ENTRY AUDITION
ENTRY AUDITION
for the following positions of the Montenegrin Symphony Orchestra
- Tutti violins, 5 musicians (six months probation period)
- Cello, tutti, 1 musician (six months probation period)
- Cello, co-principal, 1 musician (six months probation period)
- Tuba, 1 musician (six months probation period)
- Third horn, 1 musician (six months probation period)
AUDITION PROGRAM:
TUTTI VIOLINS:
- A. Mozart - one of the following concertos for violin and orchestra:
- KV 216, KV 218, KV 219, 1st movement with cadenza
Romantic concerto for violin and orchestra: 1st movement with cadenza
Orchestral parts:
W. A. Mozart - Symphony No. 39, 4th Mov. / Finale- Allegro (bars 1 - 41)
L. van Beethoven- Symphony No. 3 - Scherzo (bars 1 - 30)
J. Strauss - Overture Die Fledermauss (bars 33 - 120 and 227 - 274)
R. Strauss - Don Juan, symphonic poem (bars 1 - 63)
J. Brahms - Symphony No. 4, 3rd Mov. / Scherzo (bars 1 - 44, 199 - 237 and 295 - 357)
Tschaikovsky - Symphony No. 6, 1st and 4th Mov. (1st movement: 130 - 153, 4th movement: 1 - 29)
Smetana- The Bartered Bride - Overture (bars 1 - 73)
TUTTI CELLO:
Haydn: Concerto of choice (C major or D major): 1st movement with cadenza
Romantic concerto for cello and orchestra: 1st movement with cadenza
Orchestral parts:
Strauss: Don Juan (bars 1 - 7, 50 - 66)
Verdi: Requiem, Offertorium (bars 1 - 46)
Beethoven: Fifth Symphony, 2nd movement (bars 1 - 11, 49 - 59)
Smetana: The Bartered Bride overture (bars 1 - 93)
Tchaikovsky: Sixth Symphony, 2nd movement (bars 1 - 25)
Rossini: William Tell - solo part (bars 1 - 48)
CELLO CO-PRINCIPAL:
Haydn: Concerto in D major, 1st movement with cadenza (Jandron cadenza)
One of the listed pieces:
Dvořák: Cello Concerto, B minor, movement I
Schumann: Cello Concerto, Movement I
Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations (full composition)
Orchestral parts:
Strauss: Don Juan (bars 1 - 7, 50 - 66)
Verdi: Offertorium from the Requiem (bars 1 - 46)
Beethoven: Fifth Symphony, movement II (bars 1 - 11, 49 - 59)
Smetana: The Bartered Bride overture (bars 1 - 93)
Tchaikovsky: Sixth Symphony, movement II (bars 1 - 25)
Rossini: William Tell - solo part (bars 1 - 48)
Brahms: Second Piano Concerto, movement III - solo (bars 1 - 20, 71 - 99)
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - solo (bars 74 - 103, 216 - 236)
Franc v. Supe: Overture "Poet and pesant" - solo (bars 16 - 31)
TUBA
Solo program:
R. Vaughan Williams – Tuba Concerto, I movement (with cadenza)
Orchestral parts:
Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries (8 bars before No. 11 - to No. 12)
Wagner – Overture to Die Meistersingervon Nurnberg
Wagner - Lohengrin (Introduction to Act III), from number 2 to number 3, and from bar 8 in number 5 to bar 5 in number 6
Berlioz – Hungarian March (La Damnation de Faust), from number 4 to bar 2 in number 5
Respighi - Fountains of Rome (bar before no. 11 to the first bar in no. 14)
Mussorgsky - Bydlo from Pictures at an exhibition (beginning - to number 39)
Mahler – Symphony No. 1, III movement (4 bars before number 3 to number 4)
Bruckner – Symphony No. 7, IV movement (from letter P to letter S)
THIRD HORN
W. A. Mozart - Horn Concerto no. 4 (KV 495), I movement with cadenza
R. Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1, II movement
Orchestral parts:
J. Brahms - Piano Concerto no. 1 D-moll op.15 from bars 199 - 215 (III horn)
J. Brahms - Piano Concerto no. 2.B major op.83, from 188-198. bar
R. Strauss - Till Eulenspiegel - III Horn Solo Theme in D from No. 16-22 (Vollez Zeitmass from No. 37-38)
C.Saint-Saens- Symphony no. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 from Q - S (III horn solo)
A. Dvorak-Symphony no. 9, III movement Scherzo from no. 2 (19th bar) - no. 3. (9th bar)
A. Dvorak - Symphony no. 7 II movement
Auditions for leading and tutti positions can be attended by candidates with at least VII1 professional level preparation (240 CSPK credits), while for leading positions: cello co-principal and tuba there is an additional condition of 2 years of work experience.
The audition will be held in the period from December 12 to 15, 2023, while the exact date the time as well as the detailed schedule of auditions will be announced later.
Candidates can apply via e-mail marina.mccg@gmail.com or by sending the necessary documentation to the address of the V proletarian brigade 4/1, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro, the deadline being November 27, 2023 (14 days before the audition), and it is necessary to submit: curriculum vitae, scanned diploma, residential address, contact phone number and valid email address.
The orchestral material will be available after the verification of the applications in the library office of Montenegrin Music Center (contact phone:+382 68 245 985) or electronically (e-mail address: dragicagacevic511@gmail.com).