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Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

VIOLIN Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 3 octaves with no arpeggios. All scales

must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Copland – Hoedown Play bracketed measures (#16-end) Quarter Note = 108

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

VIOLA Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 3 octaves with no arpeggios. All scales

must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared Piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

CELLO Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 3 octaves with no arpeggios. All scales

must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared Piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

DOUBLE BASS Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves with no arpeggios. All scales

must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared Piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

FLUTE Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

PICCOLO Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

OBOE Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Berlioz, Damnation of Faust, Hungarian March

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

ENGLISH HORN Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

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Huntsville Youth Symphony

CLARINET(page 1 of 2)

Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece of 2 excerpts (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Excerpt #1: Rachmaninoff: Symphony 2, Movement 3: beginning- 47

*Please see next page for excerpt #2

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

CLARINET(page 2 of 2)

Excerpt #2: Mendelssohn, Midsummer’s Night Dream: Scherzo

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

Eb CLARINET Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Respighi, Belkis. Regina di Saba III. Danza Guerrsca 4 after Rehearsal 16

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Huntsville Youth Symphony

BASS CLARINET Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Respighi: Belkis, Regina di Saba Suite No. 1, Movement 4 Danza Orgiastica Start @ mm.15

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Huntsville Youth Symphony

BASSOON Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Belioz, Symphony Fantastique: March to the Scaffold (Half Note = 72) (Start at 52, end at end)

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony

FRENCH HORN(page 1 of 2)

Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece of 2 excerpts (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Excerpt #1: Bruckner Symphony 4, Movement 1

*Please see next page for required excerpt #2.

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Huntsville Youth Symphony

FRENCH HORN(page 2 of 2)

Excerpt #2: Bruckner Symphony 4, Movement 3: Beginning-D (take pause at block rests)

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth SymphonyTRUMPET

Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Excerpt #1: Mussorgsky: “Promenade” from Pictures at an Exhibition (top line only)

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Huntsville Youth Symphony

TROMBONE

Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared Piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Berlioz: Marche Hongroise (Hungarian March)

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Huntsville Youth Symphony

BASS TROMBONE Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 2 octaves (where possible), with no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Bruckner, Symphony 4: Movement 4 (play mm 164-F)

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Huntsville Youth Symphony

TUBA Students should be prepared to perform all major scales 1 octave (2 where possible) with no

arpeggios. All scales must be memorized. Each scale tone should be equal to at least 90 beats per minute on a metronome.

Prepared piece of 2 excerpts (below) Sight reading Students that are new to HYS or moving from Sinfonia must play both HYS and Sinfonia

excerpts. $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Excerpt #1: Bruckner Symphony 4, Movement 1 (Play D – End)

Excerpt #2: Bruckner Symphony 4, Movement 4 (mm. 167-182)

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony and Sinfonia

HARP(page 1 of 2)

The 2 excerpts below are required of all Sinfonia and Huntsville Youth Symphony auditionees: $15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.

Excerpt #1 of 2: Capriccio Espagnol, Cadenza, Rimsky- KorsakovIV. Scena e Canto Gitano

Please see next page for excerpt #2

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony and Sinfonia

HARP

(page 2 of 2)Excerpt #2 of 2: Carmen Suite #1

Huntsville Youth Orchestra2018-2019 Auditions

Huntsville Youth Symphony and Sinfonia

PERCUSSIONAll percussion audition candidates must pick a solo of their choice on EITHER a mallet keyboard instrument, snare drum or timpani, showing your best abilities. Sight reading will also be tested on your chosen instrument. Please bring two copies of your solo for the judges.

In addition, each percussionist is REQUIRED to perform each of the following on their choice of two of the three instruments listed below:

Snare Drum:Rudimental Roll, Orchestral Roll, Flams, Paradiddles.

Mallet Instruments:2 Octave Major Scales and Apreggios: C, F, Bb, G, D. Plus, Chromatic Scale, 2 Octaves.

Timpani:Long Roll, ppp to fff. Ability to tune will also be tested. Please bring pitch pipe.

$15 audition fee, $10 for each additional sibling.