Winter Seating Auditions will take place at the BYSO Sinfonia retreat on Saturday, February 4. Attendance at the retreat is required, and there will be no make-up auditions. Those who do not audition at the retreat will be seated at the back of the section. Be sure to practice your individual part with careful attention to detail (including articulations) and to the musical aspects of the piece (dynamics, phrasing, etc.). You should also to listen to professional recordings for a guide to tempo and style. Here are links to some recordings for you to listen to:
Overture to the Wasps by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Bacchanale by Camille Saint-Saëns
The audition material will be chosen from the following selections:
Flute 1:
Vaughan-Williams: 38-55, 69-93, 124-138, 157-173, 220-231
Debussy: 33-42, 52-56, 71-end
Saint-Saens: 4-36, 71-105, 128-146, 147-163, 203-end
Flute 2:
Vaughan-Williams: 38-55, 69-93, 124-138, 157-173, 220-231
Debussy: 52-56, 71-end
Saint-Saens: 4-21, 71-105, 128-143, 203-end
Oboe:
Vaughan-Williams: 17-25, 62-83, 84-110, 124-135, 157-173, 214-231
Debussy: 3-10, 52-56, 59-end
Saint-Saens: 4-21, 71-105, 128-145, 147-163, 203-end
Clarinet:
Vaughan-Williams: 29-39, 42-55, 70-93, 117-140, 157-173
Debussy: 1-10, 26-50, 52-56, 59-end
Saint-Saens: 46-55, 110-145, 185 to the end
Bassoon:
Vaughan-Williams: 29-39, 46-71, 93-108, 143-157, 239-250
Debussy: 13-20, 51-61, 71-end
Saint-Saens: 36-59, 69-83, 103-120, 137-145, 173-end
Horn:
Vaughan-Williams: 22-26, 49-70, 117-127, 135-140, 203-221
Debussy: 11-18, 35-46
Saint-Saens: 156-182, 203-end
Trumpet 1:
Vaughan-Williams: 49-70, 79-106, 125-133, 173-188, 217-230
Debussy: 11-16, 19-29, 69-76
Saint-Saens: 22-36, 163-182, 203-end
Trumpet 2:
Vaughan-Williams: 49-70, 79-106, 125-133, 173-188, 217-230
Debussy: 11-16, 19-29, 69-76
Saint-Saens: 163-182, 202-218, 218-end
Trombone:
Vaughan-Williams: 37-70, 85-108, 157-164, 171-188, 203-220
Debussy: 27-49, 67-76
Saint-Saens: 12-26, 46-70, 162-167, 218-end
Violin I:
Vaughan-Williams: 39-49, 117-135, 189-210, 221-231, 231-239,
Debussy: 1-10, 11-18, 39-50, 61-68, 69-end
Saint-Saens: 20-36, 38-89, 89-105, 185-218, 218-end
Violin II:
Vaughan-Williams: 39-49, 117-135, 154-173, 221-231, 231-239,
Debussy: 11-18, 19-34, 43-50, 61-68, 69-end
Saint-Saens: 20-36, 46-63, 81-105, 147-170, 178-203, 203-230
Viola:
Vaughan-Williams: 71-85, 117-135, 189-212, 221-231
Debussy: 8-18, 42-49, 69-end
Saint-Saens: 38-55, 55-81, 89-105, 185-218, 218-end
Cello:
Vaughan-Williams: 55-70, 80-106, 125-133, 188-203, 221-231
Debussy: 11-34, 35-49, 69-end
Saint-Saens: 55-81, 218 to the end
Bass:
Vaughan-Williams: 55-70, 84-106, 145-165, 221-231,
Debussy: 11-19, 35-49, 69-end
Saint-Saens: 46-71, 89-105, 218-end
