AUDITION EXCERPTS
The following is a list of Audition Excerpts required by the Atlanta University Center Symphony Orchestra for acceptance into the orchestra. There are different excerpts for each instrument that are required to be performed on the audition video. Please click on the title of each excerpt to download the sheet music. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact:
Dr. Alvoy L. Bryan Jr. by email at abryan@aucenter.edu or by phone at (229) 381-4099.
Woodwinds
Woodwinds Audition Excerpts
Flute
Solo: First movement from a standard concerto or sonata
• Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Mvt. IV, mm. 38-46
• Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72, beg. – m.25
• Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Mvt. IV, pickup to mm. 94 -105
Oboe
Solo: First movement from a standard concerto or sonata
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. II, pickup to m. 9 – 16
• Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Mvt. I, mm. 25-33
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherezade, Mvt. III, Pickup to A until 8 after A
Clarinet
Solo: First movement from a standard concerto or sonata
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, Mvt. II, mm. 81-89
• Brahms: Symphony No. 3, Mvt. II, Beg. – 10 after Reh. B
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt. III, 3 mm. after 43-44
Bassoon
Solo: First movement from a standard concerto or sonata
• Mozart: Symphony No. 41, Mvt. I, mm. 62-71
• Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 61, Mvt. II, mm. 20-30
Brass
Brass Audition Excerpts
French Horn
Solo: First movement of a standard concerto
• Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Mvt. II, mm. 8-28
• Mahler: Symphony No. 1, Mvt. III, 3 mm. after Reh. 13 – Reh. 15
Trumpet
Solo: First movement of a standard concerto
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Mvt. II, Reh. [A] – 9 mm. after Reh. [A]
• Schumann: Symphony No. 2, Mvt. I, beg. – m. 13 (Trumpet in C)
Trombone
Solo: First movement of a standard concerto
• Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt. V, 5 mm. after Reh. [85] – end
• Bizet: L’Arlesien Suite No. 2, Reh. [M] – Reh. [P]
• Verdi: Nabucco Overture, mm. 1-16
Tuba
Solo: First movement of a standard concerto
• Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Reh. [J] – Reh. [L]
TIMPANI
Timpani/Perc. Audition Excerpts
StringS
Strings Audition Excerpts
Violin
Solo: First movement from concerto, sonata, or movement from unaccompanied J.S. Bach Partitas and Sonatas
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Mvt. III mm. 99-114
• Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Mvt. IV, letter B- m.56
• Mozart: Symphony No, 39, Mvt. II, beg.-m.27
Viola
Solo: First movement from a standard concerto, sonata, or a movement from J.S. Bach Six Cello Suites
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Mvt. II, mm. 1-10
• Berlioz; Roman Carnival Overture; 2 after Reh. 1 to 8 measures after Reh. 3
• Mozart Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”, Mvt. I, mm. 41-66
Cello
Solo: First movement from a standard concerto, sonata, or a movement from J.S. Bach Six Cello Suites
• Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Mvt. II. mm. 1-10 (’70 = eighth note)
• Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Mvt. II mm. 1-15 (50 = quarter note)
• Mozart: Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”, Mvt. I. Beg. -Reh. [A] (70 = half note)
Double Bass
Solo: A player’s choice
• Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Mvt. I, mm. 48 – 66