Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra horn audition

Audition information
Position
Fourth horn
Application deadline
July 11, 2022
Audition date
August 22–23, 2022
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(Posted on June 14, 2022; last updated over 2 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
The exposition of the first movement from one of the following concertos
Mozart—Horn Concerto No. 2, K. 417
Mozart—Horn Concerto No. 4, K. 495
Fourth horn excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” Op. 125
  • Mvt. III: 83–123
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. I: 50–79
Dvořák—Symphony No. 9, “New World”
  • Mvt. I: 16–27
  • Mvt. III: 6 before 3 to 4
Mahler—Symphony No. 1
  • Mvt. I: 25–27
  • Mvt. III: 13–15
Mahler—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. I: 29–33
  • Mvt. I: 55–57
Mendelssohn—Symphony No. 3, “Scottish”
  • Mvt. II: 48–67
  • Mvt. II: 181–229
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I: 17–21
Strauss—Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
  • 3 to 7 before 13
  • 6 before 95 to 98
Strauss—Don Quixote
  • Variation 7
  • Variation 8
Wagner—Das Rheingold
  • Prelude: 33–68
Weber—Der Freischütz
  • Overture: 10–25
Chamber music (Duets to be played with member of the orchestra)
Beethoven—Symphony No. 8
  • Mvt. III, second horn: 45–end
Mahler—Symphony No. 1
  • Mvt. I, 2nd horn: 4 before 2 to 1 after 3
Weber—Der Freischütz
  • Overture, fourth horn: 10–25
Possible sight-reading
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