Orchestra Institute
Audition Requirements

*For percussion players, one piece in marimba or vibraphone is required in addition to four contrasting orchestral excerpts. Please see repertoire indications below.

Recordings should be no more than 6 months old. Make sure to show off your best performance skills.

Both orchestral excerpts should be on the same video, but cuts between excerpts are admissible.

Edits within the music of the same excerpt or solo piece are not allowed.

Videos should be uploaded to YouTube or a similar streaming service and should be available to access without a password or login (choose either public or unlisted in the privacy options for your video on YouTube).

There are no restrictions regarding the duration of your submission, but please note that the adjudicating team may only be assessing an extract of your submitted performance.

Audition repertoire for all instruments has been updated on April 2025.

Exposition of first movement of a standard concerto of the following list: 

• Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
• Brahms - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
• Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole 
• Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
• Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
• Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, Mvt III: mm. 99 to 114
• Brahms - Symphony No. 4, Op. 98, Mvt IV: measure 33 to 80
• Debussy - La Mer, Mvt 2: Reh. #33 to 6 measures after Reh. #38, **top line
• Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo: mm. 17 to 99
• Mozart - Symphony No. 39, K 543 (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • Mvt II, beginning to m. 27 (No repeats)
  • Mvt IV, beginning to m. 41
• R. Strauss - Don Juan, Op. 20: First Page

Exposition of a standard concerto of the following list: 

• Bartók - Viola Concerto
• Hoffmeister - Viola Concerto in D Major
• Stamitz - Viola Concerto in D Major, Op. 1
• Walton -  Viola Concerto in A minor

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Brahms - Symphony No. 4, Mvt IV: mm. 41 to 80
• Bruckner - Symphony No. 4, Mvt II: mm. 51 to 83
• Mahler - Symphony No. 10, Mvt 1 (Adagio) (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • mm. 1 to 15
  • mm. 39 to 48
  • mm. 104 to 111
• Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo: m. 17 to Letter D
• Mozart - Symphony No. 35 (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Mvt I, mm. 41 to 66
  • Mvt IV, mm. 134 to 181
• Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2: Reh. #158 to Reh. #166, **top line

Exposition from the first movement of a standard concerto from the following list: 

• Dvorak - Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
• Haydn - Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb:2
• Schumann - Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
• Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, Mvt 2 (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • mm. 1 to 10
  • mm. 49 to 60
  • mm. 98 to 106
• Brahms - Symphony No. 2, Mvt II: beginning to m. 15
• Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo (*count these as one excerpt): 
  •  Reh. C to Reh. D
  •  Reh. N to Reh. O 
• Mozart - Symphony No. 35, Mvt 4: mm. 134 to 181
• R. Strauss - Don Juan: beginning to Letter D
• Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4, Mvt II: mm. 21 to 42

Exposition from the first movement of a standard concerto from the following list: 

• Bottesini - Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor
• Dittersdorf - Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in E Major, Kr. 172
• Koussevitzky - Double Bass Concerto, Op.3 
• Vanhal - Double Bass Concerto in E-flat major (version in D or C Major)

(For all concertos, versions in both solo and orchestral tuning are accepted)

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Beethoven - Symphony No. 5, Mvt III (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • beginning to m. 100
  • Trio (m. 141) to m. 218 
• Brahms - Symphony No. 2, Mvt I: Letter E to Letter F  
• Mahler - Symphony No. 1, Mvt III: beginning to m. 10 (solo)
• Mozart - Symphony No. 40, Mvt 1 (*count these as one excerpt):  
  • mm. 115 to 138
  • mm. 191 to 225
• Strauss - Ein Heldenleben: Reh. #9 to 6 measures after Reh. #12 
• Verdi - Otello, Act IV: Letter U to 7 measures after Letter X (soli)

(Excerpts can be performed either in solo or orchestral tuning.)

Exposition of a standard concerto of the following list: 

• Ibert - Concerto for Flute
• Liebermann - Concerto for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 39
• Mozart - Flute Concerto in D major or G major
• Nielsen -  Concerto for Flute
• Reinecke - Concerto for Flute
• Rodrigo - Concierto pastoral

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3 (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • mm. 1 to 25 
  • mm. 328 to 360
• Brahms - Symphony No.4, Mvt IV: mm. 89 to 105
• Debussy  - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun: beginning to Reh. #3
• Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis, Andantino: 5 measures before Letter C to the end (solo) 
• Mendelssohn -  A Midsummer Night's Dream, Scherzo: 2 measures before Letter P to the end
• Ravel - Daphnis and Chloe: Reh. #176 to 2 measures after Reh. #179

Exposition of a standard concerto of the following list: 

• Gipps - Oboe Concerto, Op. 20
• Goossens - Oboe Concerto (in one movement), Op. 45
• Mozart - Oboe Concerto in C Major 
• Strauss - Oboe Concerto in D Major
• Vaughan-Williams - Concerto for Oboe and String Orchestra

