Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra viola audition

Audition information
Position
Principal viola
Application deadline
March 15, 2022
Audition date
April 26–27, 2022
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(Posted on February 24, 2022; last updated about 3 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The first movement of a standard Romantic or contemporary concerto
A prelude from a solo Bach suite of your choice
Orchestra excerpts
Bach—Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
  • Mvt. I, first viola: 1–52
  • Mvt. II, first viola: 1–30
  • Mvt. III, first viola: 1–65
Bartók—Divertimento for String Orchestra, BB. 118
  • Mvt. I: 25–42
  • Mvt. I: 53–73
  • Mvt. III: 317–453
Beethoven—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. III: Beginning to 127
Elgar—Introduction and Allegro
  • Solo: 4 after 2 to 4 after 3
Ginastera—Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
  • Variation No. 5
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 17–93
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. I: 41–66
  • Mvt. IV: 134–181
Prokofiev—Symphony No. 1, “Classical”, Op. 25
  • Mvt. I: 19–30
  • Mvt. I: 95–110
Schoenberg—Verklärte Nacht
  • 8 before H to K
  • 3 after P to R
Strauss—Metamorphosen
  • Viola 1, 17–34
  • Viola 1, 151–178
Ensemble music
Dvořák—String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
  • Mvt. I
Mozart—Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364
  • Mvt. I: 72–158
Possible sight-reading
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