Chamber Orchestra 

Chamber Orchestra Audition Materials

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Audition requirements (25-26 season):

Violin Audition Excerpts

• Fill out the application online

• All excerpts must be played at the audition (2 scales, 2 excerpts)

• Arrive earlier than your audition time to warm up

• For in-person auditions, arrive earlier than your audition time to warm up

CHAMBER Violin Audition Excerpts

Scales

● Bb Major

● D Minor (Second octave is optional, but highly recommended)

Ase’s Death, Edvard Grieg

MM. 25-36, Quarter Note at 60 bpm.

Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. by Gruselle

MM. 65-73, Quarter Note at 126 bpm.

Viola Audition Excerpts

• Fill out the application online

• All excerpts must be played at the audition (2 scales, 2 excerpts)

• For in-person auditions, arrive earlier than your audition time to warm up

CHAMBER Viola Audition Excerpts

Scales

● Bb Major

● D Minor

Ase’s Death, Edvard Grieg

MM. 25-36, Quarter Note at 60 bpm.

Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. by Gruselle

MM. 65-74, Quarter Note at 126 bpm. Divisi part is optional, you may play the bottom part.

Cello Audition Excerpts

• Fill out the application online

• All excerpts must be played at the audition (2 scales, 2 excerpts)

• For in-person auditions, arrive earlier than your audition time to warm up

CHAMBER Cello Audition Excerpts

Scales

● Bb Major

● D Minor

Ase’s Death, Edvard Grieg

MM. 25-36, Quarter Note at 60 bpm.

Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. by Gruselle

MM. 65-74, Quarter Note at 126 bpm. Divisi part is optional, you may play the bottom part.

Bass Audition Excerpts

• Fill out the application online

• All excerpts must be played at the audition (2 scales, 2 excerpts)

• For in-person auditions, arrive earlier than your audition time to warm up

CHAMBER Bass Audition Excerpts

Scales

● Bb Major

● D Minor

Ase’s Death, Edvard Grieg

MM. 5-20, Quarter Note at 60 bpm.

Scheherazade, Rimsky-Korsakov, arr. by Gruselle

MM. 113-140, Dotted Quarter Note at 144 BPM. (This is in 6/8 time)

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