Audition Information & Application

AUDITIONS
AUDITION DATES
Sunday, May 17, 2015, 9am - 5pm
UTEP Fox Fine Arts Recital Hall
Audition Application and Requirements are
available at www.epso.org
www.epso.org
A $50.00 application fee will be required to guarantee an
audition. Fees will be refunded only upon completion
of your audition.
Please Note:
El Paso Symphony pays a travel allowance of $22.50 per round trip
to musicians who live outside El Paso County, TX and more than 30
miles from downtown El Paso. El Paso Symphony does not pay any
travel allowance to anyone who commutes via air.
EL PASO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Applications are due by May 1, 2015 (no exceptions)
El Paso Symphony Orchestra
Audition Requirements – May 17, 2015
CONCERTMASTER:
1. Solo – exposition from standard concerto
2. Solos:
Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake: Pas de Deux, Black & White Swan solos
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Beethoven, Missa Solemnis
3. Orchestral excerpts: (prepare bracketed section)
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo
Rachmaninoff Sym. #2 Mvt. 2
Mozart Sym. #39, K. 543 Mvt. 2
Mozart Sym. #39, K. 543 Finale
Beethoven Sym. #7 Mvt. 1
Beethoven Sym. #9 Mvt. 3
R. Strauss Don Juan
VIOLIN:
1. Solo – exposition from standard concerto
2. Orchestral excerpts: (prepare bracketed section)
Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo
Rachmaninoff Sym. #2 Mvt. 2
Mozart Sym. #39, K. 543 Mvt. 2
Mozart Sym. #39, K. 543 Finale
Beethoven Sym. #7 Mvt. 1
Beethoven Sym. #9 Mvt. 3
R. Strauss Don Juan
2nd OBOE/EH:
1. Solo – exposition from standard concerto
2. Orchestra excerpts: (prepare below)
Oboe 1 excerpts
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite – Mvt 2 Serenata
Beethoven Sym. No.7 – Mvt. 4 Vivace
Oboe 2 excerpts
Brahms Variations on Theme by Haydn – Andante
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra – Mvt. 2
Brahms Sym No.2 – Adagio
Tchaikovsky Sym No.4 – Mvt. 4
English Horn Excerpts
Dvorak – New World Symphony
Respighi – Pines of Rome
HARP (Principal):
1. Solo – performer’s choice
2. Orchestral excerpts
Tchaikovsky – Waltz of the Flowers fr. Nutcracker Ballet (cadenza)
Strauss – Don Juan: letter D to 7mm. before G
Britten – Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Theme A), (Variation I and J),
(Fugue – letter I or J)
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra: 4th mvt., mm. 42 to mm. 58 and mm. 119 to
mm.127
EPSO AUDITION APPLICATION
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Woodwind Players, Please list doubles
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Please submit resume with application.
A $50.00 application fee will be required to guarantee an
audition. Fees will be refunded only upon completion
of your audition.
Make checks payable to EPSO. Visa, MC, Discover and American Express also accepted.
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Signature
Please fax application to:
or Email application to:
or Mail to:
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Date
Fax (915) 533-8162 – Attention Linda Fischer
lindaf@epso.org – Attention Linda Fischer
El Paso Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 180, El Paso, Texas 79942