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VERBIER FESTIVAL JUNIOR ORCHESTRA

FLUTE EXCERPTS

• Solo: Mozart Concerto in G major, 1st mvmt, exposition

• One work of contrasting style

• Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”, Finale – Bar 171 to 199

• Bizet: Carmen, Act III Scene 1

• Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, Flutist's Cadence – Tempo di Menuetto – Flute 1, Bar 230 to 232

PICCOLO EXCERPTS (OPTIONAL)

• Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione, II Marsch und Pastorale

(All excerpts are available on the following pages of this document)

AUDITION INFORMATION

• The tuning pitch of the Verbier Festival Orchestra is A=442 Hz.

• All auditions, whether live or recorded, are unaccompanied, and therefore no piano should be used.

• For video applicants, you MUST read all of the video guidelines in the ‘VFO Application Guidelines’ documentation, available on the Verbier Festival Academy landing page on the GetAcceptd platform, before starting your application or making your video.

• Applicants will not be required to play the full movement of their selected concerto or solo work in the audition. Please focus on performing the first three to five minutes of solo playing from the movement of your choice. While the live auditions will typically focus on the Opening/Exposition, please note that the panel is entitled to request any other portion of the movement, including the cadenza. For video submissions, please refer to the video audition guidelines outlined ‘VFO Application Guidelines’ documentation.

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VFJO FLUTE EXCERPTS

BEETHOVEN: SYMPHONY NO. 3 ‘EROICA’, FINALE - BAR 171 TO 199

BIZET: CARMEN, ACT. III SCENE 1

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VFJO FLUTE EXCERPTS

STRAUSS: DER ROSENKAVALIER, FLUTIST'S CADENCE – TEMPO DI MENUETTO – FLUTE 1, BAR 230 TO 232

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VFJO PICCOLO EXCERPTS

HINDEMITH: NOBILISSIMA VISIONE, II MARSCH UND PASTORALE