Boston University Tanglewood Institute

2015 Seating Auditions

Young Artists Orchestra Violin

Please prepare the following excerpts for seating auditions. In addition, please bring two contrasting solo pieces of your choosing. The second solo piece will only be heard if you are selected to play at

Concertmaster auditions. Your seating audition will take place on Monday, July 6. Your specific audition time will assigned upon arrival at BUTI.

Bartok, violin I: • Mvt. I: mm. 51-92 • Mvt. III: 86-100 • Mvt. IV: mm. 119-127 • Mvt. V: mm. 52-88; mm. 394-436

Bartok, violin II:

• Mvt. V: mm. 8-50 (lower line) • Mvt. V: mm. 265-339 (upper line)

Elgar, violin I:

• Var. II: 5-7 • Var. IX: five after 49 to the end • Finale: pickup to 62-65; 75-76

Prokofiev, violin I:

• Mvt. I: two before 8 – four after 8; 22-23 • Mvt. II: pickup to 51-53 • Mvt. III: one before 59-64; 72-72 • Mvt. IV: 81-83; 107-109

Tchaikovsky, violin I:

• E-G • S-T