Illinois Symphony Orchestra cello audition

Audition information
Position
One-year principal cello
Application deadline
August 14, 2019
Audition date
September 9, 2019
Payment
$93.60 per service
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(Posted on July 24, 2019; last updated almost 5 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The first movement of a standard concerto of your choice (no cadenza)
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–10
  • Mvt. II: 49–59
  • Mvt. II: 98–106
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: 1–15
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 to 6 after 9
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. IV: 134–181
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • First page
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. II: 21–42
One movement from a J. S. Bach cello suite
Principal excerpts
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. III: 1–25
  • Mvt. III: 71–end
Rossini—William Tell Overture
  • Opening solo
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