National Arts Centre Orchestra (Canada) viola audition

Audition information
Position
Section viola
Application deadline
August 14, 2022
Audition date
September 17–19, 2022
Weeks in season
46
Payment
$2,048 per week
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(Posted on July 14, 2022; last updated almost 3 years ago)

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Audition Repertoire
Two contrasting movements or the prelude from a Bach cello suite
The exposition of the first movement from concerto by Stamitz or Hoffmeister
The first movement of one of the following concertos
Bartók—Viola Concerto
Hindemith—Der Schwanendreher
Walton—Viola Concerto
Orchestral excerpts
Beethoven—Symphony No. 3
  • Mvt. III: 32–127
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5
  • Mvt. II
Berlioz—Roman Carnival Overture
  • 1 after 1 to 1 after 4
Brahms—Variations on a Theme by Haydn
  • Variation 5
  • Variation 7
  • Variation 8
Brahms—Symphony No. 4
  • Mvt. IV: B–D
Lau—Dark Angels (Medusa)
  • 253–286
Mendelssohn—A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61
  • Scherzo: 8 before A to D
Montgomery—Strum
  • 210–262
Mozart—The Magic Flute
  • Overture: 27–63
Ravel—Daphnis and Chloé, Suite No. 2
  • 158–166
  • 3 before 213 to 1 after 216
Shostakovich—Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
  • Mvt. I: 15–17
Strauss—Don Juan, Op. 20
  • 1 to 17 after C
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6
  • Mvt. I: 19–68
Possible sight-reading
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