ILMEA Auditions 2024-2025

Scales and Musical Excerpts

All scales must be quarter Note = 120. 

Violin

• Three Octave E Major & C Melodic Minor

• Violin: Mendelssohn, Symphony No.4, Mvt.1, mm.3-58

  • Practice Video

• Overture to " Candide" Violin 1, Excerpt 1 & Violin 2 Excerpt 1 

  • Orchestral recording with score to follow with

Viola

• Three Octave A Major & G Melodic Minor

• Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, m.36-60

  • Practice Video

• Overture to "Candide" Excerpt 2 & Excerpt 6

  • Orchestral recording with score to follow with

Cello

• Three Octave Bb Major & C Melodic Minor

• Mendelssohn, Hebrides Overture, m.1-21 (top line)

  • Practice Video

• Overture to "Candide" Excerpt 2 & Excerpt 5

  • Orchestral recording with score to follow with

Bass

• Two Octave G Major C Melodic Minor

• Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt 4, m.15-62 (starts pizzicato, top line/part (note A)

  • Practice video

• Overture to "Candide" Excerpt 1 & Excerpt 5

  • Orchestral recording with score to follow with

Important Dates

• Please let me know by September 17th if your student is interested in auditioning. 

• Audition videos LINKS must be shared with me by Tuesday, October 1st. 

• ILMEA, Festival is on Saturday, November 9th. Call time at WHS is 7:00am, and the concert is at GlenBrook South. 

Recording Requirements 

• Youtube link that is unlisted. 

• Cannot wear any clothing that identifies our school. 

• One video link, with all your audition videos in it. 

• Must not be sound edited. 

• No background noise. 

• Must be able to clearly see yourself, hands, and instruments. 

• The title of your video (file name and when uploaded) should be: “Student Name - Instrument/Part”

• No other support devices are allowed such as headphones, tracks, audio, tuning pitches etc.