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Wichita Symphony Youth Orchestras Acceptable Repertoire for Youth Talent Auditions Wichita Symphony Youth Orchestras Acceptable Repertoire for Youth Talent Auditions Repertoire not listed below may be acceptable, but must be pre-approved. Contact Tiffany Bell at [email protected] to request approval for repertoire not on this list. Violin Bach: Concerto No. 1 in A Minor Bach: Concerto No. 2 in E Major Barber: Concerto, Op. 14, first movement Beethoven: Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Beethoven: Romance No. 1 in G Major Beethoven: Romance No. 2 in F Major Brahms: Concerto, third movement Bruch: Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26, any movement Bruch: Scottish Fantasy Conus: Concerto in E Minor, first movement Dvorak: Romance Haydn: Concerto in C Major, Hob.VIIa Kabalevsky: Concerto, Op. 48, first or third movement Khachaturian: Violin Concert, Allegro Vivace, first movement Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole, first or fifth movement Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor, any movement Mozart: Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, any movement Mozart: Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218, first movement Mozart: Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219, first movement Saint-Saens: Introduction and Rondo Capriccios, Op. 28 Saint-Saens: Concerto No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 61 Saint-Saens: Havanaise Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 Sibelius: Concerto in D Minor, fist movement Tchaikovsky: Concerto, third movement Vitali: Chaconne Wieniawski: Legend, Op. 17 Wieniawski: Concerto in D Minor Viola J.C. Bach/Casadesus: Concerto in C Minor, Adagio-Allegro Bach: Concerto in D Minor, first movement Forsythe: Concerto for Viola, first movement Handel/Casadesus: Concerto in B Minor Hoffmeister Concerto Stamitz: Concerto in D Major Telemann: Concerto in G Major Cello Boccherini: Concerto Bruch: Kol Nidrei Dvorak: Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104, first movement Elgar: Concerto Faure: Elegie Haydn: Concerto in C Major, first movement Haydn: Concerto in D Major, first movement Kabalevsky: Concerto for Cello, first movement Lalo: Concerto in D Minor, first movement Popper: Hungarian Rhapsody for Cello, Op. 68 Saint-Saens: Concerto Schumann: Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129 Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 or 2 Bass Capuzzi: Concerto, first movement Dragonetti: Concerto, first movement Koussevitzky: Concerto in F-sharp Minor, Op. 3, last movement von Dittersdorf: Concerto in E Major Flute Borne: Carmen Fantasie Chaminade: Concertiono Faure: Fantasy Griffes: Poem for Flute Mercadante: Concerto in E Minor Mozart: Concerto No. 1 in G Major Oboe Handel: Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Major Haydn: Concerto in C Major Mozart: Concerto in C Major Strauss: Concerto Stunz: Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra Vaughan Williams: Concerto Clarinet Debussy: Premiere Rhapsodie Green: Bass Clarinet Concerto for solo Bass Clarinet and Strings Krommer: Concerto in E-flat Major Marty: First Fantasie for Clarinet Mozart: Concerto in A Minor, K. 622, first movement Weber: concertino or either concerto Bassoon Mozart: Concerto in B-flat Major Hummel: Concerto in F Major, first movement Vivaldi: Concerto in A Minor Vivaldi: Concerto in C Major Weber: Concerto Trumpet Artunian: Concerto Haydn: Concerto in E-flat Major Hummel: Concerto in E Major L. Mozart: Concerto in D Major Neruda: Concerto in E-flat Major Persichetti: The Hollow Men Purcell: Sonata in D Major Risagger: Concertino Horn Mozart: Concerto No. 2, first or third movement Mozart: Concerto No. 3, first or third movement Mozart: Concerto No. 4, first or third movement R. Strauss: Concerto No. 1 Trombone Grondahl: Concerto Guilmant: Concert Piece Larrson: Concerto for Trombone Tomasi: Concerto Wagenseil: Concerto Tuba Vaughan Williams: Concerto Percussion Creston: Concertino for Marimba Milhaud: Concerto for Percussion Tcherepnin: Timpani Concerto Harp Handel: Concerto, first movement Grandjany: Aria in the Classic Style Renie: Concerto in C Minor, Allegro Risoluto .
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