Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Houston Ballet Orchestra 2019 Substitute and Extra Musicians Audition Material

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Houston Ballet Orchestra 2019 Substitute and Extra Musicians Audition Material March 4 th, 2019: Oboe & Bassoon March 6 th, 2019: Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, & Percussion March 7 th, 2019: Violin, Viola, Cello, & Bass

March 4 th, 2019: Oboe & Bassoon Section Oboe Solo Repertoire Mozart, W. A. Oboe Concerto, Mvt. I, exposition Excerpts Brahms, J. Violin Concerto, Mvt. II, mm. 3 32 (Oboe 1) Strauss, R. Don Juan, beginning to four before B (Oboe 1) Strauss, R. Don Juan, four after L to seventeen after M (Oboe 1) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act I, No. 1, E to one before F (Oboe 2) Solo Repertoire Section Bassoon (optional Contrabassoon) Mozart, W. A. Bassoon Concerto, Mvt. I, exposition Excerpts Mozart, W. A. Le nozze di Figaro, Overture, mm. 1 58 Mozart, W. A. Le nozze di Figaro, Overture, mm. 139 171 Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act I, No. 1, mm. 84 117 (Bassoon 1) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act II, No. 12b, mm. 33 End [skip long rests] (Bassoon 1) Wagner, R. Tannhäuser (Paris version), Overture, mm. 1 37 (Bassoon 2) Optional Contrabassoon Excerpt Strauss, R. Salome (full orchestration), six after 151 to four after 154

March 6 th, 2019: Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, & Percussion Solo Repertoire Section Horn Mozart, W. A. Mozart, W. A. or Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I, exposition Concerto No. 4, Mvt. I, exposition Excerpts Beethoven, L. Fidelio, Overture, mm. 5 16 (Horn 2 in E) Beethoven, L. Fidelio, Overture, mm. 45 55 (Horn 2 in E) Beethoven, L. Piano Concerto No. 5, mm. 14 107 (Horn 2 in E ) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act I, No. 8, mm. 2 18 (Horn 1 in F) Wagner, R. Götterdämmerung, Vorspiel, twenty-nine before 31 to 31 (Horn 3 in F) Solo Repertoire Section Trombone David, F. Concertino, Mvt. I, exposition Excerpts Mozart, W. A. Requiem (Süssmayr completion), Tuba Mirum, mm. 1 18 (Tenor Trombone) Rossini, G. Guillaume Tell, overture, C to nine after D (Trombone 1) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act I, No. 6, mm. 142 154 (Trombone 1) Wagner, R. Die Walküre, Act III, Scene 1, pickup to 5 to three after 6 (Trombone 1)

Section Bass Trombone Solo Repertoire Lebedev, A. Concerto No. 1 for Bass Trombone Excerpts Delibes, L. Coppélia, Act I, No. 3, five after 27 to one before 29 (Trombone 3) Prokofiev, S. Romeo & Juliet, No. 13, 79 to ten after 80 (Trombone 3) Wagner, R. Lohengrin, Act III, Einleitung, 2 to 3 (Trombone 3) Wagner, R. Lohengrin, Act III, Einleitung, pickup to nine after 5 to 6 (Trombone 3) Wagner, R. Das Rheingold, Scene 4, last fifteen measures (Trombone 4) Solo Repertoire Vaughan Williams, R. Concerto, Mvt. 2 Section Tuba Excerpts Delibes, L. Coppélia, Act I, No. 3, five after 27 to one before 29 Prokofiev, S. Cinderella, Act III, No. 34, two after 280 to 281 Prokofiev, S. Cinderella, Act III, No. 34, 287 to End Wagner, R. Lohengrin, Act III, Einleitung, 2 to 3 Wagner, R. Lohengrin, Act III, Einleitung, pickup to nine after 5 to five after 6 Wagner, R. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I, Vorspiel, mm. 1 27 Wagner, R. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I, Vorspiel, mm. 158 188 Wagner, R. Die Walküre, Act III, Scene 1, pickup to five after 10 to 12

