of the Villa Borghese
Rimsky-Korsakov—Russian Easter Overture	V–W 16 after Y to the end
Tchaikovsky—Sleeping Beauty	Waltz: 144–177
Williams—Close Encounters of the Third Kind Suite	127–139

Xylophone
Anderson—Chicken Reel	10 before E to E K to 5 after L
Barber—Prayers of Kierkegaard	3 after 3 to 6 after 3 13–14
Copland—Appalachian Spring	5 after 48 to 9 before 50
Gershwin—Porgy and Bess: Selection for Orchestra	297–303
Gershwin—An American in Paris	4–7 20–21 75–76
Ginastera—Estancia	Malambo: 135–138
Hayman—Pops Hoedown	5 after 3 to 4 1 before 22 to 24
Hindemith—Kammermusik No. 1	3 before 20 to 4 after 20 1 after 40 to 6 after 40 3 before 140 to 6 after 150
Kabalevsky—Colas Breugnon	Overture: 9–12
Khachaturian—Sabre Dance	1–4
Korngold—The Adventures of Robin Hood	Mvt. V: 18–24
Shostakovich—The Golden Age	Polka: 6 after 45 to 1 after 46
Stravinsky—Petrushka	88–91
Williams—The Cowboys	Overture: 86–92

Vibraphone
Bernstein—Symphonic Dances from West Side Story	581–607 620–629 701–705
Schuller—Seven Studies on Themes of Paul Klee	Mvt. III: D to 11 after E
Schwantner—Concerto for Percussion	15–33

Marimba
Higdon—Percussion Concerto	Mvt. I: 16–25 Mvt. I: 45–63 Mvt. I: 245–259
Korngold—The Adventures of Robin Hood	Mvt. IV: 2 to 3 after 7 Mvt. IV: 2 after 16 to 1 after 18
Schwantner—Free Flight	21–34

Chimes
Adams—Harmonium	Mvt. III: 22–36
Britten—Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes	Mvt. II: 6–end
Fleck—Concerto for Banjo	Mvt. II: D to 14 after D
Hayman—Pops Hoedown	39 to 7 after 39

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