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Audition Repertoire 
For all auditions: memorization is not required. No
accompaniment. Auditions will be brief: less than 5 minutes
for the preparatory and advanced levels. Applicants should
be prepared to play all of the requirements; however, the audition
panel may hear all or part of the requirements.
Preparatory level: for placement in American Youth Concert
Orchestra (AYCO) or American Youth String Ensemble (AYSE).
1. Scales: Quarter note = 120. Optional: 2 slurred 2 separate going up - 4 slurred coming down.
Violin / Viola / Cello: C,G & F Major and C & G melodic minor (2 octaves)
Bass: same as above (1-2 octaves)
Winds: Major and melodic minor scales in keys up to 3 sharps and 3 flats; chromatic as extensive as possible (2 octaves)
Harp: scales and arpeggios as extensive as possible. (2 octaves required for SE auditions)
2. Prepared Piece representing the highest level of performance (Strings only, not winds).
As a guide, students should be playing at least Grade 3 through Grade 6 music, according to the Virginia Band and Orchestra Director's Manual. For the Preliminary Round, applicants should bring two copies of their solo piece: one for the judges, and one for the applicant.
3. Music excerpt:
Winds/Brass/Percussion - see listing below. Prepare only the excerpts marked with asterisks for the Concert Orchestra.
Strings: applicants who progress to the Final Round of auditions will be provided a set of music excerpts after the Preliminary Round has been completed.
4. Sight-reading: music provided by AYPO at the time
of audition.
Harpists: A pedal harp is required for the Concert, Symphonic
and Philharmonic Orchestras; applicants should have 2 years playing
experience.
Advanced level: for placement in American Youth Philharmonic (AYP)
or American Youth Symphonic Orchestra (AYSO). Auditions for the advanced level do not require
a prepared solo.
1. Scales: Quarter note = 120. Optional: 2 slurred 2 separate going up - 4 slurred coming down.
Violin: G, A, B & C Major and melodic minor (3 octaves)
Viola / Cello / Bass: C, D & E Major and melodic minor (3 octaves except Bass: 2 octaves)
Winds and Percussion: Major and melodic minor scales in keys up to 3 sharps and 3 flats; chromatic as extensive as possible (2 octaves)
Harp: G, A, B & C Major and melodic minor scales, arpeggios, and chords (3-4 octaves)
2. Prepared Orchestral
Excerpts (see below). Wind and Brass players interested solely in the Concert
Orchestra only need to prepare excerpts noted with an asterisk
(*).
Percussionists should prepare each orchestral excerpt on timpani, snare drum, bells, and xylophone from the listing below. Percussionists may bring their own snare drum to the audition; AYPO will provide all other instruments. All accepted percussionists will participate in AYPO’s Percussion Ensemble.
3. Sight-reading: music provided by AYPO at the time
of audition.
Orchestral excerpts
for advanced level auditions
Due to licensing issues, we are not permitted
to post certain excerpts on-line. If one of your excerpts is
not posted, you will receive a copy in the mail once your application
has been processed. We suggest that musicians listen
to a recording of the work prior to preparing the excerpts.
Strings musicians at the preparatory level who are auditioning in the Preliminary Round do not have excerpts and should prepare a solo piece. Two copies of the solo piece must be provided at the Preliminary Round.
STRINGS: Excerpts not posted here will be emailed to the applicant upon receipt of completed application.
VIOLIN
Dvorak - Symphony No. 4, mvt. 3
Tchaikovsky - Marche Slave
Wagner - Die Meistersinger Prelude
Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, No. 1
VIOLA
Dvorak - Symphony No. 4, mvt. 1
Tchaikovsky - Marche Slave
Wagner - Die Meistersinger Prelude
Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, No. 1
CELLO
Dvorak - Symphony No. 4, mvt. 1
Tchaikovsky - Marche Slave
Wagner - Die Meistersinger Prelude
Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, No. 1
BASS
Dvorak - Symphony No. 4, mvt. 4
Wagner - Die Meistersinger Prelude
Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dances, No. 1
Shostakovich - Overture Festivo
WOODWINDS: Wind and Brass musicians interested solely in the Concert Orchestra
only need to prepare excerpts noted with an asterisk (*). Excerpts not posted here will be emailed to the applicant upon receipt of completed application.
