Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Houston Ballet Orchestra

Houston Grand Opera Orchestra & Houston Ballet Orchestra 2019 Substitute and Extra Musicians Audition Material

March 4th, 2019: Oboe & Bassoon March 6th, 2019: Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, & Percussion March 7th, 2019: Violin, Viola, Cello, & Bass

March 4th, 2019: Oboe & Bassoon

Section Oboe

Solo Repertoire Mozart, W. A. Oboe Concerto, Mvt. I, exposition

Excerpts Brahms, J. Violin Concerto, Mvt. II, mm. 3–32 (Oboe 1) Strauss, R. Don Juan, beginning to four before B (Oboe 1) Strauss, R. Don Juan, four after L to seventeen after M (Oboe 1) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act I, No. 1, E to one before F (Oboe 2)

Section Bassoon (optional Contrabassoon)

Solo Repertoire Mozart, W. A. Bassoon Concerto, Mvt. I, exposition

Excerpts Mozart, W. A. Le nozze di Figaro, Overture, mm. 1–58 Mozart, W. A. Le nozze di Figaro, Overture, mm. 139–171 Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act I, No. 1, mm. 84–117 (Bassoon 1) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act II, No. 12b, mm. 33–End [skip long rests] (Bassoon 1) Wagner, R. Tannhäuser (Paris version), Overture, mm. 1–37 (Bassoon 2)

Optional Contrabassoon Excerpt Strauss, R. Salome (full orchestration), six after 151 to four after 154

March 6th, 2019: Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, & Percussion

Section Horn

Solo Repertoire Mozart, W. A. Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I, exposition or Mozart, W. A. Concerto No. 4, Mvt. I, exposition

Excerpts Beethoven, L. Fidelio, Overture, mm. 5–16 (Horn 2 in E) Beethoven, L. Fidelio, Overture, mm. 45–55 (Horn 2 in E)

Beethoven, L. Piano Concerto No. 5, mm. 14–107 (Horn 2 in E♭) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act I, No. 8, mm. 2–18 (Horn 1 in F) Wagner, R. Götterdämmerung, Vorspiel, twenty-nine before 31 to 31 (Horn 3 in F)

Section Trombone

Solo Repertoire David, F. Concertino, Mvt. I, exposition

Excerpts Mozart, W. A. Requiem (Süssmayr completion), “Tuba Mirum”, mm. 1–18 (Tenor Trombone) Rossini, G. Guillaume Tell, overture, C to nine after D (Trombone 1) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act I, No. 6, mm. 142–154 (Trombone 1) Wagner, R. Die Walküre, Act III, Scene 1, pickup to 5 to three after 6 (Trombone 1)

Section Bass Trombone

Solo Repertoire Lebedev, A. Concerto No. 1 for Bass Trombone

Excerpts Delibes, L. Coppélia, Act I, No. 3, five after 27 to one before 29 (Trombone 3) Prokofiev, S. Romeo & Juliet, No. 13, 79 to ten after 80 (Trombone 3) Wagner, R. Lohengrin, Act III, Einleitung, 2 to 3 (Trombone 3) Wagner, R. Lohengrin, Act III, Einleitung, pickup to nine after 5 to 6 (Trombone 3) Wagner, R. Das Rheingold, Scene 4, last fifteen measures (Trombone 4)

Section Tuba

Solo Repertoire Vaughan Williams, R. Concerto, Mvt. 2

Excerpts Delibes, L. Coppélia, Act I, No. 3, five after 27 to one before 29 Prokofiev, S. Cinderella, Act III, No. 34, two after 280 to 281 Prokofiev, S. Cinderella, Act III, No. 34, 287 to End Wagner, R. Lohengrin, Act III, Einleitung, 2 to 3 Wagner, R. Lohengrin, Act III, Einleitung, pickup to nine after 5 to five after 6 Wagner, R. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I, Vorspiel, mm. 1–27 Wagner, R. Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act I, Vorspiel, mm. 158–188 Wagner, R. Die Walküre, Act III, Scene 1, pickup to five after 10 to 12

Section Percussion

Solo Repertoire Kreisler, F. Tambourin chinois, mm. 2–47 (Xylophone) [provided in packet]

Excerpts Bizet, G. Carmen, Entr’acte to Act IV, beginning to eight before 4 (Tambourine) Bizet, G. Carmen, Act II, No. 12, two before 9 to two before 10 (Triangle) Britten, B. Peter Grimes, Act I, 61 to one before 62 (Tambourine) Gershwin, G. Porgy & Bess, four before A to four before B (Xylophone) Mozart, W. A. Die Zauberflöte, Act I, No. 8, entire [top line only] (Glockenspiel) Prokofiev, S. Lt. Kijé Suite, 1 to one before 2 (Snare Drum)

