Audition Repertoire

Live Auditions

Live auditions for 2021 will take place in October and November 2021

Dates and Locations

We will announce dates and locations as soon as we are able but expect to visit Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Houston, and New York City. 

Live auditions will be approximately eight minutes long and unaccompanied.

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, which 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.

Thanks to Luck's Music Library, we will be able to provide PDFs of the listed excerpts on August 2, 2021.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not require you to use the Luck's edition for your audition; you may use whichever edition is available to you. However, measure numbers, rehearsal letters, etc., do vary between editions, so please compare your edition with the Luck's download provided to confirm you have an accurate selection for your excerpt.

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. Often, the critical factor in deciding which of two players of equal merit should be invited is the level of preparation and execution of the orchestral excerpts.

2021 NYSOS Live Audition Repertoire 

VIOLIN
First movement/exposition of a Mozart concerto
Exposition of the first movement of a contrasting concerto of choice
Mozart: Divertimento No. 1, K. 136

Movement 1

• Beginning to double bar

Movement 2

• Beginning to double bar

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

Movement 1

• Letter D (m. 91) - Letter H (m. 156)
• Letter K (m.  210) - m. 275

Movement 2

• Beginning - m. 147
• m. 194 - end

Movement 3

• m. 78 - m. 107

VIOLA

One movement of your choice from any suite for solo viola by J. S. Bach
Exposition of the first movement of a contrasting work of your choice
Mozart: Divertimento No. 1, K. 136

Movement 1

• - m. 78 - 93
  

Movement 3

• m. 65 - 90

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

Movement 1

• m. 91 - m. 118
• m. 218 - m. 237

Movement 2

• m. 114 - m. 134

Movement 3

• m. 31 - Letter A (m. 43)
• pick-up to m. 66 - m. 78

CELLO

One movement of your choice from any suite for solo cello by J. S. Bach
Exposition of the first movement of a contrasting work of your choice
Mozart: Divertimento K. 136 excerpts:

Movement 1: Allegro

• m. 37 - m. 77

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

Movement 1

• Letter B (m. 53) - bar 70
• Letter G (m. 138) - m. 148
• m. 172 - 189
• Letter N (m. 257) - m. 265

Movement 2

• m. 166 - m. 189

Movement 3

• m. 31 - m. 62

BASS

One movement of your choice from any suite for solo cello by J. S. Bach
Exposition of the first movement of a contrasting concerto of your choice

Mozart: Divertimento K. 136

• Movement 1: Allegro, m. 37 - m. 77
• Movement 3: m. 39 - m. 52; m. 63 - m. 74

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings

• Movement 1: m. 265 - end
• Movement 2: m. 75 - m. 101
• Movement 4: m. 55 - m. 82

If you have any questions, please contact us at nsc@newschool.edu.

We look forward to meeting you and hearing you play.