Monday, May 16, 2011

What Excerpts do I need to Know? (orchestral auditions)

For those of you pursuing clarinet performance, you are sure to encounter an audition some day. What kind of rep do you need to know? Well, it will always vary, but there are some staples of each. Below are some examples of rep for orchestral auditions, with band rep to come in the following post.


Chicago Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Auditions (as of May 16, 2011)
(rep can be downloaded here)

Concerto for Orchestra - Bartók

The Miraculous Mandarin - Bartók

Dances of Galanta - Kodály 

Pines of Rome - Respighi

Symphony No. 1 - Shostakovich 

Symphony No. 9 - Shostakovich 

Petrushka - Stravinsky


Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinet Auditions (as of May 16, 2011)
(more detailed list available here)

SOLO PIECE
Mozart Clarinet Concerto, First Movement
FIRST CLARINET EXCERPTS
Symphony No. 6 - Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 - Beethoven 

Midsummer Nights Dream, Scherzo - Mendelssohn 
Scheherazade - Rimsky Korsakov 
Capriccio espagnol - Rimsky Korsakov
Symphony No. 3 - Brahms
Concerto for Orchestra - Bartók
Symphony No. 2 - Rachmaninoff 
Daphnes et Chloe Suite II - Ravel

Peter and the Wolf - Prokofiev
Pines of Rome - Respighi
Symphony No. 9 - Shostakovich
Dances of Galanta - Kodály
Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin

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