Young People's Symphony Orchestra Spring Auditions 2015

YPSO Spring 2015 Auditions:
Tuesday, May 26th 2015 from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 27th 2015 from 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 31st 2015 from 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Young People's Symphony Orchestra is the oldest youth orchestra in California and the second oldest in the nation. Our Music Director and Conductor David Ramadanoff is now celebrating his 26th season with YPSO.

YPSO rehearses Monday evenings in Berkeley from 6:00-9:30 p.m.
Rehearsals commonly feature sectional rehearsals with local professionals who have worked with us for many years.

YPSO is a very high level orchestra and we require our musicians to have several years of orchestra experience prior to joining.

Find more information at: www.ypsomusic.org
email the orchestra manager at [email protected]
Tel: 510-849-9776

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Please prepare the following materials for audition:
1. your piece without accompanist and 3 photocopies for the judges.
2. A major and minor scale in 3-octaves
3. Orchestra excerpts that can be found from the links and list below. (very important)

Please take special note of the metronome markings.

The pieces that will be asked are from:

Berlioz’s Corsair Overture
Debussy’s Trois Noctournes
Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3.

LINKS TO EXCERPT PARTS:

Berlioz - Benvenuto Cellini
http://imslp.org/wiki/Benvenuto_Cellini,_H_76_(Berlioz,_Hector)

Debussy - Nocturnes (1 and 2)
http://imslp.org/wiki/Nocturnes_(Debussy,_Claude)

Saint-Saens - Third Symphony
http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.3,_Op.78_(Saint-Saëns,_Camille)

Violins

Berlioz: beginning to larghetto. 108 to the half note.
Berlioz: Rehearsal 2 to rehearsal 3. 60 to the quarter note.
Saint-Saens: 3rd movement, 13 measures before letter BB to BB. 92 to the half note.
Saint-Saens: 2nd movement, letter C to the Presto. 80 to the dotted quarter note.

Violas:
1. Saint-Saens: 3rd movement, 13 measures before BB to BB. 92 to the half note.
2. Saint-Saens: 2nd movement, Letter C to the Presto. 80 to the dotted quarter note.
3. Berlioz: rehearsal 2 to rehearsal 3, 60 to the quarter note.

Cellos:
1. Debussy Fetes: 1st entrance to four measures before rehearsal 2. 80 to the half note. Uppere or
lower line is optional.
2. Saint-Saens: 3rd movement, 13 measures before BB to BB. 92 to the half note.
3. Saint-Saens: 2nd movement, letter C to Presto. 80 to the dotted quarter.
4. Berlioz: Rehearsal 2 to rehearsal 3: 60 to the quarter note.

Basses:
1. Saint-Saens: 3rd movement, 13 before BB to BB. 92 to the half note.
2. Saint-Saens: 2nd movement, Letter C to the Presto. 80 to the dotted quarter.

Woodwinds
Oboe:
1. Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini, 1st oboe: Measure 90 (two measures after Allegro deciso con impeto) to
Rehearsal 5. 112 to the half note.

2. Debussy, Fetes, 1st oboe:
A. four measures before rehearsal 1 to rehearsal 1. 80 to the half note.
B. rehearsal 11 to rehearsal 12. 80 to the quarter note.

English horn: Debussy Fetes, measure 3 to measure 8. 80 to the half note.

Clarinet:
1. Debussy Nuages, 1st clarinet: the first five measures of the movement. Between 76-80 to the quarter note.
2. Debussy Fetes, 1st clarinet:
A. measure 3 to measure 8. 80 to the half note
B. rehearsal 11 to rehearsal 12. 80 to the quarter note.

Bassoon:
1. Berlioz Benvenuto Cellini, 1st bassoon: measure 90 (2 measures after Allegro deciso con impeto) to
Rehearsal 5. 112 to the half note.
2. Debussy Nuage, 1st bassoon: the first five measures of the movement. Between 76-80 to the quarter
Note.
3. Debussy Fetes, 1st bassoon: rehearsal 1 to nine masures after 1. 80 to the half note.

Horn:
1. Debussy Fetes, 1st horn
A. rehearsal 3 for two measures. 160 to the quarter note.
B. rehearsal 12 to four measures after 13. 80 to the half note.

2. Saint-Saens Symphony No. 3
A. First movement, 3rd horn: from rehearsal Q to three measures before R. 60 to the quarter note.
B. Second movement, 1st horn: two measures after B to five measures after. 80 to the dotted quarter
Note.
Trumpets:
1. Berlioz: 1st cornet part. Beginning for 9 measures. 108 to the half note.
2. Debussy Fetes: 1st trumpet. 4 excerpts. All at 80 to the half note.
A. Rehearsal 10-11 (muted)
B. Rehearsal 13-14 (open)
C. Rehearsal 16, 4 measures
D. rehearsal 20 4 measures (muted)

Trombones:
1. Berlioz: 1st trombone part. Rehearsal 16 to 3 measures after rehearsal 17. 108-112 to the half
Note.
2. Debussy Fetes: 1st trombone part. Rehearsal 13 to rehearsal 14. 80 to the half note.

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