String Audition Library

University of Arizona Orchestras: String Audition Excerpt Library

Arizona Symphony Orchestra: Available for download are numerous orchestral excerpts frequently found on professional symphony orchestra auditions. On a 4-year rotation, ASO members will prepare the core audition repertoire for August placement auditions. 2009-2010 excerpts are in the green background.

UA Philharmonic: Excerpts required for admission to the UA Philharmonic are different each year, depending on the performance repertoire. Excerpts for the 2009-2010 year are in the light blue background.

Violin	Viola	Cello	Bass
Bach: Matthew Passion Erbarme dich concertmaster solo
Bach-Stokowski Air on the G string Page 1 Page 2	Bach-Stokowski Air on G String	Bach-Stokowski Air on G String Page 1 Page 2
Beethoven: Symphony I-1	Beethoven: Symphony I-1	Beethoven: Symphony I-1	Beethoven: Symphony I-1
	Beethoven V-2	Beethoven V-2	Beethoven III-1,2,3
Beethoven: IV-2		Beethoven V-3	Beethoven V
Beethoven: VII	Beethoven: VII	Beethoven VII	Beethoven V-3
	Berlioz; Harold in Italy	Beethoven VIII-3	Beethoven IX-4
	Berlioz Roman Carnival	Beethoven IX-4 recit
Brahms I-3, concertmaster solo		Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2	Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Brahms II-1	Brahms II-1	Brahms II-1, 2
Brahms III-1		Brahms II-1	Brahms II-4
Brahms IV-1, 2	Brahms IV	Brahms IV	Brahms IV
Brahms IV-4
Britten: Sea Interludes	Britten: Sea Interludes	Britten: Sea Interludes	Britten: Sea Interludes
Elgar: Enigma Variation, no. 2	Enescu: 1st Romanian Rhapsody	Debussy: La Mer, 1	Britten: Young People's Guide
			Mahler I
			Mahler II
Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream	Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream	Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream	Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mendelssohn: MND Overture			Mendelssohn IV-4
			Milhaud Creation of the World
Mozart: Figaro Overture	Mozart: Figaro overture	Mozart: Figaro Overture
Mozart: 35-4	Mozart: Magic Flute Overture	Mozart 35-4	Mozart 35-1
Mozart: 39-1			Mozart 35-3 and 4
Mozart: 41	Mozart 41	Mozart 41	Mozart 40-4
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade solo	Rossini: Gazza Ladra Overture	Rossini: Wm Tell Overture	Mozart 39
Schumann: II-3		Schubert VIII
Shostakovich V	Shostakovich V	Shostakovich V	Shostakovich V
Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture	Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture	Smetana: Bartered Bride Overture
	Smetana: The Moldau		Strauss: Don Juan
Strauss: Don Juan	Strauss: Don Juan	Strauss: Don Juan	Strauss: Ein Heldenleben 1 Page 1 Page 2
		Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, p1
		Stravinsky: Firebird	Stravinsky: Pulcinella
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring	Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring	Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring	Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
UA Phil: Tchaikovsky IV-Finale Page 1 Page 2 Page 3	UA Phil: Tchaikovsky IV-Finale Page 1 Page 2 Page 3	UA Phil: Tchaikovsky IV-Finale Page 1 Page 2 Page 3	UA Phil: Tchaikovsky IV-Finale Page 1 Page 2
		Tchaikovsky: IV-2	Tchaikovsky: IV-4 another
Tchaikovsky: IV-4	Tchaikovsky: IV-4	Tchaikovsky: IV-4	Tchaikovsky: IV-4
Tchaikovsky: Serenade	Tchaikovsky: Serenade	Tchaikovsky: Serenade
		Verdi: Requiem, Offertorio	Verdi: Otello, Act IV prelude