NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra – Seating Auditions 2018 NEC Youth Philharmonic Orchestra seating audition requirements: YPO students should prepare one solo work or movement of their choice. Additionally, students should prepare the required excerpts for their instrument which can be found below. YPO Seating audition – Wind, brass, and harp excerpts All excerpts from Shostakovich Symphony No.5, unless otherwise noted. Flute and piccolo excerpts Piccolo – Please prepare both of the following excerpts. Required of all flutists. 1. Figure 45 to 4 bars after Figure 45 2. Figure 53 to Figure 54 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Flute – please prepare both of the following excerpts 1. 1st Flute: Figure 79 to Figure 81 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Flute excerpts cont. 2. 1st Flute: 4 bars before Figure 98 (with pickup) to Figure 101 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Oboe and English horn Oboe - please prepare both of the following excerpts 1. 1st oboe: Figure 42 to Figure 43 2. 1st oboe: Figure 53 to Figure 54 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Oboe and English horn excerpts cont. English horn - please prepare the following excerpt. (Optional but encouraged) Berlioz-Roman Carnival Overture, andante sostenuto to 2 bars before Figure 3 Clarinets - please prepare both of the following excerpts 1. 1st Clarinet: 2 bars after Figure 41 to Figure 43 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Clarinet excerpts cont. 2. 1st Clarinet: 4 bars before Figure 98 (with pickup) to Figure 101) E-flat Clarinet - please prepare the following excerpt. (optional but encouraged) Figure 49 to 5 bars after Figure 50 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Bassoon - please prepare both of the following excerpts 1. 1st bassoon: 2 bars after Figure 5 (with pickup) to 2 bars after Figure 7 2. 1st bassoon: Figure 50 to 4 bars after Figure 51 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Horn - please prepare both of the following excerpts All horn excerpts are in F. 1. 1st horn: Figure 36 to 4 bars after Figure 38. 2. 1st horn: 3 bars after Figure 112 to 1 bar before Figure 113 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Trumpets - please prepare both of the following excerpts 1. 1st trumpet: Figure 27 to 1 bar before Figure 29 2. 1st trumpet: Figure 108 to Figure 110 (downbeat) 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Trombones - please prepare both of the following excerpts 1. 1st trombone: 1 before Figure 33 to 4 bars after Figure 35 2. 1st trombone: 2 bars after Figure 111 to Figure 112 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Bass Trombone - please prepare both of the following excerpts. 1. 3rd trombone: 1 before Figure 33 to 4 bars after Figure 35 2. 3rd trombone: 2 bars after Figure 111 to Figure 112 Tuba - please prepare all two of the following excerpts 1. 1st trombone: 1 before Figure 33 to 4 bars after Figure 35 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Tuba excerpts cont. 2. 1st trombone: 2 bars after Figure 111 to Figure 112 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Harp – Please prepare all three of the following excerpts 1.Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Beginning of movement 2 to Figure 23 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Harp excerpts cont. 2. Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Variation I & Fugue from Letter I to Letter J 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts Harp excerpts cont. 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts 3. Debussy: La Mer Mvmt 1: 3 bars before Figure 4 to Figure 6 2018-19 YPO Seating auditions – Wind/Brass/Harp excerpts .