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West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Audition Excerpts

PRINCIPAL VIOLA ___________________________________________________________________

2017/2018

Concerti:

Either HOFFMEISTER Viola Concerto in D Major or STAMITZ Viola Concerto in D Major - 1st movement.

One of the following Viola Concertos: BARTOK, HINDEMITH (Der Schwanendreher) or WALTON - 1st movement.

Soli: 1. STRAUSS, R., Don Quixote 2 excerpts 2. DELIBES, Coppelia, Act III No.7: La paix 1 excerpt 3. GINASTERA, Variaciones Concertantes:

V. Variazion drammatica per Viola 1 excerpt 4. RAVEL, Ma Mere L'Oye (mother goose) 1 excerpt

Orchestral excerpts:

5. MOZART, Symphony No.35 K385 ‘Haffner’, 1st mvt 1 excerpt 6. MENDELSSOHN, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo 1 excerpt 7. STRAUSS, Don Juan 2 excerpts

♫ Please note for recorded auditions: candidate can stop the tape after the concerto, and also between the solo and tutti excerpts.

1) STRAUSS, R. Don Quixote

Excerpt 1

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1) STRAUSS, R., Don Quixote (continued)

Excerpt 2 Mässiges Zeitmass

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2) DELIBES, Coppelia (Act III No.7: La Paix)

3) GINASTERA, Variaciones Concertantes: V. Variazion drammatica per Viola

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4) RAVEL, Ma Mere L’Oye

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5) MOZART, Symphony No.35 K.385 ‘Haffner’, 1st movement

6) MENDELSSOHN, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo

Allegro vivace

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7) STRAUSS, Don Juan

Excerpt 1

7) STRAUSS, Don Juan (continued)

Excerpt 2