New Mexico Philharmonic cello audition

Audition information
Position
Assistant principal cello
Application deadline
April 1, 2022
Audition date
April 20, 2022
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(Posted on March 14, 2022; last updated about 2 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
Two movements of a Bach cello suite (no repeats)
The exposition of a standard concerto
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II: 1–10
  • Mvt. II: 49–59
  • Mvt. II: 98–106
Brahms—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. III: 1–39
Debussy—La Mer
  • Mvt. I: 2 before 9 to 6 before 10
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: M–O
Mozart—Symphony No. 35, “Haffner”
  • Mvt. I: 13–48
  • Mvt. IV: 134–197
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. III: 89 to 7 after 91
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • 1 to 5 before D
Verdi—Requiem
  • Offertorio: 1–28
Villa-Lobos—Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
  • Mvt. II, second divisi
Orchestral solos
Brahms—Piano Concerto No. 2
  • Mvt. III: D–end
Haydn—Symphony No. 31, “Horn Signal”
  • Mvt. IV: Variation 2
Rossini—William Tell Overture
  • Beginning to “Allegro”
Strauss—Don Quixote
  • Variation 1
Tchaikovsky—Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a
  • No. 4 Scene: solo
Possible sight-reading
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