The Philadelphia Orchestra
percussion audition
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Audition information
- Position
- Associate principal percussion
- Audition date
- January 27 through February 20, 2020
(Posted on March 14, 2020; last updated about 5 years ago)
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Audition Repertoire
| Xylophone solo | |
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| Kreisler—Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3 | |
| Marimba solo | |
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| Bach—Lute Suite No. 1 in E minor, BWV 996 |
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| A five-minute portion of a four-mallet solo from the standard contemporary marimba literature |
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| Snare drum etude | |
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| Delécluse—Keiskleiriana I |
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| Xylophone excerpts | |
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| Abreu/Dragon—Tico-Tico | |
| Antheil—A Jazz Symphony (1925) | |
| Bernstein—Symphony No. 2, “The Age of Anxiety” | |
| Gershwin—Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture | |
| Gershwin—I’ve Got Rhythm | |
| Kabalevsky—Colas Breugnon | |
| Kodály—Háry János Suite | |
| Lutosławski—Concerto for Orchestra | |
| Messiaen—Oiseaux Exotiques | |
| Revueltas—Sensemayá | |
| Schuman—Symphony No. 3 | |
| Stravinsky—The Firebird | |
| Williams—The Cowboys |
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| Marimba excerpt | |
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| Salonen—L.A. Variations | |
| Glockenspiel excerpts | |
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| Debussy—La Mer | |
| Dukas—The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | |
| Kodály—Háry János Suite | |
| Mozart—The Magic Flute | |
| Prokofiev—Piano Concerto No. 1 | |
| Rachmaninoff—Symphony No. 1 | |
| Respighi—Pines of Rome | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Russian Easter Overture | |
| Tchaikovsky—The Nutcracker | |
| Williams—Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | |
| Williams—E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | |
| Chimes excerpts | |
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| Williams—Sound the Bells! | |
| Castanets excerpts | |
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| Debussy—Images pour orchestre |
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| Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | |
| Multi solo | |
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| Bernstein—West Side Story | |
| Ginastera—Harp Concerto | |
| Snare drum excerpts | |
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| Britten—The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra |
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| Prokofiev—Lieutenant Kijé Suite | |
| Prokofiev—Symphony No. 5 | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Scheherazade, Op. 35 | |
| Rimsky-Korsakov—Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34 | |
| Schuman—Symphony No. 3 | |
| Schuman—On Freedom’s Ground | |
| Shostakovich—Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 | |
| Shostakovich—Symphony No. 10 | |
| Shostakovich—Symphony No. 11 | |
| Tambourine excerpts | |
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| Britten—Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes | |
| Chabrier—España | |
| Dvořák—Carnival Overture | |
| Stravinsky—Petrushka (1947 version) | |
| Tchaikovsky—Capriccio Italien | |
| Tchaikovsky—The Nutcracker | |
| Cymbals excerpts (use POA cymbals only) | |
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| Dvořák—Scherzo capriccioso | |
| Mussorgsky—Night on Bald Mountain | |
| Rachmaninoff—Piano Concerto No. 2 | |
| Rachmaninoff—Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 | |
| Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 | |
| Sibelius—Finlandia | |
| Tchaikovsky—Romeo and Juliet | |
| Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4 | |
| Triangle excerpts | |
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| Bizet—Carmen Suite No. 2 | |
| Brahms—Symphony No. 4 | |
| Dvořák—Symphony No. 9, “New World” | |
| Shostakovich—Symphony No. 1, Op. 10 | |
| Bass drum and cymbals excerpts | |
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| Mahler—Symphony No. 1 | |
| Stravinsky—Petrushka (1947 version) | |
| Bass drum excerpts | |
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| Britten—The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra | |
| Mahler—Symphony No. 3 | |
| Prokofiev—Symphony No. 6 | |
| Stravinsky—The Rite of Spring | |
| Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 4 | |
| Vibraphone excerpts | |
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| Bernstein—Symphonic Dances from West Side Story | |
| Williams—Escapades |
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| Williams—Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban |
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| Williams—Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark | |
| Drumset excerpts | |
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| Bernstein—Symphonic Dances from West Side Story | |
| Milhaud—La création du monde | |
| Assorted styles and Grooves on drumset |
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| Timpani excerpts | |
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| Beethoven—Symphony No. 7, Op. 92 | |
| Hindemith—Symphonic Metamorphosis | |