TUESDAY, AUGUST 30th: Returning YSO Musicians

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31st 4:00-5:00pm: YSO INFO MEETING in WOOLSEY

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st: New Winds/Brass/Percussion/Harp

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd: New Strings

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th at 6:30: Concertmaster Auditions

Audition Sign-Up Sheets will be posted at Hendrie Hall, Rm. 304 on August 29th.

Audition Excerpts
{please read carefully}

All Instruments

Please prepare two excerpts from the appropriate list below,
plus a portion of a Solo Work, no more than 2 minutes

Violin

	Mozart Symphony No. 39 1st Movement: 1st 90 measures
	Brahms Symphony No. 2 1st Movement: Letter E
	Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream 1st page: Beg. to 7 after D
	(optional) Strauss Don Juan 1st page

Concertmaster
Concertmaster Auditions are open to all auditioning violinists, and will be held on September 1st at 5:30pm

	Strauss excerpt from Ein Heldenleben
	Rimsky-Korsakov excerpt from Sheherezade

Viola

	Beethoven Symphony No. 5 2nd Movement, theme and variations
	Brahms Symphony No. 3 1st Movement: from E to G
	Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream C to D
	(optional) Strauss Don Juan 1st page

Violoncello

	Beethoven Symphony No. 5 2nd Movement, theme and variations
	Beethoven Symphony No. 5 3rd Movement, opening (18 bars)
	Beethoven Symphony No. 5 3rd Movement, trio (m. 141 to 177)
	Brahms Symphony No. 2 2nd Movement, opening (15 bars)
	Debussy La mer 1st Movement: from 2 before 9 (8 bars)
	(optional) Strauss Don Juan 1st page

Bass

Note to all entering Bass players: The Yale Symphony Orchestra owns three contrabassi available for rental. Please contact brian.s.robinson@yale.edu for rental information and availability.
	Mozart Symphony No. 35 (Haffner) 1st Movement
	Mozart Symphony No. 35 (Haffner) Last Movement
	Beethoven Symphony No. 5 3rd Movement opening (18 bars)
	Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Trio (m. 141 to 177)
	Brahms Symphony No. 2 Finale: Opening to 10 after A
	(optional) Strauss Don Juan from 7 after O (13 bars)

Piccolo

	Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 3rd Movement: Solo in Trio (m. 194-7)
	Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 3rd Movement: From m. 365 to 398
	Bartok Concerto for Orchestra 3rd Movement from 123 to the end
	Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (optional) 4th Movement at 6/8 opening

Flute
1st Flute Parts:

	Debussy Prelude Afternoon of a Faun Opening
	Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream Opening
	Brahms Symphony No. 1 Finale: from m. 38 to C
	Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf (optional) The Bird (the first time)

Oboe
1st Oboe Parts:

	Strauss Don Juan Solo: from M to N
	or
	Brahms Violin Concerto 2nd Movement (opening solo)
	and
	Rossini La Scala di Seta Solo
	Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin 1st Movement: Opening

English Horn

	Dvorak Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) 2nd Movement
	Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture Introduction Solo

Clarinet
1st Clarinet Parts:

	Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastorale) 1st Movement: from K
	Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (Pastorale) 2nd Movement from D to E
	Mendelssohn Scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream Opening to B
	Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnole Opening I: from C (25 bars)

Bass Clarinet

	Grofe Grand Canyon Suite Cadenza
	Strauss Don Quixote from 16 to 18

Bassoon
1st Bassoon Parts:

	Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Finale: Solo
	Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture Opening
	Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 2 nd Movement: from m.274
	Stravinsky Le sacre du printemps Opening Solo

Contrabassoon

	Brahms Symphony No. 3 Finale: M to N
	Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Finale: Opening to B

Horn
1st Horn Parts:

	Strauss Till Eulenspiegel Opening Solo
	Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 2 nd Movement: Solo
	Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 1 st Movement: 17 to 20
	Dvorak Symphony No. 9 Finale: from 4 bef. 11 to 11

Trumpet
1st Trumpet Parts:

	Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 Off Stage Fanfare
	Mussorgsky Picutures at an Exhibition Promnade (opening)
	Stravinsky Petroushka from 69 to 70
	Debussy Nocturnes Fetes, muted middle section

Trombones
1st Trombone Parts:

	Ravel Bolero Solo
	Rossini William Tell Overture Storm
	Wagner Tannhäuser Overture From 1 before H to the end

Bass Trombone

	Brahms Symphony No. 1
	Berlioz Racoczy March TBA

Tuba

	Wagner Die Meistersinger Overture From letter I to L
	Stravinsky Petroushka Bear Theme (No. 100 )
	Berlioz Symphony fantasique Finale (Dies Irae) Coda

Percussion

	Bass Drum	Stravinsky Le sacre du printemps Part I ( 72 to 74 )
	Snare Drum	Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade 2 nd Movement ( D to E )
		Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Finale ( Q to R )
	Tambourine	Dvorak Carnival Overture Opening
	Triangle	Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 Allegretto E to H
	Cymbal	Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet From E to F
		Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Finale: 32 (13 bars)
	Mallets	Gershwin Porgy and Bess Solo (1st one)

Timpani

	Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Scherzo: A to B ; 1 before E (14 bars); F to H
	Bartok Concerto for Orchestra Finale: 249 to 256
	Hindemith Turandot Scherzo from Symphonic Metamorphosis: solos

Harp

Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers from Nutcracker Candenza

Piano/Celeste

	Stravinsky (pf) Petroushka Solo
	Tchaikovsky (cel) Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Opening and Cadenza