2023 New York String Orchestra Seminar Video (mp4 files only) Audition Repertoire and Details
The video auditions for the New York String Orchestra Seminar are by invitation only for those who pass the initial mp3 audition
To be considered, you must first submit the audio (mp3) audition by the September 18, 11:59 p.m. ET deadline.
Those who pass the mp3 audition will be sent an invitation and a link for uploading the video audition. Those who do not pass the mp3 audition will be informed.
Because the time between the mp3 audition and the mp4 audition deadlines is short, we strongly recommend submitting your initial audition and application as early as possible and beginning to prepare the video repertoire now—even if you don't yet know
if you will be invited to submit it.
Invited Second-Round Video (mp4) Audition Instructions and Repertoire—Due October 18, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. ET
- You may record your solo works in one take and excerpts in another; however, the two takes must be edited into a single video.
NOTE: Works must be played in the order listed, and you may not turn the camera off between excerpts, though you may take a moment between to prepare yourself (leaving the camera running). - Video auditions must be unaccompanied.
- You should not take repeats in any of the listed repertoire.
- Rests within an excerpt should not be counted over three bars.
- The video audition should be between 10 and 15 minutes, including pauses between works. For this reason, we recommend that you base your solo work on the length of time it takes you to play your assigned excerpts.
Keep in mind that this is an orchestral program. The deciding factor between two players of equal merit is the level of preparation and execution of the repertoire excerpts. Preparation of these excerpts should be as meticulous as the preparation of the
applicant's chosen solo works.
We strongly recommend that you become familiar with the complete instrumental part for each work from which excerpts have been assigned. In some cases, the music is in the public domain, but if not, it is worth a visit to the library or the expense of
purchasing a part in order to be well prepared.
Your private teacher is a valuable resource. Be sure to ask for their assistance as you prepare.
PLEASE NOTE: We do not require you to use any specific edition for your audition; you may use any edition available to you. However, measure numbers, rehearsal letters, etc., do vary between editions, so please compare your edition with the download provided
if any question arises.
Please also note that if you simply prepare the excerpt download and do not familiarize yourself further with the piece (looking at a score, acquiring a complete part, or even listening to a recording to familiarize yourself with the work, so that you
can play your excerpts with that knowledge of context), your audition may not be competitive.
2023 NYSOS Video Audition Repertoire (mp4 files only)
NOTE: This is not the same as the mp3 audition repertoire.
- J.S. Bach: solo work of choice*
- Contrasting solo work of choice*
Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro(omit long rests)
- Beginning - m. 58
- mm. 116 - 135
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (omit long rests)
- Movement 1: mm. 41 - 88
- Movement 2: mm. 149 - 83
- Movement 3: mm. 1 - 106
- J.S. Bach: solo work of choice*
- Contrasting solo work of choice*
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"
- Movement 1: m. 15 - 35; m. 67 (one after Letter B) - 94 (Letter C)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Movement 1: m. 1 - 10; 1 measure before Letter A to 10 measures after Letter A; 24 measures before Letter K to 5 measures before Letter K (3 passages)
- Movement 2: 1 measure before Letter E to 1 measure after Letter F
- Movement 3: 26 measures before Letter A to end of first ending (at repeat sign)
Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro
- Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Movement 1: exposition
- Contrasting solo work of choice*
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream—Scherzo
- First page - opening through trill passage
Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
- Page 1 and Bb clarinet solos later
- Mozart: Bassoon Concerto, K. 191, Movement 1, exposition
- Contrasting solo work of choice*
Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"
- Movement 1: mm. 13-33; mm. 165-end
- Movement 4: mm. 9-37; mm. 168-181
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Movement 1. mm. 89 - 112
- Movement 2: mm. 101 - 117; mm. 149 - 173
Horn I (except where noted otherwise) - Excerpt PDFs
Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 2 or No. 4
- Movement 1: Exposition
- Movement 2: Exposition
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
- Movement 3, Poco Allegretto (m. 98 - m. 110) (F - 12 after F in some editions)
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Horn 1: Movement 1, bars 84–110, bars 342–348
- Horn 2: Movement 3, bars 185–239 (no repeat)
Trumpet I
Haydn: Trumpet Concerto
- Movement 1: exposition and development
Contrasting solo work of choice
- Excerpt (four minutes' maximum)
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Stravinsky: Petrouchka
Respighi: Pines of Rome
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 - Excerpt PDFs
- Movement 1, bar 421 to the end of the movement
- Movement 3, bars 211–226 (play once; repeat not necessary)
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"
- Movement 1: Beginning–bar 35 (please count 2 bars' rest between bar 5 and bar 13)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Movement 1: Bars 89–110; 315–326; 431–end
- Movement 4: 3 before K–end
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Sibelius: Finlandia
- Six before Letter F through Letter I, with no repeat at Letter H
- First movement/exposition of a Mozart concerto
- Exposition of the first movement of a contrasting concerto of choice
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Movement 1:
- Bar 84 (with pickup) to Bar 138
- Bar 177 - G
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"
- Movement 1: beginning - Letter B (bar 65)
- Movement 2: beginning – bar 16
- Movement 4: Letter C - bar 145
Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro
- J.S. Bach: movement of choice of any solo suite for viola
- Exposition of a contrasting work of choice
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Movement 1: Bar 189 to Letter G
- Movement 2:
- Beginning – Letter
B (Bar 51)
- Bar 191 to Bar 210 (downbeat)
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"
- Movement 1: mm. 41-66
- Movement 2: bar 67 – bar 73
- Movement 3: entire Trio section – without repeats
- Movement 4: bar 134 – bar 181
Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro
- J.S. Bach: movement of choice of any solo suite for cello
- Exposition of the first movement of a contrasting concerto of choice
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Movement 1: Bar 348 (with pickup) to
Bar 399
- Movement 2:
- bar 26 – bar 51
- Letter A – Letter B
- Bar 191 - bar 210 (downbeat)
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"
- Movement 1:
- Bar 13 – bar 48
- Bar 165 –
bar 172
- Movement 2: bar 36
– bar 43
-
Movement 4:
- Bar 1 –
bar 37
- Bar 134 – bar 142
- Bar 201 – bar 211
Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro
Clara Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7
- Movement 2 (Romanze): entire movement
- J.S. Bach: One movement from any suite for solo cello
- Exposition of the first movement of a contrasting concerto of your choice
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"
- Movement 1: m. 13 - Letter B (bar 66)
- Movement 4:
- beginning - m. 37
- m. 134 - downbeat of m. 197
Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
- Movement 1:
- pickup m. 98 - m. 112
- mm. 277 - 300
If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
We look forward to hearing you play.
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