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Mid-Texas Symphony Announces Second and Bass Trombone Auditions

The Mid-Texas Symphony will hold auditions for Second Trombone and Bass
Trombone on Friday, September 2, 2016 at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin,
Texas. The exact time and location will be emailed to candidates for the audition no
later than seven days prior to the audition.

Interested candidates should:

Email a resume with complete contact information to
Ray Fisher, Personnel & Contract Manager, The Mid-Texas Symphony at
mtspersonnel@gmail.com

and

Mail a refundable audition deposit of $50 to
The Mid-Texas Symphony
1000 West Court #3216
Seguin, TX 78155
The deposit will be refunded to candidates who appear at the audition.

The repertoire for the audition is attached.

Once an application email with a resume is received, candidates will be provided
with an email copy of the audition music.










 Second Trombone Audition Repertoire
Mid-Texas Symphony, September 2016

Solo:

Ferdinand David (ed. Mueller) - Concertino. Beginning to beat one of letter D

Orchestral Excerpts (all from second trombone part):

Berlioz - Hungarian March

• 6 measures before rehearsal 4 through 2 measures after rehearsal 5

Brahms – Symphony No.4

• Fourth movement, chorale at letter E through meas. 128

Mahler – Symphony No.5.

• Movement 1 (Trauermarsch), meas. 247-258
• Movement 2, meas. 427-435
• Movement 3 (Scherzo), meas. 460-489

Mozart - Requiem.
• Tuba Mirum. Measure 1 through downbeat of measure 18

Rimsky-Korsakov – Russian Easter Overture

• Letter B through 4 measures before letter C
• Solo, Letter M-N

Rossini - William Tell Overture

• Rehearsal C through downbeat of the 9th bar after letter D

Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel

• Rehearsal No.31 through the downbeat of No.32
• Pickups to rehearsal No. 36 through 4 measures before No. 38

Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries.

• B minor passage, pickup to rehearsal No.3 to rehearsal No.5
• B major passage, pickup to rehearsal No.6 through the downbeat of three
measures after rehearsal No.7
 Bass Trombone Audition Repertoire
Mid-Texas Symphony, September 2016

Solo:

J. S. Bach – Suite No.1 for Unaccompanied Cello, Minuets No. 1 and 2 (perform
without repeats.)

Orchestral Excerpts:

Beethoven - Symphony No.9

• Movement 4. Andante maestoso, 17 measures before rehearsal N through
16 measures after rehearsal N.

Berlioz - Hungarian March

• 6 measures before rehearsal No.4 through 2 measures after rehearsal No.5

Haydn – The Creation

• No.26, beginning to letter C

Respighi - Pines of Rome

• Pines Near a Catacomb – 7 bars before rehearsal No.11 through the 1st bar
of rehearsal No.12

Rossini – Overture to William Tell

• Rehearsal C through downbeat of the 9th bar after letter D

Schumann – Symphony No.3

• Movement IV, beginning to 13th bar of A (omit 3 bar rest)

Richard Strauss - Ein Heldenleben

• Rehearsal No.55 through the second measure of No.56
• Rehearsal No.61 through the first measure of rehearsal No.65

Wagner - Ride of the Valkyries

• B minor passage, pickup to rehearsal 3 to rehearsal 5
• B major passage, pickup to rehearsal 6 through the downbeat of three
measures after rehearsal 7.