Associate Principal Bassoon Audition requirements
Round 1
Solo:
CPE Bach Sonata for Bassoon Alone in D minor arranged from the Flute Sonata in a minor by Mordechai
Rechtamn:
1. Movement 1 - Poco Adagio to place marked on page 2.
2. Movement 3 - Allegro 1st section to repeat sign. (no repeat)
Please prepare both solo movements
Orchestral excerpts:
1. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 2nd movement
2. Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
3. Ravel Bolero
4. Piazzolla Tres Movimentos Tanguisticos Portenos, 3rd movement
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
5. Sibelius Violin Concerto, 2nd movement (Bassoon 2)
6. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, 3rd movement (Bassoon 2)
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
Round 2
Orchestral Excerpts
1. Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5, 3rd movement, Valse
2. Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
3. Mozart Symphony No.35, 4th movement
4. Ravel Piano concerto, 3rd movement, bassoon 1 and bassoon 2 combined
5. Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, 2nd movement
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
Contrabassoon Excerpts (Optional)
1. Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, 1st movement
2. Beethoven Symphony No.5, 4th movement
3. Ravel Mother Goose, 3rd movement
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
Round 1
CPE Bach Sonata for Bassoon Alone in D minor, Movement 1 (to place marked on page 2)
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
CPE Bach Sonata for Bassoon Alone in D minor, Movement 3, 1st section to repeat sign (no repeat)
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
1. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 2nd movement
1. Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
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2. Ravel Bolero
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
3. Piazzolla Tres Movimentos Tanguisticos Portenos, 3rd movement
Excerpt 1.
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Excerpt 2.
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4. Sibelius Violin Concerto, 2nd movement (Bassoon 2)
5. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, 3rd movement (Bassoon 2)
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
Round 2
1. Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5, 3rd movement, Valse
2. Rimsky Korsakov Scheherazade
Excerpt 1.
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
Excerpt 2.
3. Mozart Symphony No.35, 4th movement
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
4. Ravel Piano concerto, 3rd movement, bassoon 1 and bassoon 2 combined
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
5. Bartok Concerto for Orchestra, 2nd movement
Excerpt 1
Excerpt 2
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
Contrabassoon Excerpts (Optional)
1. Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, 1st movement
2. Beethoven Symphony No.5, 4th movement
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
3. Ravel Mother Goose, 3rd movement
Excerpt 1.
Excerpt 2.
Christchurch Symphony Orchestra Associate Principal Bassoon Audition 2022
