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University of Delaware Orchestra Dear Musicians: I am looking forward to making music with the talented students at the University of Delaware for the Fall Semester, and it is an honor to substitute for Dr. Anderson! Sheldon Bair ([email protected]) String Audition Requirements – Violin (all) - 3 octave scale, 1 prepared piece, excerpts (Tchaikovsky Symphony 4), and sight- reading Major scale to be chosen from - C, D, F, G, A, B-flat Note: excerpts for ‘all’, and then by section Viola - 3 octave scale, 1 prepared piece, excerpts (Tchaikovsky Symphony 4), and sight-reading Major scale to be chosen from - C, D, F, G, A, B-flat Cello - 3 octave scale, 1 prepared piece, excerpts (Tchaikovsky Symphony 4), and sight-reading Major scale to be chosen from - C, D, F, G, A, B-flat Bass - 3 octave G Major scale, 1 prepared piece, excerpts (Tchaikovsky Symphony 4), and sight- reading Audition times in Puglisi Hall (google interactive schedule to come) – Violins - Monday morning Aug. 26; Violas, ‘Cellos, Basses – Tuesday afternoon Aug. 27. Tchaikovsky Symphony 4 Metronome Markings (for practice for the audition) – Mvmt. 1 – Dotted-Quarter = 70-72 Mvmt. 2 – Quarter = 60-62 Mvmt. 3 – Quarter = 136 Mvmt. 4 – Quarter = 136-140 (a bit slower than videos on YouTube) Program for Wednesday, October 9 th , 8:00 p.m. concert – “Russian Connections” Dmitri Shostakovich – Festive Overture, Op. 96 8 minutes; Instrumentation – 3*333*-4331-timp + 4 perc - strings Battery perc: triangle, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum Amanda Harberg – Elegy 10 minutes; Instrumentation – 223*2-2221-timp + 1 or 2 perc – strings Battery perc – suspended cymbal, triangle, chimes Peter Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 45 minutes; Instrumentation – 3*222-4231-timpani + 3 perc – strings Battery perc in the finale: triangle, cymbals, bass drum Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftgsoaGJrAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylGB9Bclb4A&list=RDylGB9Bclb4A&start_radio=1&t=21 49 *Program for Wednesday, December 4 th , 8 p.m. concert To Be Determined

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UniversityofDelawareOrchestra DearMusicians: IamlookingforwardtomakingmusicwiththetalentedstudentsattheUniversityofDelawarefortheFallSemester,anditisanhonortosubstituteforDr.Anderson! SheldonBair([email protected]) StringAuditionRequirements– Violin (all) - 3 octave scale, 1 prepared piece, excerpts (Tchaikovsky Symphony 4), and sight-reading Major scale to be chosen from - C, D, F, G, A, B-flat Note: excerpts for ‘all’, and then by section Viola - 3 octave scale, 1 prepared piece, excerpts (Tchaikovsky Symphony 4), and sight-reading Major scale to be chosen from - C, D, F, G, A, B-flat Cello - 3 octave scale, 1 prepared piece, excerpts (Tchaikovsky Symphony 4), and sight-reading Major scale to be chosen from - C, D, F, G, A, B-flat Bass - 3 octave G Major scale, 1 prepared piece, excerpts (Tchaikovsky Symphony 4), and sight-reading Audition times in Puglisi Hall (google interactive schedule to come) – Violins - Monday morning Aug. 26; Violas, ‘Cellos, Basses – Tuesday afternoon Aug. 27. TchaikovskySymphony4MetronomeMarkings(forpracticefortheaudition)– Mvmt.1–Dotted-Quarter=70-72 Mvmt.2–Quarter=60-62 Mvmt.3–Quarter=136 Mvmt.4–Quarter=136-140(abitslowerthanvideosonYouTube) ProgramforWednesday,October9th,8:00p.m.concert–“RussianConnections” DmitriShostakovich–FestiveOverture,Op.96

8minutes;Instrumentation–3*333*-4331-timp+4perc-strings Batteryperc:triangle,snaredrum,cymbals,bassdrum

AmandaHarberg–Elegy 10minutes;Instrumentation–223*2-2221-timp+1or2perc–strings

Batteryperc–suspendedcymbal,triangle,chimes PeterTchaikovsky–SymphonyNo.4inFMinor,Op.36

45minutes;Instrumentation–3*222-4231-timpani+3perc–strings Batterypercinthefinale:triangle,cymbals,bassdrum Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftgsoaGJrAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylGB9Bclb4A&list=RDylGB9Bclb4A&start_radio=1&t=2149 *ProgramforWednesday,December4th,8p.m.concertToBeDetermined