Author: cjwright
Date: 2011-06-29 18:04
I guess at this point you should play what you know, but for future reference you should pick standard repertoire excerpts and the Mozart Concerto instead. The problem with the Britten and the Telemann fantasy is that their unaccompanied, open to interpretation and don't show that you can follow a set standard as demanded by an orchestra. If you're going to do a Telemann, I would definitely suggest to you to play it in very strict tempo rather than screwing around with rubato, since everyone can play out of time (whether for better or worse), but they are looking to see if you can play in time with the orchestra.
I think going into any kind of audition with "part of a piece" learned is dangerous, and gives the wrong message to the panel. If you say you have part of it learned it, means 1. As a musician, you only like the pretty stuff or you only want to play the parts that YOU want to play, AND/OR 2. You're not good enough to play the rest, and 3. Sometimes, they will ask to hear more than what you're ready to perform, in which case you have to explain you are unprepared, which already sends a message to the listener.
Auditioning for an amateur group doesn't need to be a virtuosic display, but an audition should demonstrate that you can play in tune, with a good tone, in time, with the right style. I think the ideal audition for such a situation would something along the lines of:
1. Mozart 1st mvt Concerto
2. Brahms Violin Concerto 2nd mvt.
3. Scherazade Big solos
4. Beethoven 3, Funeral March, and Scherzo/Trio Solos
Two of the four pieces can be found here
Blog, An Oboe In Paradise
Solo Oboe, Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra
Post Edited (2011-06-29 22:45)
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