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Auditions 
Fall 2023

Auditions for the Du Bois Orchestra's 2023-2024 season will be held on August 28-29, 2023 in Recital Room N1 at the Longy School of Music of Bard College Rey-Waldstein Building, located at 33 Garden Street in Cambridge, MA.

 

To sign up for an audition, please email us at duboisorchestra@gmail.com. In your email, please include your name and instrument. If you are auditioning for a non-volunteer position, please also include a one page music resume.

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Once you register to audition, we will be in contact with you to schedule your audition date and time. If you have any questions or need any accommodations, please let us know in your email.

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We, The Du Bois Orchestra Administration, recognize that there has historically been exclusivity and marginalization in the classical music experience and are actively working to rectify that. All are encouraged to apply.

Tuba

Excerpts

Solos

  • Wagner Die Meistersinger Overture: measure 158 – measure 188

  • Mendelssohn Overture to a Midsummer Night’s Dream: rehearsal A – 33rd measure of rehearsal A

  • Dvorak Symphony No. 8, Movement 4: rehearsal R – end

  • A solo piece of your choice

Timpani

Excerpts

Solos

  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Movement 1: measure 313 – measure 363

  • Stravinsky The Rite of Spring: rehearsal 189 – end

  • Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, Movement 3: rehearsal Dd – end

Snare Drum

Excerpts

  • A solo piece of your choice

Solos

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal D – rehearsal E (Tambur piccolo)

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 4: rehearsal P – rehearsal R (Tambur piccolo)

Glockenspiel

Excerpts

  • A solo piece of your choice

Solos

  • Mozart The Magic Flute, No. 8 Finale: 34 measures before end – 17 measures before end

  • A solo piece of your choice

Tambourine

Excerpts

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal F – rehearsal G

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 4: 15th measure of rehearsal W – Allegro non troppo e maestoso

Triangle

Excerpts

  • Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Movement 3: rehearsal E – rehearsal F

Cymbals

Excerpts

  • Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture: 2 measures before rehearsal O – 8 measures before rehearsal P

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