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IRIS Artist Fellow Candidates Audition Repertoire List IRIS Artist Fellow Candidates Audition Repertoire List VIOLIN (all) 1) A Romantic or 20th Century concerto of your choice from the standard repertoire, mvt. I exposition 2) One movement of your choice from any Bach Sonata or Partita 3) Excerpts (all first violin unless otherwise indicated) i) Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, a) mvt. I: 8 mm after reh. fig. A to reh. fig. C; b) mvt. III: beginning to downbeat of reh. fig. B ii) Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (orchestral version, 1947 revision) a) mm. 50 to downbeat of m. 105 (vln I) b) mm. 155-188 (vln I) c) mm. 302 (w/ upbeat) - downbeat of m. 320 (vln I) FOR VIOLINISTS WHO ARE APPLYING INDIVIDUALLY 1) Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2, mvt. I (Allegro assai appasionato): beginning to mm 47 2) Schubert: Piano Trio in B-Flat Major D. 898, mvt. II (Andante un poco mosso): pickup to mm 71 (reh. fig. S) to mm 92 (reh. fig. U) 3) Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3, last movement (opening to downbeat of reh. fig. I, m. 164) FOR VIOLINISTS IN A QUARTET APPLYING TOGETHER AS A GROUP The applying quartet should submit an unedited video performance of a complete movement from the quartet of their choice from the standard repertoire. ONLY FOR FINALISTS WHO ARE INVITED TO THE LIVE FINAL ROUND IN MEMPHIS 1) Mozart: Movement I exposition from the following: a) Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 b) Concerto No 4. in D Major, K. 218 c) Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 2) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, "Classical" a) 2nd movement mm. 5 - m. 23 (downbeat of 5 measures before reh. fig. [3]) b) 4th movement beginning - m. 90 (downbeat of 1st ending) 3) Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian” a) 1st movement, beginning - m. 110 4) Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat Major, Op. 60 a) 4th movement, beginning - downbeat of m. 101 (2nd ending) If you have any questions, call IRIS Orchestra at (901) 751-7669 or email [email protected]. IRIS Artist Fellow Candidates Audition Repertoire List VIOLA (all) 1) Choice of 1st movement exposition from Bartok Viola Concerto, Walton Viola Concerto, or Hindemith Schwanendreher 2) One movement of your choice from any Bach Suite 3) Excerpts i) Strauss: Don Juan: mm 1-8, and pickup to 2 mm before reh. fig. A to reh. fig. B ii) Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (orchestral version, 1947 revision) a) mm. 50 to downbeat of m. 105 (via I) b) mm. 153-188 (vla I) c) mm. 302 (w/ upbeat) - downbeat of m. 320 (via I) FOR VIOLISTS WHO ARE APPLYING INDIVIDUALLY 1) Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3, last movement (opening to downbeat of reh. fig. I, m. 164) 2) Mozart: String Quintet in C Major K. 515 (viola 1), mvt. II (Andante): a) mm 20-32; b) mm 40-56 (skip the rests) 3) Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 1 in A Major Op. 18, viola II, mvt. III (Scherzo): mm 1-34 FOR VIOLISTS IN A QUARTET APPLYING TOGETHER AS A GROUP The applying quartet should submit an unedited video performance of a complete movement from the quartet of their choice from the standard repertoire. ONLY FOR FINALISTS WHO ARE INVITED TO THE LIVE FINAL ROUND IN MEMPHIS 1) Choice of 1st movement exposition from: Mozart: Movement I exposition from the Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364 Stamitz: Viola concerto in D Major, Op. 1 2) Copland: Appalachian Spring reh. figs. [6] - [14] 3) Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 a) 1st movement, mm. 41 – 66 b) 4th movement, mm. 134 - 181 4) Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, "Classical" a) 1st movement, beginning - m. 65 reh. fig. [9] b) 4th movement, reh. fig. [18] - end If you have any questions, call IRIS Orchestra at (901) 751-7669 or email [email protected]. IRIS Artist Fellow Candidates Audition Repertoire List CELLO (all) 1) A Romantic or 20th Century concerto of your choice from the standard repertoire, mvt. I exposition 2) One movement of your choice from any Bach Suite 3) Excerpts a) Brahms: Symphony No. 2, mvt. II: beginning to 1 mm before rhl A b) Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht (orchestral version, 1947 revision) i. mm. 50 to downbeat of m. 105 (vlc I) ii. mm. 153-188 (vlc I) iii. mm. 299 - downbeat of m. 320 c) Dvorák: Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 87, mvt. II (Lento): mm 1-12 FOR CELLISTS WHO ARE APPLYING INDIVIDUALLY 1) Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 18, a) mvt. III (Scherzo: Allegro di molto) cello entrance (mm 23) to reh. fig. A (mm 43) b) reh. fig. C (mm 110) to 15 mm before reh. fig. D (mm 123) c) 15 mm after reh. fig. D (mm 152) to 17 mm before reh. fig. E (mm 175) 2) Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 59 No. 3, last movement opening to downbeat of reh. fig. I, m. 164 FOR CELLISTS IN A QUARTET APPLYING TOGETHER AS A GROUP The applying quartet should submit an unedited video performance of a complete movement from the quartet of their choice from the standard repertoire. ONLY FOR FINALISTS WHO ARE INVITED TO THE LIVE FINAL ROUND IN MEMPHIS 1) Choice of 1st movement exposition from: Haydn: Cello concerto No. 1 in D Major Haydn: Cello concerto No. 2 in C Major 2) Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 3rd movement, Trio, without repeats 3) Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385 a) 1st movement, mm. 1 – 45 b) 4th movement m. 134 – 211 4) Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings a) 1st movement, mm. 51 - 69 If you have any questions, call IRIS Orchestra at (901) 751-7669 or email [email protected]. .
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