Requirements for Audition 1

Requirements for Audition Section Principal Bassoon

March 2021

The NZSO tunes at A440. Auditions must be unaccompanied.

Solo

01 | MOZART | BASSOON CONCERTO MVT.1 (EXPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT)

02 | MOZART | BASSOON CONCERTO MVT. 2

Excerpts

03 | MOZART | OVERTURE TO THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO 3

Excerpt 1 3

Excerpt 2 3

Excerpt 3 4

04 | TCHAIKOVSKY | SYMPHONY NO. 6 5

Excerpt 1 | Mvt. 1 5

Excerpt 2 | Mvt. 4 5

05 | RAVEL | PIANO CONCERTO MVT. 3 6

06 | STRAVINSKY | RITE OF SPRING 8

Excerpt 1 8

Excerpt 2 8

07 | MOZART | SYMPHONY NO. 35 9

08 | SHOSTAKOVICH | SYMPHONY NO. 9 10

Excerpt 1 | Mvt. 4 10

Excerpt 2 | Mvts. 4 & 5 11

09 | TCHAIKOVSKY | SYMPHONY NO. 4 MVT. 2 12

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 2 Requirements for Audition

10 | RAVEL | ALBORADA DEL GRACIOSO 13

11 | BERLIOZ | SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE 14

Excerpt 1 | Mvt. 4 14

Excerpt 2 | Mvt. 5 14

Excerpt 3 | Mvt. 5 15

12 | RIMSKY-KORSAKOV | SCHEHEREZADE MVT. 2 16

Excerpt 1 16

Excerpt 2 16

13 | BARTOK | CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA 17

Excerpt 1 | Mvt. 2 17

Excerpt 2 | Mvt. 2 17

Excerpt 3 | Mvt. 4 17

Excerpt 4 | Mvt. 5 18

Excerpt 5 | Mvt. 5 18

Excerpt 6 | Mvt. 5 19

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 Mozart Bassoon Concerto Mvt. 1.mov” • “02 Mozart Bassoon Concerto Mvt. 2.mov” • “03a Mozart Figaro Overture Excerpt 1.mov” • “03b Mozart Figaro Overture Excerpt 2.mov” • Etc.

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 03 | Mozart | Overture to The Marriage of Figaro 3

03 | Mozart | Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Excerpt 1

Excerpt 2 Same Tempo

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 4 03 | Mozart | Overture to The Marriage of Figaro

Excerpt 3 Same Tempo

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 04 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 6 5

04 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 6 Excerpt 1 | Mvt. 1

Excerpt 2 | Mvt. 4

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 6 05 | Ravel | Piano Concerto Mvt. 3

05 | Ravel | Piano Concerto Mvt. 3 Bassoon 1 and Bassoon 2 Combined | Presto

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 05 | Ravel | Piano Concerto Mvt. 3 7

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 8 06 | Stravinsky | Rite of Spring

06 | Stravinsky | Rite of Spring Excerpt 1

Excerpt 2

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 07 | Mozart | Symphony No. 35 9

07 | Mozart | Symphony No. 35

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 10 08 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 9

08 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 9 Excerpt 1 | Mvt. 4

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 08 | Shostakovich | Symphony No. 9 11

Excerpt 2 | Mvts. 4 & 5 Same Tempo

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 12 09 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 Mvt. 2

09 | Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4 Mvt. 2 Andantino in modo di canzona

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 10 | Ravel | Alborada del Gracioso 13

10 | Ravel | Alborada del Gracioso

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 14 11 | Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique

11 | Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique Excerpt 1 | Mvt. 4 Allegretto non troppo

Excerpt 2 | Mvt. 5 Allegro

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 11 | Berlioz | Symphonie Fantastique 15

Excerpt 3 | Mvt. 5 Same Tempo

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 16 12 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherezade Mvt. 2

12 | Rimsky-Korsakov | Scheherezade Mvt. 2 Excerpt 1

Excerpt 2

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 13 | Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra 17

13 | Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra Excerpt 1 | Mvt. 2 Allegretto scherzando

Excerpt 2 | Mvt. 2 Same Tempo

Excerpt 3 | Mvt. 4 Allegretto

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 18 13 | Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra

Excerpt 4 | Mvt. 5 Presto

Excerpt 5 | Mvt. 5 Same Tempo

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021 13 | Bartok | Concerto for Orchestra 19

Excerpt 6 | Mvt. 5 Same Tempo

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra | Section Principal Bassoon | March 2021