AUGUSTANA ORCHESTRA Dr. Christopher Stanichar, Director of Orchestras

AUDITIONS FOR Augustana Orchestra

2013-14 Season

Excerpts taken from Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 (3rd and 4th mvts)

Stravinsky: Firebird Suite

Be prepared to play the excerpts for Dr. Stanichar and the members of the String Faculty, although the audition committee

may ask you to abbreviate the selection.

Always play the TOP line when it is written “divisi.” You may skip over long extended rests (2 bars or more), BUT remember

to obey short rests that are within a measure of music!

In addition to this excerpt, be prepared to play the following: 1) Three-octave scales (major or minor); choice of the scale

will be made by the committee 2) 1-2 minutes of a solo of your choice (you will most likely

be interrupted by the committee if it is longer than this) 3) The orchestral excerpt (found here)

4) A sight-reading example

GOOD LUCK!

VIOLINS

Start at rehearsal 104 (Shostakovich, 4th mvt), and play to the end.

AND (see next page)

Also from Shostakovich (4th mvt): play entire page

VIOLAS Start at second measure of rehearsal 75 and stop on downbeat of 77

(Shostakovich, third mvt.)

AND (see next page)

Play entire page (Shostakovich, 4th mvt)

VIOLONCELLOS Play entire excerpt (from Shostakovich, 3rd mvt): play top line!

AND (continued)

Start at rehearsal 104 and play entire excerpt (Shostakovich, 4th mvt.)

BASSES Play entire excerpt (Shostakovich, 3rd mvt): play top line when divisi!

AND (continued)

Play entire excerpt (Shostakovich, 4th mvt)

HARP

Excerpt taken from Stravinsky (Berceuse and Finale)

(Continues on next page!)