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 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 Oboe II 5 Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Act I, No. 1 E 83 Allegro vivace sempre staccato mf cre----- scen --- do 97 f dim. F 102 p p poco 108 a poco cresc. ff G 115 Meno No. 2 Marche Tempo di marcia viva A B f f f 24 C D ff f f ff E mf mf f f F G f ff ff f 69 H f ff f ff f ff © Lars Payne 2011 Bassoon Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Act I, No. 1 Tchaikovsky—Casse-Noisette Act II, No. 12b *count 1 & 2 bar rests, skip longer rests * 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) 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.