Ensemble Auditions for Oboe Fall 2021

Ensemble Auditions for Oboe Fall 2021 Saturday, August 21st at 1:15pm in King Concert Hall Prepareallthreeexcerptsbelow.Remember the most important things about preparing for andperformingensembleauditions,inorderofimportance:

1. Clarityandconsistencyofpulse2. Musicalityandmakingsenseofthemusic.3. Accurate Internalrhythmsandatempothatbringsoutthecharacter

4. Accuracyoftechnique(correctnotes)andtuning5. Articulationandstyle(maybedifferentforeachexcerpt)

Suggestedtempiareprovidedforeachexcerpt,buttheyareonlytargets.Playtheclosesttothetempoyoucanandstillgiveaconvincing,accurateperformance.Howyou“manage”yourperformanceofeachexcerptiskey.Someoftheseexcerptsarenotexplicitaboutphrasinganddynamics.Thelackofexpressionmarkingsdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldplaywithoutexpression.Bemusical!Makethepiecemakesense!Listentorecordingsforideas!Listentoall theseexcerptsmanytimessoyouunderstandthecontext,and style. Listen to more than one recording. Naxos, YouTube, andSpotifyallhavegoodrecordings.Theauditioncommitteecantellwhenyouhaven’tlistenedtothepiece.AlsoplayalongwiththeseexcerptsonYouTubewithanorchestra.AndyoucanslowdownYouTubeasneeded.Recordingsarealsoavailableat:https://oboe.music.unt.edu/excerptsRemembertheseauditionswillbeblindandbehindascreen.Don’tspeakorgiveanyindicationofwhoyouareduringtheaudition.Please let me know in advance of any class conflicts with ensemblerehearsal timesandofyour interest inplaying,ornotplaying,Englishhorn.Wemayormaynotgetthroughalloftheseexcerptsinyouraudition.Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanyquestions!!Dr.H

1. Richard Strauss: Don JuanThe full part and score are available on IMSLP L to N MM= half at ± 54

2. Igor Stravinsky: Symphony in C

2nd Movement: Larghetto concertante From 76 to end of page. MM= quarter at ± 50

3. Georges Bizet: Symphony in C The full part and score are available on IMSLP 3rd Movement: Allegro Vivace – Trio From measure 8 to 10 MM= dotted half at ± 108