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SECTION CELLO Audition Repertoire List

2019-2020 Season Audition Date: May 25, 2019

Application Deadline: May 17, 2019

Please see website for informational packet with details about audition applications and

our 2019-2020 season schedule and compensation. http://wichitasymphony.org/about/auditions-careers

I. Solo Repertoire:

1. Exposition of First Movement from a standard concerto of applicant’s choice.

2. Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Major, First Movement – Exposition

II. Orchestral Excerpts (all excerpts provided and marked):

1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Movement 2 Excerpt #1: Beginning through measure 10 Excerpt #2: Measure 49 through measure 59 Excerpt #3: Measure 98 through measure 106 Excerpt #4: Measure 114 through measure 123 fermata

2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Movement 3 – Top line: Trio Section with repeat

3. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 Movement 2 – Opening to measure 15

4. Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn

Variation No. 5 – Top Line

5. Debussy: La Mer Top Line: Two measures before figure 9 to six measure before figure 10

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6. Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night’s Dream Scherzo

#1: Figure F through fifteen measures after figure F (measure 137 through 151)

#2: Figure N through figure O (measure 296 through 324)

7. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 Movement 1 – Pick up to measure 115 through measure 138 Movement 4 – Measure 49 through measure 70

8. Strauss: Don Juan

Beginning to letter D

9. Verdi: Requiem No. 3 Offertorio – Beginning to measure 62

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Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Excerpt #1: Movement 2 – Beginning through measure 10

Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Excerpt #2: Movement 2 – Measure 49 through measure 59

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2.

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Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Excerpt #3: Movement 2 – Measure 98 through measure 106

Beethoven Symphony No. 5

Excerpt #4: Movement 2 – Measure 114 through measure 123 fermata

3.

4.

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Beethoven Symphony No. 8

Movement 3 – Top line: Trio Section with repeat

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Brahms Symphony No. 2

Movement 2 – Opening to measure 15

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Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn

Variation No. 5 – Top Line

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Debussy La Mer

Top Line: Two measures before figure 9 to six measure before figure 10

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Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream

Excerpt #1: Scherzo – Figure F through fifteen measures after figure F (measure 137 through 151)

Mendelssohn Midsummer Night’s Dream

Excerpt #2: Scherzo – Figure N through figure O (measure 296 through 324)

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2.

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Mozart Symphony No. 40

Movement 1 – Pick up to measure 115 through measure 138

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Mozart Symphony No. 40

Movement 4 – Measure 49 through measure 70

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Strauss Don Juan

Beginning to letter D (2 pages)

Continued on next page. . .

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Strauss (Continued)

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Verdi Requiem

No. 3 Offertorio – Beginning to measure 62

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