PICCOLO
Rossini, La Gazza Ladra Overture
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 (Scherzo)
FLUTE
*Brahms, Symphony No. 4 (4th movement solo after D)
*Debussy, Afternoon of a Faun
Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo)
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf solo
OBOE
*Beethoven, Symphony No. 3 (Funeral March, Scherzo, and Finale)
*Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, mvt. 2
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf solo
ENGLISH HORN
Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture (opening)
Dvořák, Symphony No. 9 (New World)
CLARINET
*Beethoven, Symphony No. 4
*Beethoven,Symphony No. 6, mvts. 1 and 2
Mendelssohn, Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo)
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf solo
E-FLAT CLARINET
Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique, 5th mvt.
Ravel, Bolero (solo)
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5
BASS CLARINET
Franck, Symphony in D minor
Gershwin, An American in Paris (solo)
Strauss, Don Quixote (solo)
BASSOON
*Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, mvts. 1 and 2
Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade
Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf solo
BRASS: Wind and Brass musicians interested solely in the Concert Orchestra only need to prepare excerpts noted with an asterisk (*). Excerpts not posted here will be emailed to the applicant upon receipt of completed application.
HORN
*Beethoven, Symphony No. 3, Finale
*Brahms, Symphony No. 1, 2nd mvt.
*Brahms, Symphony No. 3, 3rd and 4th mvts.
Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel (opening call)
Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5, 2nd mvt.
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet
Shostakovich, Symphony No. 5, mvt. 1
TRUMPET
*Beethoven, Leonore No. 3 (off-stage call)
*Sibelius, Finlandia
*Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Suite: Marche
Tchaikovsky, Capriccio Italien
Verdi, La Forza del Destino
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet
TROMBONE
*Berlioz, Hungarian March (Rakoczy)
*Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian Easter Overture (2nd Trombone Solo)
Ravel, Bolero (solos)
Strauss, Till Eulenspiegels Merry Pranks
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet
BASS TROMBONE
*Berlioz, Hungarian March (Rakoczy)
*Beethoven, Symphony No. 9
Strauss, Ein Heldenleben
Brahms, Symphony No. 1 (chorale)
TUBA
*Berlioz, Symphony Fantastique, 5th mvt.
*Wagner, Die Meistersinger Overture
Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
PERCUSSION:
Glock: Stravinsky, Petroushka
Timpani: Beethoven, Symphony #9 (coda)
Snare Drum: Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf*
Xylophone: Khachaturian, Dance of the Rose Maidens and Sabre Dance*
Possible Sight Reading on Snare Drum and/or Xylophone
*This excerpt cannot be posted online and will be mailed to the applicant.
*In addition to the above excerpts, applicants who wish to be considered for the flagship orchestra, AYP, must also prepare the following excerpts:
Marimba - Allemande from Violin Partita II in D minor by J.S.Bach (1st 16 measures)
Timpani - Etude #39 from Etuden fur Timpani by Hochrainer (entire etude)*
Snare Drum - #1 from Douze Etudes pour Caisse-Claire by Delecluse (1st 35 measures)*
*This excerpt cannot be posted online and will be mailed to the applicant.
HARP: All harp excerpts will be mailed
to the applicant once the application has been processed.
AYP & AYSO
Britten, Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
De Falla, Three Cornered Hat
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Suite
Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
AYCO
Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Suite
Bizet, Carmen Suite 1 & 2
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol
Verdi, La Forza del Destino
AYSE
Prepared solo and scales
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