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University of Melbourne Orchestral Ensembles 2018 Auditions: Cello
Please prepare all excerpts
STRAUSS Don Juan Opening (First seven bars) AND Letter A (top line) – 5 bars after Letter B 9 before H for three bars (top line)
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5 Mov. 2, Opening – Fig. 49 Mov. 3, Fig. 89 – Fig. 92
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition Mvt VI, Fig. 56 – Fig. 58 Mvt IX, Fig. 79 – Fig. 83
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 Mvt I, Bar 27 – bar 35 Mvt II, Bar 21 – Fig. A (bar 42) Mvt II, bar 252 - bar 274
MOZART Symphony No. 40 Mvt I, mm. 115-138
PRINCIPAL CALLBACKS Applicants who score a high mark in their cello audition may be recalled, at a later date, to audition for the Principal position. In this case, you should prepare all the above repertoire AND:
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 Opening of the Mvt III (high solo cello line) – 9 bars after Letter A
STRAUSS Don Quixote (Solo cello part) Solo, 4 bars before Fig. 13 – Fig. 14 Finale
STRAUSS Don Juan EXCERPT 1&2 Opening (First seven bars) AND Letter A (top line) – 5 bars after Letter B
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EXCERPT 3 9 before H for three bars (top line)
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5
EXCERPT 1 Mov. 2, Opening (Fig. 48) – Fig. 49
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EXCERPT 2 Mov. 3, Fig. 89 – Fig. 92
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MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition EXCERPT 1 Mvt VI, Fig. 56 – Fig. 58
EXCERPT 2 Mvt IX, Fig. 79 – Fig. 83
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TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4
EXCERPT 1 Mvt I, bar 27 – bar 35
EXCERPT 2 Mvt II, Bar 21 – Fig. A (bar 42)
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EXCERPT 3 Mvt II, bar 252 - bar 274
MOZART Symphony No. 40 Mvt I, mm. 115-138
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PRINCIPAL CALLBACKS Applicants who score a high mark in their cello audition may be recalled, at a later date, to audition for the Principal position. In this case, you should prepare all the above repertoire AND: BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2 Opening of the Mvt III (high solo cello line) – 9 bars after Letter A
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STRAUSS Don Quixote (Solo cello part) EXCERPT 1 Solo, 4 bars before Fig. 13 – Fig. 14
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EXCERPT 2
Finale
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