Instructions: Below are excerpts for the Fall 2009 Ensemble Auditions. Whenever
possible pdf excerpt files have been provided
Should an excerpt not be available musicians are required find the excerpt elsewhere or perform a suitable substitution.
CLARINET (all excerpts in Bonade’s Orchestral Excerpt Book, pub. Leblanc)
Mendelssohn – Sym. #4, Saltarello
Brahms – Sym. #1, Andante Sostenuto, 1st 2 lines (transpose and play on Bb)
Borodin – Polovetsian Dances, Presto and Allegro Vivo solos
Beethoven – Sym. #4, mvt. 2, 2nd solo, page 4 for 3 lines
Shostakovich – Sym. #1, mvt. 1 solos, Allegretto and Allegro non troppo, all on p. 64
Sibelius – Sym. #1, opening, 1st 3 lines
Each Excerpt is a separate PDF.
Please note: We've obtained cleaner copies, please see below (8/12/09)
Mendelssohn 4
Brahms 1
Borodin
Beethoven 4 CORRECTED
Shostakovich 1
Sibelius 1
Eb CLARINET and BASS CLARINET
All candidates who wish to be considered for doubling, prepare one selection of your
choice