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Theme: beginning to end (2nd Oboe)
• Brahms - Violin Concerto, Mvt II: mm. 3 to 32
• Debussy - La Mer, Mvt II (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Reh. #17 to 2 measures after Reh. #18
  • Reh. #25 to 4 measures after Reh. #25
  • Reh. #34 to 10 measures after Reh. #34
  • 7 measures after Reh. #54 to 9 measures after Reh. #55
• Mahler -  Das Lied von der Erde (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Mvt II, beginning to 2 measures after Reh. #4
  • Mvt VI, beginning to 3 measures after Reh. #2
  • Mvt VI, 3 measures after Reh. # 7 to Reh. #9
• Mendelssohn  - Symphony No. 3, Mvt II: mm. 32 to 67
• Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin, Mvt I (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • beginning to Reh. #2
  • Reh. #8 to Reh. #9

Exposition of a standard concerto of the following list: 

• Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major
• Weber - Clarinet Concerto No. 1  in F minor
• Weber - Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major
• Spohr - Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 26

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 (*count these as one excerpt) (in Bb):
  • Mvt I, mm. 418 to 438 and mm. 474 to 492
  • Mvt II, mm. 67 to 77
• Brahms - Symphony No. 3, Mvt II:  beginning to m. 32 (in Bb)
• Mendelssohn - Midsummer Night’s Dream, Scherzo (*count these as one excerpt) (in Bb): 
  • beginning to Letter B
  • Letter C to Letter E
  • Letter L to 4 measures after Letter M
  • Last 6 measures
• Respighi -  Pini di Roma, Mvt III: Reh. #13 to 11 measures after Reh. #17 (in A)
• Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol  (*count these as one excerpt) (in A): 
  • Mvt I,  Letter A to 27 measures after Letter C
  • Mvt III, 11 measures after Letter K to the end
• Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9 (*count these as one excerpt) (in A):
  Mvt II, Beginning to measure 53
  Mvt III, Beginning to Letter C

Exposition of a standard concerto of the following list: 

• Françaix - Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
• Hummel - Grand Concerto in F major
• Mozart - Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major
• Vivaldi - Bassoon Concerto in E minor
• Weber -  Bassoon Concerto in F major

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture  (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • beginning to m. 24
  • mm. 100 to 123
• Ravel - Piano Concerto in G  (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Mvt I, Reh. #9 to Reh. #10
  • Mvt III, 5 measures after Reh. #14 to Reh. #16
• Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Mvt II, m. 5 to Letter A
  • Mvt II, Letter L to Letter M  
• Shostakovich -  Symphony No. 9: Mvt IV, m. 10 to Mvt V, m. 27
• Stravinsky -  Le Sacre du Printemps: beginning to 2 measures before Reh. #4 
• Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Mvt I, mm. 104 to 114
  • Mvt I, mm. 294 to 300
  • Mvt II, mm. 274 to the end

Exposition of a standard concerto or excerpt of a piece from the following list: 

• Hindemith - Horn Sonata (exposition from movement I)
• Larsson - Twelve Concertinos, Op. 45 (one movement)
• Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 1, No. 2, No.3 or No. 4
• F. Strauss -  Nocturno, Op. 7
• R. Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Beethoven - Symphony No. 3, Mvt III: mm. 171 to 205 (Horn II in Eb)
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 7, Mvt I: mm. 84 to 110 (Horn I in A)
• Brahms - Symphony No. 3, Mvt III: Letter F to Letter G (Horn I in C)
• Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5, Mvt I: Reh. #17 to Reh. #21 (Horn I in F)
• R. Strauss - Ein Heldenleben: beginning to 4 measures after Reh. #4 (Horn I in F)
• R. Strauss -  Till Eulenspiegel: beginning to Reh. #1  (Horn I in F)

Exposition of a standard concerto of the following list: 

• Arutunian - Trumpet Concerto in A-flat Major (mm. 1-70 ) 
• Bohme - OHME Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra, Op. 18 (Allegro moderato [1st mvt]) 
• Haydn - Trumpet Concerto in E-flat
• Hummel - Trumpet Concerto in E-flat (1st OR 2nd mvt)
• Neruda - Trumpet Concerto (1st OR 2nd mvt)

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra, Mvt 1: mm. 358 to 396 (Trumpet I in C)
• Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3: Letter D to ‘Tempo I’ (Trumpet I in Bb)
• Mahler - Symphony No. 5, Mvt 1: beginning to 6 measures after Reh. #1 (Trumpet I in Bb)
• Ravel - Piano Concerto in G Major (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Mvt 1, Reh. #2 to Reh. #3 (Trumpet I in C)
  • Mvt 1, Reh. #34 to end (Trumpet I in C)  
• Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherezade, Mvt IV:
  • 1 measure before Letter C to Letter E (Trumpet I in A)
  • OR
  • Letter T to Letter U (Trumpet I in A) 
• Stravinsky - Petruchka (1947): 1 measure before Reh. #134 to Reh. #139 (Trumpet I in Bb) 

Exposition of a standard concerto or excerpt of a piece from the following list: 

