Spring Quarter (Saturday, May 17, 2025) – note this change
J.S. Bach/Stokowski: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Frank Ticheli: An American Elegy
Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 1 “Nordic”
The music for spring quarter is posted on the music links page, and the seating audition information is posted below. Seating auditions will take place during rehearsal on the night of Monday, March 31. Note that all excerpts listed are from the first part for your instrument.
We only have 7 rehearsals during spring quarter, so your preparation early in the cycle will be paramount to our success. I would highly encourage you to start listening to the recordings and practicing the difficult passages now so we can make the most of our time in full orchestra.
Mr. Salvaggio
SPRING Seating Auditions
All excerpts should be from the FIRST part of your section.
Flutes
Flutes
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. I: rehearsal M through 1 after rehearsal N
Excerpt 2: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. II: pick up to rehearsal A through 5 before rehearsal B
Oboes
Oboes
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. II: rehearsal A through 5 before rehearsal B
Excerpt 2: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. III: 3 before rehearsal K through 3 before rehearsal L
Clarinets
Clarinets
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. III: 5 after rehearsal P through rehearsal Q
Excerpt 2: Bach: Toccata and Fugue: 6 before rehearsal 31 through rehearsal 32
Bassoons
Bassoons
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. I: rehearsal A through rehearsal B
Excerpt 2: Bach: Toccata and Fugue: rehearsal 30 through rehearsal 32
Horns
Horns
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. I: rehearsal J through rehearsal K
Excerpt 2: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. II: 4 before rehearsal C through 4 after rehearsal C
Trumpets
Trumpets
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. I: rehearsal S through rehearsal T
Excerpt 2: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. II: 2 before rehearsal C through 2 after rehearsal C
Trombones
Trombones
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. II: 2 before rehearsal C through 2 after rehearsal C
Excerpt 2: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. III: 3 after rehearsal D through rehearsal F (play top part)
Violins
Violins
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. III: rehearsal E through rehearsal F
Excerpt 2: Bach: Toccata and Fugue: pick up to rehearsal 8 through rehearsal 9
Violas
Violas
Excerpt 1: Bach: Toccata and Fugue: rehearsal 16 through rehearsal 19
Excerpt 2: Bach: Toccata and Fugue: rehearsal 32 through 4 after rehearsal 35
Cellos
Cellos
Excerpt 1: Hanson: Symphony No. 1, mvt. I: rehearsal J through rehearsal K
Excerpt 2: Bach: Toccata and Fugue: rehearsal 28 through rehearsal 30
Basses
Basses
Excerpt 1: Bach: Toccata and Fugue: rehearsal 2 through rehearsal 3
Excerpt 2: Bach: Toccata and Fugue: rehearsal 28 through rehearsal 30
WINTER Seating Auditions
All excerpts are from Brahms: Symphony No. 2. Prepare all excerpts listed for your instrument. All excerpts are included in PDF format below and bracketed in blue.
Flutes
Flutes
Excerpt 1: mvt. I, m. 149-175
Excerpt 2: mvt. IV, [E] – [F]
