Friday, 24th Feb, 2012: UQSO and UQWS auditions.

Auditions will be held during O-week on Friday 24th February, 2012 at the School of Music, UQ. Please note, this differs from the previously advertised date of Tuesday, 21st of February.

Application forms should be provided to the School of Music office by by Friday, 17th of February

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The audition excerpts are drawn from the pieces below. Click on the titles below to link you to web pages where your excerpts can be downloaded and printed.

Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un Faune 

Brahms - Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73

Holst - Suite No.1 in Eb

Elgar – Concerto for Violoncello, Opus 85

 

Excerpt Listings:

All bar numbers listed below are inclusive. Please download and print off the required audition excerpts as required below for your instrument – you may not have to print off the entire file!

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WOODWIND

Flute – all excerpts are 1st flute parts only

1. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un Faune – Debussy

a. Start to figure 3.

2. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73- Brahms

a. 1st movement: bars 6 to 23, bars 155 (triplet) to 175

b. 2nd movement: bars 21 to 27

Piccolo

1. Suite No.1 in Eb – Holst

a. Please prepare all of the Holst on your chosen instrument.

Oboe – all excerpts are 1st oboe parts only

1. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un Faune – Debussy

a. Figure 4 for 6 bars.

b. 2 bars before figure 8 for 2 bars.

2. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73- Brahms

a. 2nd movement: bars 19 to 26

b. 3rd movement: bars 1 to 26

Clarinet – all UQSO excerpts are 1st clarinet parts only

For clarinettists which to audition for both UQ Symphony Orchestra and UQ Wind Symphony, you should prepare the following two pieces:

1. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un Faune – Debussy (clarinet in A)

a. Bar before figure 3 to figure 4.

2. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 - Brahms (clarinet in A)

a. 1st movement: bars 270 to 274

b. 2nd movement: bars 34 to 40

c. 3rd movement: bars 132 to 144

d. 4th movement: bars 122 to 137

For clarinettists wishing to audition for UQ Wind Symphony only, you should prepare:

1. Suite No.1 in Eb – Holst

a. Please prepare all of the third movement from the solo clarinet part (Bb clarinet).

Bass Clarinet

1. Suite No.1 in Eb – Holst

a. Please prepare all of the Holst on your chosen instrument.

Bassoon – all excerpts are 1st bassoon parts only

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73- Brahms

a. 1st movement: bars 270 to 274

b. 2nd movement: bars 19 to 26, bars 53 to 72

c. 4th movement: bars 13 (2nd note) to 37

All saxophones

1. Suite No.1 in Eb – Holst

a. Please prepare all of the Holst on your chosen instrument.

BRASS

French Horn – all excerpts are as marked

1. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un Faune – Debussy (in F)

a. Start to 5 bars after figure 1: 1st horn.

b. 2nd bar of figure 12 for 3 bars: 1st horn.

2. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73- Brahms

a.1st movement: bars 2 to 5: 1st horn in D, bars10 to 13 3rd horn in E

b. 1st movement: bars 454 to 457: 1st horn in D

c. 2nd movement: bars 17 to 27: 1st horn in H tief

Trumpet – all excerpts are 1st trumpet parts only unless marked

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 - Brahms (all in D)

a. 1st movement: bars 290 to 298, bars 447 to 452, bars 513 to the end

b. 4th movement: bars 405 to the end

2. Suite No.1 in Eb – Holst

a. 3rd movement: start to letter B – 1st cornet in Bb (play on trumpet)

Trombone – all excerpts are 1st trombone parts only

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 – Brahms

a. 1st movement: bars 225 to 249.

b. 4th movement: bar 353 to the end.

Euphonium

1. Suite No.1 in Eb – Holst

a. Please prepare all of the Holst.

Tuba

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 – Brahms

a. 4th movement: bar 353 to the end.

2. Suite No.1 in Eb – Holst

a. 1st movement: start to bar 8.

TIMPANI AND PERCUSSION

Timpani and percussion

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 – Brahms

a. 4th movement: bars 23 to 60

b. 4th movement: bar 403 to the end

2. 3 minutes in total - own choice repertoire including mallets and side drum.

STRINGS

Violin – all excerpts are from 1st violin parts

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 – Brahms

a. 1st movement: bars 17 to 31, bars 118 to 136

b. 2nd movement: bars 51 to 54

c. 4th movement: bars 1 to 6

Viola

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 – Brahms

a. 1st movement: bars 17 to 26, bars 114 to 130

b. 2nd movement: bars 49 to 57

c. 4th movement: bars 1 to 32

2. Concerto for Violoncello, Opus 85 – Elgar

a. 1st movement: figure 1 to figure 2

Violoncello

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 – Brahms

a. 2nd movement: start to bar 15, bars 49 to 55 (first note only)

b. 4th movement: bars 1 to 32 2. Concerto for Violoncello, Opus 85 – Elgar

a. 4th movement: figure 59 to figure 61

Double Bass

1. Symphony No.2 in D, Opus 73 – Brahms

a. 1st movement: bars 55 to 66, bars 118 to 124, bars 282 to 289

b. 2nd movement: bars 51 to 55 (first note only)

c. 4th movement: bars 1 to 32, bars 405 to 416

 

 

Audition Timetable for UQSO & UQWS

Please be ready 15 minutes before your group begins 

Strings

9:00am Cellos
10:00am Double Bass
10:15am Violas
11:10am Violins

 

Wind Instruments 

1:00pm

QYO wind symphony players (all instruments)

 The following times for non-QYO wind symphony players:

2:00pm Trumpets
2:20pm Tubas
2:25pm Trombones
2:35pm Clarinets
3:15pm French horns
3:40pm Oboes
3:50pm Flutes
4:50pm Saxophones
5:05pm Percussion

Warm-up rooms:

         413, 414, 458 and 460(pm only)  

 

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