Klarinet Archive - Posting 000509.txt from 2002/12

From: Joseph Stevens <oamclarinetist@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Orchestra Audition--Help Please!
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 17:44:29 -0500

Next term I intend on joining the Western Oregon
Symphony at Western Oregon University, and I have been
working at preparing an audition for it. However, I
don't know exactly what to play.

When I asked I was told that there is no set audition,
I just need to find something to play for the
conductor that shows my abilities, etc. I would
assume that would be the standard technical excerpt
and a slower excerpt to show phrasing, shaping, etc.
As Steven Melillo told us my freshman year, "In still
waters little fish have no where to hide." Anyway, I
am currently considering playing the MENC
All-Northwest Honor Band clarinet audition. The
audition consists of the following:

1. Chromatic scale. Low E to G4 using eighth notes,
legato tongued ascending and slurred descending.
(Quarter note=m.m. 132)

Then from the Rubank Advanced Method for Clarinet,
Vol. 1:

2. Page 49. Last 21 measures. (Cut time half
note=m.m.96)

3. Page 53, No. 15. All. (Dotted quarter
note=m.m.76)

4. Page 31. Lines 3-6, top part, no repeats. (Quarter
note=m.m. 126)

5. Page 37, No. 16. Top part, first eight measures,
no repeat. (Quarter note=m.m.126)

Would this be suitable for the audition? I also have
the Rose 32 Etudes, but since I have never done an
audition like this before, I don't really know what to
do. I know I am probably stressing out over this more
than I need to as getting in won't be a difficulty
since there's only one clarinetist in the group, and
she refuses to play anything above second due to
limited range. I just want to give a good impression
as I want to try for the soloist position, which is
available. Any and all insight you can give me will
be highly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Joseph Stevens

Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now.
http://mailplus.yahoo.com

---------------------------------------------------------------------