San Antonio Symphony bass audition

Audition information
Position
Section bass
Application deadline
March 10, 2020
Audition date
April 9, 2020
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(Posted on February 15, 2020; last updated almost 5 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
One of the following concerto movements — without cadenza
Bottesini—Bass Concerto No. 2
Koussevitzky—Bass Concerto
Vanhal—Bass Concerto
One movement (in any key) of a Bach cello suite
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 7 before C to 10 after C
  • Mvt. III: 1 to 23 after B
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. IV: 1–126
Berlioz—Symphonie fantastique
  • Mvt. IV: 3 after 50 to 53
  • Mvt. V: 4 before 70 to 9 after 74
Brahms—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. I: 4 before E to F
  • Mvt. II: 15 after E to F
  • Mvt. IV: 24 after K to M
Mahler—Symphony No. 2
  • Mvt. I: 1–2
Mozart—Symphony No. 40
  • Mvt. I: 20 before C to 2 after E
  • Mvt. IV: 26 before A to A
  • Mvt. IV: C–F
Schubert—Symphony No. 9, D. 944, “The Great”
  • Mvt. III: B to 7 after C
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I: 22 to 4 before 27
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
  • 9 to 6 after 12
  • 57 to 1 after 63
  • 2 after 66 to 70
Verdi—Otello
  • Act IV: Soli
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