Section Percussion Solo Repertoire Kreisler, F. Tambourin chinois, mm. 2 47 (Xylophone) [provided in packet] Excerpts Bizet, G. Bizet, G. Britten, B. Gershwin, G. Mozart, W. A. Prokofiev, S. Carmen, Entr acte to Act IV, beginning to eight before 4 (Tambourine) Carmen, Act II, No. 12, two before 9 to two before 10 (Triangle) Peter Grimes, Act I, 61 to one before 62 (Tambourine) Porgy & Bess, four before A to four before B (Xylophone) Die Zauberflöte, Act I, No. 8, entire [top line only] (Glockenspiel) Lt. Kijé Suite, 1 to one before 2 (Snare Drum) Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Scheherazade, Mvt. IV, P to U (Snare Drum) [count 3 measures rest between R and S ] Stravinsky, I. Tchaikovsky, P. Tchaikovsky, P. L Oiseau de feu, 127 to 133, (Xylophone) Casse-Noisette, Act II, No. 12d, mm. 54 End (Tambourine) Romeo & Juliet (third version), two before O to eight before P (Cymbals)

March 7 th, 2019: Violin, Viola, Cello, & Bass Section Violin Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant s choice, one movement with cadenza Excerpts Prokofiev, S. Romeo & Juliet, No. 52, one before 361 to one before 362 (Violin I) Puccini, G. La bohème, Act III, 11 to two before 12 (Violin I) Strauss, R. Don Juan, beginning to thirteen after C (Violin I) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, overture, entirety [prepare both lines] (Violin I) Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant s choice, one movement Section Viola Excerpts Bartók, B. Der wunderbare Mandarin, seven after 6 to 8 Mendelssohn, F. Ein Sommernachtstraum, Scherzo, eight before A to D Puccini, G. Manon Lescaut, Act III, Intermezzo, 1 to 4 Wagner, R. Tannhäuser (Dresden version), Overture, mm. 257 301

Section Cello Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant s choice, exposition only Excerpts Prokofiev, S. Cinderella, No. 48, 380 to seven after 381 Prokofiev, S. Puccini, G. Verdi, G. Verdi, G. Romeo & Juliet, No. 19, four after 137 to four before End Tosca, Act III, twelve before 10 to 11 [top line only] Aïda, Act III, three after Y to twelve after Y [top line only] Aïda, Act IV, F to thirteen after F [top line only] Section Bass Solo Repertoire Solo of applicant s choice Excerpts Britten, B. The Young Person s Guide to the Orchestra, Variation H, mm. 1 42 Britten, B. Händel, G. F. The Young Person s Guide to the Orchestra, Fugue, H to End Giulio Cesare in Egitto, overture, mm. 23 to End Verdi, G. La traviata, Act I, sixteen before 14 to one before 15

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Tchaikovsky Casse-Noisette Act I, No. 1

Tchaikovsky Casse-Noisette Act II, No. 12b *count 1 & 2 bar rests, skip longer rests *

Strauss Salome (optional Contrabassoon excerpt)

Tchaikovsky Casse-Noisette

Trombone

Tchaikovsky Casse-Noisette Act I, No. 6

Bass Trombone

Delibes Coppélia Act I, No. 3

Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet

Tuba

Delibes Coppélia Act I, No. 3

Prokofiev Cinderella Act III, No. 34

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Bizet Carmen

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Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet Violin I

Puccini La bohème, Act III

Tchaikovsky Casse-Noisette Overture

Viola

Bartók Der wunderbare Mandarin

Puccini Manon Lescaut Act III Intermezzo

Wagner Tannhäuser Overture (Dresden)

Cello

Prokofiev Cinderella Cello

Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet 19. Balcony Scene

Puccini Tosca, Act III

Verdi Aïda, Act III Cello

Verdi Aïda, Act IV Cello

Bass

Britten Young Person's Guide Contrabass

Händel Giulio Cesare in Egitto Contrabass

Verdi La traviata Contrabbasso