Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra announces audition schedule for 2012-13.

C (Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 CST

The Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra announces the audition schedule for vacancies in the string and horn sections plus utility clarinet for the 2012-13 concert season. Auditions for the 75 member semi-professional orchestra will be held beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Noel Fine Arts Center of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus - Room 361. Those auditioning will play a short solo of his/her choice, the required excerpts listed in the news section of the CWSO web site and perform a sight-reading excerpt. Practice rooms will be available on site. Please bring a current resume to your audition. Contact Megan Lawrence, Operations Manager to arrange an audition time prior to May 7, 2012:

meganl@cwso.org

For further questions, please contact the CWSO office:

Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 65
1128 Main Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-345-2976
cwso@cwso.org

Excerpt for audition
Violin
Beethoven, Symphony #5, 4th mvt., m.667-685 (rehearsal G to H )

Brahms, Symphony #1, 1st mvt. , opening Un poco sostenuto up to Allegro, m.37

Viola
Brahms Symphony No.2 First movement letter C to first note in ms.132

Weber Euryanthe Overture Letter K to Letter M *

(*Please note that the excerpt link for the Weber excerpt is not working - please contact meganl@cwso.org for a PDF of this excerpt)

Cello
Brahms 2-Adagio non Troppo-beginning to one before letter A*

(*Please note that the excerpt link for the Brahms excerpt is not working - please contact meganl@cwso.org for a PDF of this excerpt)

Ruslan and Ludmilla-Glinka-first 18 measures.

Bass
Beethoven Symphony 5: mvt 3: Scherzo - bars 1 thru 18; 44 thru 5 after A, and Trio – bars 141 thru 214 (19 after B)

Tchaikovsky Symphony 4, mvt 1: 4 after B until C

Horn

http://www.hornexcerpts.org/excerpt_pages/beethS7/beethS7_1.html first horn part

http://www.hornexcerpts.org/excerpt_pages/brahmsCP1/brahmsCP1_1.html

http://www.hornexcerpts.org/excerpt_pages/tchaikS4/tchaikS4_1_horn3-4.html third horn part

and the exposition from the 1st movement of any Mozart concerto