Winter Seating Auditions will take place at the BYSO Sinfonia retreat on Saturday, January 25. 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 some videos you should watch:
Joyeuse Marche by Emmanuel Chabrier
Symphony no. 4 in A major op. 90 Italian: II. Andante con moto by Felix Mendelssohn
Slavonic Dance No.8,op,46 by Antonìn Dvořák
The audition material will be chosen from the following selections:
Violin I
Chabrier: Beginning to B; 6 after B to 6 after D; E to 4 after G; H to Coda; K to End
Mendelssohn: 10 before A to B; 7 before C to C; 13 after C to 8 end
Dvorak: Beginning to 1; 2 to 7
Violin II
Chabrier: Beginning to B; C-58; E to 93; J to 148; 148 to 158; 163-end
Mendelssohn: Beginning-19; 35 to A; A to 58; 64 to C; 76 to 84; 86 to96
Dvorak: 2-4; 5-7; Coda-end
Viola
Chabrier: 1 to 35; 69 to 84; 42 to 49
Mendelssohn: 32 to 56; 76-98
Dvorak: Beginning to 1; 4 before 8 to 9
Cello
Chabrier: 3 after F to 5 before G; 5 before G to 3 before H
Mendelssohn: 19- to 27; 46 to 56; 58 to 68
Dvorak: 3 to 4; 7 to D. S. al Coda
Flute
Chabrier: 1 to B; C to 5 after D; E to 5 after F; G to 2 after J; K to end
Mendelssohn: 11 to 19; 27 to 34; 3 after A to B; C to D
Dvorak: 3 to 5; 5 to 7
Oboe
Chabrier: Beginning to A; 3 after A to 3 after B; 5 after B to 4 before C; 9 before D to 6 after D; 3 before E to 8 after E; F to G; 1 before H to J; J to D. S. al Coda
Mendelssohn: Beginning to 27; B to C
Dvorak: Beginning to 2; 3 to 4; 4 to 5; 5 to 6; 9 to D. S. al Coda
Clarinet 1
Chabrier: Beginning to 4 before A; 2 before A to 3 before C; C to D; D to E; w before J to D. S al Coda; K to end
Mendelssohn: 11 to 20; 8 to 5 after B;
Dvorak: Beginning to 2; 9 to D.C al Coda
2nd Clarinet
Chabrier: 9 after A to 3 before C; C to 9 after E; 1 before H to D. S. al Coda; 4 before K to end
Mendelssohn: 11 to 34; A to 8 after B; C to 9 after C;
Dvorak: Beginning to 2; 4 to 5; 7 to D.C al Coda
Bass Clarinet
Mendelssohn: A to 2 after B; 3 after C to 84;
Dvorak: Beginning to 2; 4 to 7; 7 to Coda; 1 before 9 to D.C al Coda
Bassoon
Chabrier: 1 to 8; 17 to 31; 18 before G to 4 after G; 122 (H) to 145 (8 after J)
Mendelssohn: Beginning to 11; 57 to 74 (play upper notes on divisi)
Dvorak: Beginning to m8; 4 to 5; 7 to Repeat sign/Coda symbol
Horn
Chabrier: 3 before A to B; H to D. S. al Coda; K to end
Mendelssohn: 20 to 27 (1st); A to 3 after B; C to 6 after C (2nd); D to 8 after D
Dvorak: 4 to 5; 6 to Coda sign; 9 to 4 after 10; 6 after 11 to 5 after 12
Trumpet
Chabrier: 9 before D to 6 after D; e after E to 8 after E; H to J; K to end
Mendelssohn: A to 3 after B; 3 after C to end
Dvorak: Beginning to 1; 4 to 5; 6 to D. S. al Coda
Trombone and Baritone
Chabrier: 4 before A to A; 5 after E to 8 after E; H to J; K to end
Mendelssohn: A to 3 after B; 3 after C to end
Dvorak: 2 to 3; 6 to Coda sign
