Des Moines Symphony cello audition

Audition information
Position
Section cello (2 openings)
Application deadline
January 4, 2019
Audition date
January 13, 2019
Payment
$115.16 per service
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(Posted on January 4, 2019; last updated over 5 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
Excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–10
  • Mvt. II: 49–59
  • Mvt. II: 98–106
  • Mvt. III: 1–18
  • Mvt. III: 140–213
Brahms—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. III: 1–20
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 to 6 after 9, top part
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: N–O
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. IV: 1–37
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. IV: 79–80, top part
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • beginning–D
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. II: 21–42
Verdi—Requiem
  • Offertorio: 1–34
To be considered for the second chair tenure track position, prepare the following in addition to the above list
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. III
Rossini—William Tell Overture
  • 1–48
Suppé—Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna Overture
  • 13–45
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