• Albrechtsberger - Concerto in B flat for Alto Trombone (exposition of one movement)
• David - Concertino for Trombone in E flat major, Op. 4
• Grondahl - Concerto Concerto for Trombone (one mvt)
• Larsson - Concertino for Trombone and String Orchestra, Op. 45, No. 7 
• Tomasi - Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra
• Hindemith - Sonata for Trombone and Piano (exposition of one movement)

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Mahler - Symphony No. 3, Mvt I: Reh. #33 to 2 measures after Reh. #34 (Trombone I solo)
• Mozart - Requiem, Tuba Mirum: beginning to Letter B (Tenor Trombone solo)
• Saint-Saëns - Symphony No. 3, “Organ”, Mvt I: Letter Q to Letter S
• Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival: Letter M to Letter N (Trombone 2 solo)
• Rossini - William Tell Overture: Letter C to 9 measures after Letter D 
• Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • Reh. #3 to 2 measures after Reh. #6 
  • 8 measures before Reh. #11 to Reh. #12

Exposition of a standard concerto from the following list: 

• Bozza - New Orleans
• Lebedev - Concerto in One Movement 
• Sachse - Trombone Concertino
• Schnyder - subZERO

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Haydn - The Creation, No. 26: beginning to Letter C 
• Mahler - Symphony No. 7, Mvt I: Reh. #42 to Reh. #44
• Respighi - Fontane di Roma: Reh. #11 to Reh. #14
• Rossini - William Tell Overture: Letter C to 9 measures after Letter D 
• Schumann -  Symphony No. 3, “Rhenish”, Mvt IV: beginning to measure 19
• Strauss - Ein Heldenleben, Mvt IV: Reh. #60 to 3 measures before Reh. #66

Exposition of a standard concerto from the following list: 

• Gregson - Concerto for Tuba 
• Koetsier - Concertino for Tuba and Strings 
• Lebedev - Concerto in One Movement for Tuba 
• Plau - Concerto for Tuba
• Vaughan Williams - Concerto for Tuba 
• J. Williams - Concerto for Tuba

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Berlioz - Damnation of Faust, Hungarian March: Reh. #20 to 4 measures after Reh. #21
• Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis, Mvt II, 4 measures before Letter M to Letter P
• Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5, Mvt I: Reh. #3 to Reh. #6
• Respighi - Fontane di Roma: Reh. #11 to Reh. #14
• Stravinsky -  Petrouchka, Peasant with Bear (1911 version): 3 measures after Reh. #100 to 8 measures after Reh. #100
• Wagner - Overture to Die Meistersinger: Letter J to Letter L

Selection of a Bach piece for Marimba or vibraphone  

For example: J.S. Bach - Gavotte en Rondeau (from Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major BWV 1006)

Four excerpts (one for Timpani, one for Snare drum, one auxiliary and one mallet keyboard) from the following lists: 

Timpani

• Richard Hochrainer - Etude No. 47 (from Etüden für Timpani, Vol. 1)
• Mozart - Symphony No. 39, Mvt I: beginning to measure 21
• Beethoven - Symphony No. 9, Mvt I: 18 measures before letter S to the end
• Bartok (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Concerto for Orchestra, Mvt IV: m. 42 to m. 51 
  • Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste, Mvt II: mm. 300-338
• Stravinsky - Rite of Spring: Reh. #189 to end

Snare drum ​

• Jacques Delécluse - Etude No. 9 (from Douze Études pour Caisse Claire)
• Rimsky-Korsakov -  Scheherezade (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Mvt III, Letter D to Letter E
  • Mvt III, 5 after Letter F to 8 measures after Letter F
  • Mvt IV, Letter P to Letter R
  • Mvt IV, Letter S to Letter U

Auxiliary Percussion

• Cymbals 
  • Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4, IV: 7 measures after Letter H to the end
• Tambourine 
  • Dvořák - Carnival Overture: beginning to Letter C 

Mallet keyboard

• Gershwin - Porgy and Bess: beginning to 5 measures after Reh. #2 (Xylophone)
• Shostakovich - The Golden Age, Polka: 6 measures after Reh. #45 to 1 measure after Reh. #46 (Xylophone)
• Dukas - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (*count these as one excerpt):
  • Reh. #17 to rehearsal #20 - Glockenspiel
  • Reh. #22 t o Reh. #24
• Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker, Act I, No. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes: Letter G (m. 181) to 9 measures before Letter H (m. 196) (Glockenspiel)

Exposition or a 3-5 minute selection for those works not in Sonata form from any of the following list: 

• Debussy - Danse sacrée et danse profane
• Ravel - Introduction and Allegro
• Mozart - Flute and Harp Concerto, K. 299
• Handel - Concerto for Harp in B-flat

Two contrasting excerpts from the following list: 

• Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra, Mvt IV: m. 42 to m. 58
• Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Mvt II: “Un Bal” beginning to Reh. #35 (or complete)
• Britten - Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • Variation I 
  • Fugue, Letter I to Letter J
• Ravel - Tzigane: Cadenza, Rehearsal Number 4 to 5
• Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker, Waltz of the Flowers: cadenza (complete)
• Verdi - La Forza del Destino Overture (*count these as one excerpt): 
  • Letter G to Letter H 
  • Letter N to Letter O