Audition Location

Greensboro Cultural Center

200 N. Davie St.

Greensboro, NC 27401

Registration will take place on the ground floor

Parking is available in the Church Street Parking Deck (next to the Library)

Auditions for the 2011-2012 season are complete. The requirements listed below are for reference purposes.

For Youth Orchestra:

• 2 scales of the student's choice, 1 major, 1 minor; three octaves for violin, viola, and cello, two octaves for other instruments.

• Auditionees may be asked to sightread.

• A short solo of your choice, no more than 2 minutes in length minutes in length (specific guidelines for Flute, Violin, Horn, and Percussion are listed below)

• Orchestral Excerpts (for woodwinds, Horn, Trumpet, and Percussion only; see below)

In preparing orchestra excerpts, auditionees are strongly encouraged to listen to standard recordings of the repertoire and to seek guidance from private instrument teachers.

Solo requirements and guidelines

For Flute, the following solo is required:

     Mozart, Concerto in G major, first movement from the beginning to 12 measures before C.

Applicants will automatically be considered for GSYO and Flute Ensemble. Those wishing to be considered just for Flute Ensemble and not Youth Orchestra may play any solo.

For Violin, the following solos are suggested, not required:

      Bruch Concerto, 1st mvt.

      Mendelssohn Concerto, 1st mvt.

      Bach A minor Concerto, 1st mvt.

      Mozart G, A, or D concertos, 1st mvt.

      Suzuki books 7 and up

      (or a piece of comparable difficulty)

Please choose a section that is no more than 2 minutes in length.

For Horn, the following solos are suggested:

A movement from a concerto by Mozart, Richard Strauss, or Franz Strauss.

Please choose a section that is no more than 2 minutes in length.

For Percussion:

Prepare a short concert-style solo on the percussion instrument of your choice - snare drum, marimba, or timpani. Please choose a solo, movement, or section that is no more than two minutes in length.

For all other instruments:

No specific solo is required.

Orchestral Excerpts

These are required for Woodwinds, Horns, Trumpets, and Percussion, and not required for other instruments. Click on the instrument name to download a PDF.

Flute

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, mvt. IV.

Piccolo

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, III. Alborada

(If auditioning on piccolo, you must also prepare the flute excerpt)

Oboe

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, III. Alborada

English Horn

Dvorak: New World Symphony (see PDF)

(If auditioning on English Horn, you must also prepare the Oboe excerpt)

Clarinet

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol: mvt. III and mvt IV

Bassoon

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet. mm 411-427

Horn

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol - mvt II

Trumpet

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol - mvt. IV

Percussion

Snare: Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol, mvt. III, mm 1-14; mvt. IV: mm 1-6 (long roll and first 5 measures at pp)

Cymbals: Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet mm. 143 - 154

Tambourine: Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite

Timpani: Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, mm 353 - 365

For Flute Ensemble:

• One major & one minor scale of your choice (two octaves)

• A short piece of your choice (The Mozart concerto not required of those just auditioning for flute ensemble.)

• Prepare for a short sightreading example.

For Youth Philharmonic:

• One major & one minor scale of your choice. Violinists who wish to be considered for Violin I in Youth Philharmonic should prepare three octaves; all others should prepare two octaves.

1. •A short piece of your choice, from Suzuki Book 4, the Vivaldi A minor concerto, or a piece of comparable difficulty
   

• Prepare for a short sightreading example.

For Youth Strings:

• One major & one minor scale of your choice

1. •A short piece of your choice
   

2. •Prepare for a short sightreading example.
   

For Allegro Strings:

• Prepare the piece you have played most recently. Auditions for Allegro Strings are friendly and informal; however, all prospective members of Allegro Strings must come to auditions.