Four Seasons Youth Symphony Orchestra
Audition Requirements
— Emerging Young Artist (Ages 14 to 17)
100% Scholarship
2 Complete Movements from a Standard Concerto
3 Standard Orchestra Excerpts of Choice (Choose from Audition List below)
75% Scholarship
1 Complete Movement from a Standard Concerto
2 Standard Orchestra Excerpts of Choice (Choose from Audition List below)
50% Scholarship
1 Complete Movement from a Standard Concerto
No Scholarship
2 Contrasting Pieces of Choice
2 two or three-octave scales of choice
CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT AUDITION FORM
— Pre-Professional Fellow (Ages 18 to 25)
Audition Requirements
One movement from a Baroque or Classical period Concerto
One movement from a Romantic or 20th-century Concerto
5 Standard Orchestral Excerpts (Choose from Audition List below)
CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT AUDITION FORM
AUDITION LIST
Violin
Solos: 1st movement exposition from a Mozart Concerto and a concerto or solo piece of your choice
Excerpts:
Viola
Solos: One movement of solo Bach (no repeats) and a standard repertoire concerto movement.
Excerpts:
Cello
Solos: One movement of solo Bach (no repeats) and a standard repertoire concerto movement.
Excerpts:
Bass
Solos: One movement of solo Bach (no repeats) and a standard repertoire concerto movement.
Excerpts:
100% Scholarship
2 Complete Movements from a Standard Concerto
3 Standard Orchestra Excerpts of Choice (Choose from Audition List below)
75% Scholarship
1 Complete Movement from a Standard Concerto
2 Standard Orchestra Excerpts of Choice (Choose from Audition List below)
50% Scholarship
1 Complete Movement from a Standard Concerto
No Scholarship
2 Contrasting Pieces of Choice
2 two or three-octave scales of choice
CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT AUDITION FORM
— Pre-Professional Fellow (Ages 18 to 25)
Audition Requirements
One movement from a Baroque or Classical period Concerto
One movement from a Romantic or 20th-century Concerto
5 Standard Orchestral Excerpts (Choose from Audition List below)
CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT AUDITION FORM
AUDITION LIST
Violin
Solos: 1st movement exposition from a Mozart Concerto and a concerto or solo piece of your choice
Excerpts:
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (3rd Mvt., beg. to Trio – no repeat)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (3rd Mvt., ms. 99 – 114)
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (1st Mvt., beg. to B)
- Brahms: Symphony No. 4 (4th Mvt., 8 bef. B to D)
- Mozart: Symphony No. 39 (2nd Mvt., beg. to m. 38 & 4th Mvt., beg. to m. 78)
Viola
Solos: One movement of solo Bach (no repeats) and a standard repertoire concerto movement.
Excerpts:
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (2nd Mvt., beg. to C)
- Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture (1 to 4)
- Brahms: Symphony No. 3 (1st Mvt., E to G, L to M)
- Brahms: Haydn Variations (Vars. V & VII)
- Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo)
Cello
Solos: One movement of solo Bach (no repeats) and a standard repertoire concerto movement.
Excerpts:
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 (2nd Mvt., beg. to C)
- Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 (3rd Mvt., Trio)
- Brahms: Symphony No. 2 (2nd Mvt., beg. to A)
- Smetana: The Bartered Bride (Overture - beg. to A – play top line of divisi)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (2nd Mvt., 21 bef. A to A)
Bass
Solos: One movement of solo Bach (no repeats) and a standard repertoire concerto movement.
Excerpts:
| Flute Audition Requirements.pdf |
| Oboe Audition Requirements.pdf |
| Clarinet Audition Requirements.pdf |
| Bass Clarinet Audition Requirements.pdf |
| Bassoon Audition Requirements.pdf |
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