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RT wrote:Hey everyone,

I am trying to find the audition lists for the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony, San Fransisco Symphony, and Cleveland symphony auditions. I was wondering if any one would be able to help me out. I found the taped round for Cleveland, but couldn't find out what was asked at the audition.

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2003 Tuba audition Repertoire list: New York Philharmonic

Solo:

Strauss, R Horn concerto No. 1 in Eb (arranged for tuba by ted cox) First movement.
Vaughn Williams Cadenza from the first movement of tuba concerto

Chamber :
Calvert Brass quintet- suite from monteregian Hills- 4th Movement
Haufrecht Brass quintet- 1st and 4th movements

Orchestral Rep:

Berlioz:
Symphonie Fantastique
Hungarian March from Damnation of faust
Romeo and Juliet- Introduction
King Lear Overture

Brahms:
“tragicâ€
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Post by happyroman »

I'm also looking for the full Cleveland list, so please let me know if you find one. In the meantime, here are San Francisco and Boston:

San Francisco (2002)

Taped preliminary round:

Benvenuto Cellini #16-5 of #19
Gershwin: American in Paris 4 bars after reh #67-68
Holst: The Planets: Jupiter
Mahler: Sym. no.1 (III);
Mahler no.6: 4th movement
Mussorgsky: Pictures; Bydlo
Prokofiev #5: 1st mvt
Respighi: Fountains
Strauss: Heldenleben 1 after #62- 2 after #65
Stravinsky (1911) Bear solo
Wagner: Meistersinger solo; Walkure "Ride"

To be played with Trombone Section:

Bruckner #8: Haas version 4th mvt
Hindemith: Mathis der Maler; Symphonic Metamorphosis
Tchaikovsky Sym. 6, 3rd and 4th mvt
Prokofiev: Lt. Kije Suite
Kodaly: Hary Janos
Brahms: Sym. 2
Verdi: Nabucco Overture

Boston (2001)

Resumes due on or before: February 1, 2001
Preliminary Audition: April 2, 2001
Final Audition: April 23, 2001

AUDITION REPERTOIRE
Preliminaries/Semi-finals/Finals

I. Solos (need not be memorized)
Bach: Cello Suite No. 5 (c minor) - Sarabande
Vaughn Williams: Tuba Concerto - mvmts I & II

II. Orchestra Passages
Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini Overture - 16 to 5 after 19
Berlioz: Symphonie Fanastique - mvmts IV & V (tuba I)
Gershwin: An American in Paris - 4 after 67 to 68
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 - mvmt III: 4 before 3 to 4
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 - mvmt V: 10 to 11
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 - mvmt I: 3 to 6
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben - 1 after 62 to 2 after 65
Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie - 2 after 25 to 26 ; 145 to end (tuba I)
Stravinsky: Petroushka (1911) - 3 after 100 to 4 after 101 ; 121 to 122
Wagner: Die Meistersinger - Act I Prelude: J to L
Wagner: Die Walküre - Act III Ride of the Walküre (B major): mm 125 to 142

III. Orchestra Passages With Section
(Those candidates in the final round may be asked to play these passages with BSO members as part of the audition.)
Brahms: Ein Deutches Requiem - mvmt II: 11 after L to M
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 - mvmt IV: O to end
Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 - mvmt IV: mm 1 to 40
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis - mvmt II: 4 after L to 2 after P
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 - mvmt II: 6 after O to 4 before Q; 13 after CC to FF
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 - mvmt III, mvmt IV: L to M

IV. Sight Reading
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Post by Drbuzzz »

To clarify, the taped round for San Fran was the following (I threw in my CD to make sure):

1. Benvenuto Cellini #16-5 of #19
2. Mahler 1 (III) (hold D for four bars)
3. Prokofiev 5 mvmnt 1; #3-#6)
4. Meistersinger J-L
5. Ride

Sorry, I didn't keep my live-round list for Cleveland.
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Post by ZNC Dandy »

The New York list looks the most fun to prepare by far. I love seeing the Gliere show up. What a fun piece to play.
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