Requirements for Audition 1

Requirements for Audition Principal Piccolo

July 2020

The NZSO tunes at A440. Auditions must be unaccompanied.

Solo

01 | VIVALDI | PICCOLO CONCERO IN C MAJOR OP. 44 NO. 11 • MVT. 1 (BARS 1-73) AND • MVT. 2 (COMPLETE: NO REPEATS, No ORNAMENTS) 02 | MOZART • FLUTE CONCERTO IN G MAJOR K. 313 MVT. 1 (EXPOSITION ONLY) OR • FLUTE CONCERTO IN D MAJOR K. 314 MVT. 2 (EXPOSITION ONLY)

Excerpts

03 | RAVEL | DAPHNIS AND CHLOE SUITE NO. 2 3

04 | MENDELSSOHN | A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM: SCHERZO 4

05 | BEETHOVEN | LEONORE OVERTURE NO. 3 5

06 | RAVEL | PIANO CONCERTO IN G MVT. 1 6

07 | SMETANA | VLTAVA (THE MOLDAU) 7

08 | RAVEL | MA MERE L’OYE 8

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 1 8

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 2 8

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 3 9

09 | BARTOK | CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA MVT. 3 10

Excerpt 1 10

Excerpt 2 10

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2 Requirements for Audition

10 | TCHAIKOVSKY | SYMPHONY NO. 4 11

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 3 11

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 11

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 4 12

11 | SHOSTAKOVICH | SYMPHONY NO. 6 13

12 | SHOSTAKOVICH | SYMPHONY NO. 9 14

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 3 14

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 14

13 | RIMSKY-KOSAKOV | SCHEHEREZADE 15

Excerpt 1 | mvt. 2 15

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 15

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 4 16

File names

When sending a recorded audition, to enable us to easily and directly play any excerpt, please label each file individually as per these example filenames: • “01 Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto.mov” • “02 Mozart Flute Concerto.mov” • “03 Ravel Daphnis and Chloe Suite No.2.mov” …….. • “08a Ravel Ma Mere LOye excerpt 1.mov” • “08b Ravel Ma Mere LOye excerpt 2.mov” • etc.

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Principal Piccolo | July 2020

03 | Ravel | Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 3

03 | Ravel | Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2 Flute

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4 04 | Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo

04 | Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo Flute | Allegro Vivace

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05 | Beethoven | Leonore Overture No. 3 5

05 | Beethoven | Leonore Overture No. 3 Flute | Allegro

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6 06 | Ravel | Piano Concerto in G mvt. 1

06 | Ravel | Piano Concerto in G mvt. 1 Piccolo

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07 | Smetana | Vltava (The Moldau) 7

07 | Smetana | Vltava (The Moldau) Flute 2

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8 08 | Ravel | Ma Mere L’Oye

08 | Ravel | Ma Mere L’Oye Excerpt 1 | mvt. 1 Flute 2

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 2 Piccolo | Très Modérés

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08 | Ravel | Ma Mere L’Oye 9

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 3 Piccolo | Mouvt de Marche

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10 09 | Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra mvt. 3

09 | Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra mvt. 3 Excerpt 1 Piccolo | Andante non Troppo

Excerpt 2 Piccolo | Andante non Troppo | Please observe a brief pause for the bars marked X

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10 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 11

10 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 Excerpt 1 | mvt. 3 Piccolo | Allegro – meno mosso | Please observe a brief pause during the bars marked X

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 Piccolo | Allegro

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Principal Piccolo | July 2020

12 10 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 4 Piccolo | Allegro con fuoco

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11 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 6 13

11 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 6 Piccolo | Largo

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14 12 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 9

12 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 9 Excerpt 1 | mvt. 3 Piccolo

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 Piccolo | Same Tempo

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13 | Rimsky-Kosakov | Scheherezade 15

13 | Rimsky-Kosakov | Scheherezade Excerpt 1 | mvt. 2 Piccolo

Excerpt 2 | mvt. 3 Piccolo | Andantino quasi Allegretto – pocchiss. piu mosso

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16 13 | Rimsky-Kosakov | Scheherezade

Excerpt 3 | mvt. 4 Piccolo | Vivo | Please observe a brief pause during the bars marked X

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Principal Piccolo | July 2020