Rimsky-Korsakov, N. Scheherazade, Mvt. IV, P to U (Snare Drum) [count 3 measures rest between R and S ] Stravinsky, I. L’Oiseau de feu, 127 to 133 , (Xylophone) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, Act II, No. 12d, mm. 54–End (Tambourine) Tchaikovsky, P. Romeo & Juliet (third version), two before O to eight before P (Cymbals)

March 7th, 2019: Violin, Viola, Cello, & Bass

Section Violin

Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant’s choice, one movement with cadenza

Excerpts Prokofiev, S. Romeo & Juliet, No. 52, one before 361 to one before 362 (Violin I) Puccini, G. La bohème, Act III, 11 to two before 12 (Violin I) Strauss, R. Don Juan, beginning to thirteen after C (Violin I) Tchaikovsky, P. Casse-Noisette, overture, entirety [prepare both lines] (Violin I)

Section Viola

Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant’s choice, one movement

Excerpts Bartók, B. Der wunderbare Mandarin, seven after 6 to 8 Mendelssohn, F. Ein Sommernachtstraum, Scherzo, eight before A to D Puccini, G. Manon Lescaut, Act III, Intermezzo, 1 to 4 Wagner, R. Tannhäuser (Dresden version), Overture, mm. 257–301

Section Cello

Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant’s choice, exposition only

Excerpts Prokofiev, S. Cinderella, No. 48, 380 to seven after 381 Prokofiev, S. Romeo & Juliet, No. 19, four after 137 to four before End Puccini, G. Tosca, Act III, twelve before 10 to 11 [top line only] Verdi, G. Aïda, Act III, three after Y to twelve after Y [top line only] Verdi, G. Aïda, Act IV, F to thirteen after F [top line only]

Section Bass

Solo Repertoire Solo of applicant’s choice

Excerpts Britten, B. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Variation H, mm. 1–42 Britten, B. The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Fugue, H to End Händel, G. F. Giulio Cesare in Egitto, overture, mm. 23 to End Verdi, G. La traviata, Act I, sixteen before 14 to one before 15

March 4th, 2019: Oboe & Bassoon

Section Oboe

Solo Repertoire Mozart, W. A. Oboe Concerto, Mvt. I, exposition

Section Bassoon (optional Contrabassoon)

Solo Repertoire Mozart, W. A. Bassoon Concerto, Mvt. I, exposition

Optional Contrabassoon Excerpt Strauss, R. Salome (full orchestration), six after 151 to four after 154

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Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Act I, No. 1 Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Act II, No. 12b

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Strauss–Salome (optional Contrabassoon excerpt)

March 6th, 2019: Horn, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, & Percussion

Section Horn

Solo Repertoire Mozart, W. A. Concerto No. 2, Mvt. I, exposition or Mozart, W. A. Concerto No. 4, Mvt. I, exposition

Excerpts Beethoven, L. Fidelio, Overture, mm. 5–16 (Horn 2 in E) Beethoven, L. Fidelio, Overture, mm. 45–55 (Horn 2 in E)

Section Trombone

Solo Repertoire David, F. Concertino, Mvt. I, exposition

Section Bass Trombone

Solo Repertoire Lebedev, A. Concerto No. 1 for Bass Trombone

Section Tuba

Solo Repertoire Vaughan Williams, R. Concerto, Mvt. 2

Section Percussion

Solo Repertoire Kreisler, F. Tambourin chinois, mm. 2–47 (Xylophone) [provided in packet]

Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette

Trombone

Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Act I, No. 6

Bass Trombone Delibes—Coppélia Act I, No. 3 Prokofiev—Romeo & Juliet

Tuba Delibes—Coppélia Act I, No. 3 Prokofiev—Cinderella Act III, No. 34 Prokofiev—Cinderella Act III, No. 34

Percussion

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March 7th, 2019: Violin, Viola, Cello, & Bass

Section Violin

Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant’s choice, one movement with cadenza

Section Viola

Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant’s choice, one movement

Section Cello

Solo Repertoire Concerto of applicant’s choice, exposition only

Section Bass

Solo Repertoire Solo of applicant’s choice

Prokofiev—Romeo & Juliet

Violin I Puccini—La bohème, Act III

Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Overture Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Overture Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Overture Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Overture Viola Bartók—Der wunderbare Mandarin

Puccini—Manon Lescaut Act III Intermezzo Wagner—Tannhäuser Overture (Dresden)

Cello Prokofiev— Cinderella Cello Prokofiev— Romeo & Juliet 19. Balcony Scene Puccini—Tosca, Act III Puccini—Tosca, Act III Puccini—Tosca, Act III Puccini—Tosca, Act III Verdi—Aïda, Act III

Cello Verdi—Aïda, Act III

Cello Verdi—Aïda, Act IV

Cello Bass Britten—Young Person's Guide

Contrabass Britten—Young Person's Guide Contrabass Händel—Giulio Cesare in Egitto Contrabass Verdi–La traviata Contrabbasso