In case my friends in the LA Bassoon community were curious - this is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra excerpt list for the Principal Bassoon Auditions. CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRINCIPAL BASSOON REPERTOIRE LIST 2014-15 I. Solo work: Mozart - Concerto for Bassoon, plus one of the following works: A. Elgar - Romance for Bassoon and Orchestra B. Strauss - Duett-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon II. Excerpts required for each player: A. Beethoven - Symphony No. 4, 4th Movement B. Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, 4th and 5th Movements C. Brahms - Symphony No. 3, 1st and 4th Movements D. Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture E. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 24, K.491 F. Ravel - Bolero [excerpt provided] G. Ravel - Concerto for Piano, G Major [excerpt provided] H. Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, 2nd Movement solo and cadenzas I. Stravinsky - Le sacre du printemps, Beginning to rehearsal number 13 [excerpt provided] J. Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite, Gavotta, Variation IIa [excerpt provided] K. Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Movements L. Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6, 1st and 4th Movements M. Verdi - Aida, Act III, rehearsal letter N, measure 2 - 27 N. Verdi - Requiem, Dies irae, measure 271-312 [Critical Edition – excerpt provided] III. Sight Reading: Excerpts from the standard repertoire to be determined at the audition Note: All audition candidates are responsible for obtaining audition repertoire from standard excerpt books or purchasable music.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 01:15:11 +0000