SIUe Fall 2020 Ensembles ~ Bb Clarinet Audition Music _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Band Auditions- sign up sheet outside Dr. Gómez’s office DH 1115 auditions to be held TBA week of August 24

1. Major Scales and Chromatic

2. Sight-reading

3. Mozart: Concerto in A Major, first page of exposition (cl. in Bb)

4. Grainger: Molly on the Shore

5. Makris- Aegean Festival Overture

6. Shostakovich- Festive Overture Orchestra Auditions- sign up sheet outside Dr. Hinson’s office DH 2108

auditions to be held TBA week of August 24

1. Major Scales and Chromatic

2. Sight-reading

3. Mozart: Concerto in A Major, first page of exposition (cl. in Bb or A)

4. Beethoven: Symphony no. 6, mvt. 2 (cl. in Bb)

5. Mendelssohn: Scherzo (cl. in Bb)

6. Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol (cl. in A)

Audition Guidelines • All auditions will be blind, i.e. behind a screen.

• Please adhere to the indicated tempo markings as much as possible.

• The excerpts are on YouTube for your reference.

• All decisions are final!

• ALL MUSIC MAJORS MUST AUDITION FOR WIND SYMPHONY- ORCHESTRA IS OPTIONAL!

Band Excerpts Mozart: Concerto in A major- page 1 of exposition = 112

Grainger: Molly on the Shore = 92

Makris: Aegean Festival Overture = 160

Shostakovich: Festival Overture = 160

Orchestra Excerpts

Beethoven: Symphony no. 6, mvt 2 = 138

Mendelssohn: Scherzo = 80

Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol = 120