Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra

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Applicants are kindly requested to send the application form and a one-page CV/Resume
BEFORE 2nd September, 2010

Audition: 13th-16th September, 2010
(Schedule to be announced on 8th September)

Venue: College of Music, Mahidol University

Candidates: All nationalities and All TPO musicians

• Each applicant is responsible for preparing their own music materials.
• Orchestra excerpts will be provided at the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra office from 2nd September 2010 onwards.

Send written application to:

Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra – Audition 2010
College of Music, Mahidol University
25/25 Phuttamonthon Sai 4, Salaya
Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand

Telephone: (66) /2800-2525 ext 105, 533
E-mail: thailandphil@gmail.com
Website: www.thailandphil.com

Audition requirements and compositions:

Download Orchestra Excerpts List

TUTTI FIRST VIOLIN

• W.A.Mozart – Concerto KV 211 or KV 218 or KV 219 – first movement with cadenza
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

TUTTI SECOND VIOLIN

• W.A.Mozart – Concerto KV 211 or KV 218 or KV 219 – first movement with cadenza
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

TUTTI VIOLA

• Stamiz or Hoffmeister Concertos, of the the candidate’s choice, first movement with cadenza
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

TUTTI CELLO

• Haydn concerto in C or D major, first movement with cadenza
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

TUTTI DOUBLE BASS

• Dittersdorf Concerto E major – first movement with cadenza
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

FLUTE / PICCOLO

Flute:

• Mozart Concerto G or D major – first movement, no cadenza
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

Piccolo:

• Mozart Concerto G or D major – second movement; no cadenza
• Vivaldi – Concerto C-major (RV 443) first movement.
• Orchestra excerpts

OBOE

• Mozart Concerto – first movement, no cadenza
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

CLARINET / BASS CLARINET

• Mozart Concerto – first movement
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

BASSOON

• Mozart or Weber Concerto
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

Contra-Bassoon

• Mozart or Weber Concerto
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

Section HORN (1st and 3rd position)

• Mozart Concerto No. 4 KV 495 or Strauss no. 1 or 2.
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

Section HORN (2nd and 4th position)

• Mozart Concerto No.3 KV 447 or Strauss no. 1 or 2.
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

TRUMPET

• Haydn Concerto E flat major
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

TROMBONE

• F. David Trombone Concerto 1st movement without cadenza
• Orchestra excerpts

BASS TROMBONE

• E. Sachse Concerto or Concertino for Bass Trombone
• Orchestra excerpts

TUBA

• R.V. Williams or Lebedev Concerto
• Orchestra excerpts

HARP

• Debussy: Danses or Händel Concerto in B flat major
• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

TIMPANI

• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

PERCUSSION

• Chosen piece (max 10 min)
• Orchestra excerpts

Instruments:

• All instruments will be supplied.
• You are welcome to bring your own Snare Drum, Tambourines, and Cymbals.
• The Xylophone to be used is an Adams Concert Series, 4-octave, C to C.
• The Glockenspiel to be used is an Adams Artist Series, 3.3-octave, C to E.

Snare Drum:

• Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra, Movement II, 1st and last phrases of movement only
• Prokofiev – Peter and the Wolf
• Ravel – Bolero
• Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
• Shostakovich – Symphony No.10, Movement II

Xylophone:

• Gershwin – Porgy and Bess
• William Schumann – Symphony No.3

Glockenspiel:

• Dukas – Sorcerer’s Apprentice
• Tchaikovsky – Waltz from Sleeping Beauty

Tambourine:

• Bizet – Carmen, Suites 1 and 2
• Borodin – Polovitsian Dances from Prince Igor
• Dvorak – Carnival Overture

Cymbals:

• Sibelius – Finlandia
• Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Overture Fantasy
• Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4