All County Requirements: Same as WRO requirements

CMS All-County Honors Orchestra

2021-2022 Auditions: Due virtually by November 20th, 2021

Required Rehearsal: TBD

Clinic: TBD

Western Regional Orchestra

Auditions: TBD at Hough High School

Clinic: TBD

Students may register for the event with Mr. Taperek. There is a $10.00 audition fee for the event. There is also a fee if accepted into the orchestra and will need to be able to pay for transportation and hotel.

Audition Materials

Scales and Arpeggios:

• Scale Requirements: Perform all scales and arpeggios from memory. The tonic may be repeated in each octave. Perform scales as sixteenth notes at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50. Perform arpeggios the same number of octaves as the corresponding scales, eighth note triplets at a minimum tempo of quarter note = 50.

  • Violin: C, G, D, A, B-flat major 3 octaves; F major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

    • Senior Regional Scales – Violin

      • ​G Major 3-octave scale demo

      • A Major 3-octave scale demo

      • G Melodic Minor 3-octave scale demo

  • Viola: C, G, D, F major 3 octaves; A, B-flat major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

    • Senior Regional Scales – Viola

      • ​​C Major 3-octave demo video

      • D Major 3-octave demo video

      • D Melodic Minor 3-octave demo video

  • Cello: C, G, D, F major 3 octaves; A, B-flat Major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 3 octaves. Slur scales 4 notes per bow and arpeggios 3 notes per bow.

    • Senior Regional Scales – Cello

      • C Major 3-octave demo

      • D Major 3-octave demo

      • D Melodic Minor 3-octave demo

  • Bass: C, D, B-flat major 1 octave; F, G, A major 2 octaves; any melodic minor of the student’s choice 2 octaves. Slur scales 2 notes per bow and arpeggios separate bows.

    • Senior Regional Scales – Bass

Sight-Reading

• • The sight-reading selections will be 8 measures in length and grade IV in difficulty level. New selections will be composed specifically for auditions each year. Each student will be allowed a 30 second preview period during which he/she may finger, air-bow, etc. but may not play the instrument. The judges will use a metronome to provide the correct tempo before the preparatory period begins, and again before the student begins to play. The metronome will not be used during the preview period or during the sight-reading performance.

Required Solo – The solos are on a 4-year rotation

PLEASE NOTE: FOR WESTERN REGION AUDITIONS, YOU WILL NEED TO LEARN THE ENTIRE SOLO!

• • Violin

    • 2021-22 Concerto No. 23 in G Major, 1st mvt, solo entrance to first tutti, Viotti

    • 2022-23 Sonata No. 4, 2nd mvt, “Allegro,” Handel

    • 2023-24 Concerto No. 4, 1st mvt, Seitz

      • ​Seitz Performance with music

    • 2024-25 Concerto in A Minor, 1st mvt, J. S. Bach

  • Viola

    • 2021-22 Viola Concerto, 1st and 2nd mvts, Telemann

      • The edition used must include the treble clef orchestral tutti passage at the end of the 2nd mvt.

    • 2022-23 Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Courante & Minuets, J. S. Bach

    • 2023-24 Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 1, 3rd mvt, Stamitz, International Edition

      • Stamitz Performance Tips

    • 2024-25 Processional, from Meditation and Processional, Bloch

  • Cello

    • 2021-22 Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1, Courante, J. S. Bach

    • 2022-23 Sonata No. 3 in A minor, 2nd mvt, from Six Sonatas for the Cello, Vivaldi

    • 2023-24 Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 3, 1st and 2nd Bouree, J. S. Bach

      • Bach Bouree No. 1 Performance

    • 2024-25 Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, 1st and 2nd mvts, from Six Sonatas for the Cello, Vivaldi

  • Bass

    • 2021-22 Etude No. 17, from 30 Etudes for the String Bass Player, Simandl

    • 2022-23 Gavotte, Bach/Zimmerman

    • 2023-24 Sonata No. 2, 2nd mvt, Marcello, Schirmer edition preferred

      • Begin at "Start" sign, end at last measure of the 3rd line from the end of the second page (Fermata A whole note)

    • 2024-25 Sonata No. 5, 2nd mvt, Vivaldi