Hartford Symphony Orchestra bassoon audition

Audition information
Position
Assistant principal bassoon
Application deadline
January 31, 2020
Audition date
February 17, 2020
Payment
$157 per service
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(Posted on January 16, 2020; last updated about 5 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The first movement of a major concerto of the applicant’s choice (Mozart Bassoon Concerto, K. 191 preferred)
First bassoon excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. IV
Mozart—The Marriage of Figaro
  • Overture: 101–123
  • Overture: 139–171
Ravel—Boléro
  • Solo
Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35
  • Mvt. II: 5–A
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. II: 274–end
Second bassoon excerpts
Berlioz—Symphonie fantastique
  • Mvt. IV: 52–53
  • Mvt. V: 63 to 4 after 64
Brahms—Violin Concerto
  • Mvt. II: 1–36
Ravel—Piano Concerto in G
  • Mvt. III: 5 after 14 to 16
Sibelius—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. II: A to 16 after A (40–55)
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6
  • Mvt. III: 82–86
  • Mvt. IV: 2–36
Verdi—I Vespri Siciliani
  • Sinfonia: 1–A
Wagner—Tannhäuser
  • Overture: 1–16
Sight-reading
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