Auditions

Everyone who wants to be in the BG Philharmonia needs to audition.

Orchestra auditions will take place at the beginning of the fall semester.

Woodwinds and Brass Orchestra Auditions: Sunday, August 20 beginning at 5 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be posted outside Room 1008 on Friday, August 18 at 9 a.m.

Percussion Auditions: Sunday, August 20 from noon to 5 p.m. in Kelly Hall. All students should arrive at 11 a.m. for set-up and return at 5 p.m. for tear-down.

String Auditions: Monday, August 21, beginning at 1:30 p.m. A sign-up sheet will be posted outside Room 1008 on Friday, August 18 at 9 a.m.

BG Philharmonia Audition Instructions Fall 2023

-please read carefully-

Preparing your Orchestra Audition Excerpts:

Part I Everyone must bring a prepared solo to the audition. 
You will play a passage from it as requested by the faculty present. 

Part II Orchestra Excerpts

1. Download and print out the excerpts or use on your device.
2. Prepare all excerpts posted for your instrument. The audition committee will select which ones you perform at the audition.
3. Listen to a recording while following the excerpts to learn tempo and musical style.
4. Contact your teacher if you have any questions about the excerpts.

-ALL HORN PLAYERS must prepare the Exposition of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 2, K. 417 in E-flat as their solo.

-All STRING Audition Excerpts Have Posted Information Regarding Tempos
    Be prepared! Print the excerpts early!
    Work the excerpts up as close to tempo as you can get. The musical style is light.

Piccolo Excerpts
Flute Excerpts
Clarinet Excerpts 
Bass Clarinet Excerpts
Oboe Excerpts
English Horn Excerpts
Bassoon Excerpts
Contrabassoon Excerpts
Trumpet Excerpts
Tenor Trombone Excerpts
Bass Trombone Excerpts
Horn Excerpts
Tuba Excerpts
Percussion Excerpts

Violin I

1.     All excerpts are from Beethoven’s Symphony #6, ‘Pastoral’.
2.     Each excerpt has the movement number marked on it so you can find them on-line and listen. The parts you need to prepare are marked in brackets.
3.     Movement 1 should be at about quarter note = 112-116.
4.     Movement 2 is at dotted quarter note = 50.
5.     Movement 5 is at dotted half note = 60.                         
Violin I Excerpts

Violin II

1.     All excerpts are from Beethoven’s Symphony #6, ‘Pastoral’.
2.     Each excerpt has the movement number marked on it so you can find them on-line and listen. The parts you need to prepare are marked in brackets.
3.     Movement One should be at about quarter note = 112-116.
4.     Movement Three has two tempi.  The ¾ is in one; the dotted half note tempo = 100. The 2/4 section is at quarter note = 132.
5.     Movement 4 is at half note = 76 or quarter note = 152.
Violin II Excerpts

Viola

1.     All excerpts are from Beethoven’s Symphony #6, ‘Pastoral’.
2.     Each excerpt has the movement number marked on it so you can find them on-line and listen. The parts you need to prepare are marked in brackets.
3.     Movement One should be at about quarter note = 112-116.
4.     Movement Three has two tempi.  The ¾ is in one; the dotted half note tempo = 100. The 2/4 section is at quarter note = 132.
5.     Movement 4 is at half note = 76 or quarter note = 152.
6.     Movement 5 is at dotted half note = 60.
Viola Excerpts

Cello

1.     All excerpts are from Beethoven’s Symphony #6, ‘Pastoral’.
2.     Each excerpt has the movement number marked on it so you can find them on-line and listen. The parts you need to prepare are marked in brackets.
3.     Movement One should be at about quarter note = 112-116.
4.     Movement 4 is at half note = 76 or quarter note = 152.
5.     Movement 5 is at dotted half note = 60.
Cello Excerpts

Bass

1.     All excerpts are from Beethoven’s Symphony #6, ‘Pastoral’.
2.     Each excerpt has the movement number marked on it so you can find them on-line and listen. The parts you need to prepare are marked in brackets.
3.     Movement One should be at about quarter note = 112-116.
4.     Movement Three has two tempi.  The ¾ is in one; the dotted half note tempo = 100. The 2/4 section is at quarter note = 132.
5.    Movement 4 is at half note = 76 or quarter note = 152.
Bass Excerpts