Audition List

Audition Repertoire Lists

Questions pertaining to the selections below, including variations in editions or publications, should be directed to the APO Operations Manager.

Section Violin (as of 8/4/10)

One movement from a Romantic Concerto of your choice, along with the following excerpts:

Composer	Piece	Excerpt
Mozart	Symphony No. 39	Mvt. 2 – mm. 1-27 (no repeats) Mvt. 4 – mm. 1-40
Tchaikovsky	Nutcracker Suite	Complete Overture
Brahms	Symphony No. 1	Mvt. 1 – mm. 1-9

Principal Viola & Section Viola (as of 3/29/10)

One movement from standard viola literature of your choice or a movement from one of the J.S. Bach unaccompanied cello suites, along with the following excerpts:

Composer	Piece	Excerpt
Strauss	Don Juan	mm. 1-7; 2 m. before A to B; C to 5 m. before D
Beethoven	Symphony No. 5	Mvt. 2 - mm. 1-10; mm. 49-59; mm. 72-86; mm. 98-106
Brahms	Symphony No. 4	Mvt. 1 - beginning to m. 19 Mvt. 4 - mm. 156-168
Mendelssohn	Midsummer Night's Dream Scherzo	B to D; pick up to K to 3 m. before L
Mozart	Marriage of Figaro Overture	Entire
Berlioz	Roman Carnival Overture	Pick up to 3 m. after reh. 1 to 1 m. after reh. 4
Shostakovich	Symphony No. 5	Number 32 to 2 m. after 38

Section Cello (as of 8/4/10)

First movement of a standard concerto, along with the following excerpts:

Composer	Piece	Excerpt
Beethoven	Symphony No. 5	Mvt. 2 - mm. 1-10; mm. 49-59; mm. 98-106
Brahms	Symphony No. 2	Mvt. 2 - beginning to m. 16
Mendelssohn	Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo	Letter N to O
Mozart	Symphony No. 35	Mvt. 4 – mm. 134-181
Strauss	Don Juan	Beginning to Letter C

Section Bass (as of 8/4/10)

One movement of a standard concerto, along with the following excerpts:

Composer	Piece	Excerpt
Beethoven	Symphony No. 9	Mvt. 4 - beginning to m. 139
Mozart	Symphony No. 40	Mvt. 4 – mm. 49-62
Tchaikovsky	Symphony No. 4	Mvt. 1 – mm. 52-94 Mvt. 4 – beginning to m. 17
Beethoven	Symphony No. 5	Mvt. 3 – entire

Section Violin

Principal & Section Viola

Section Cello

Section Bass

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