Strings Audition Info

VCU Symphony meets Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:30pm to 2:50pm

TIME and LOCATION

Auditions will take place in the James Black Music Center, room 3014 on Wed 08/23 between 1 and 5pm. Sign up now using the Sign up Genius link!

MATERIALS (Bracketed excerpts are from Borodin’s Symphony no 2)

Don’t forget to LISTEN to the piece as this will give you a good idea of the tempo:

I. Allegro moderato starts at 0:03

II. Scherzo. Molto vivo starts at 7:19

IV. Finale. Allegro starts at 21:54

Violin Excerpts

  • Scales: B major and B melodic minor, Db major. Free choice of bowings, but please use the whole bow
  • Movement I: 3 bars before F to I
  • Movement II: 3rd bar of B to C
  • Movement IV: Beginning to C

Viola Excerpts

  • Scales: B major and B melodic minor, Db major. Free choice of bowings, but please use the whole bow
  • Movement I: 5th bar of F to I
  • Movement II: 3rd bar of B to C 
  • Movement IV: Beginning to C

Cello Excerpts

  • Scales: B major and B melodic minor, Db major. Free choice of bowings, but please use the whole bow
  • Movement I: 2nd bar of C (top) to D; 5th before H to I
  • Movement II: 3rd bar of B to C
  • Movement IV: A to B

Bass Excerpts

  • Scales: B major and B melodic minor, Db major. Free choice of bowings, but please use the whole bow
  • Movement I: A to B; M to 6 bars after N
  • Movement IV: A to B; 5th bar of F to G

SCALES

All strings: B major and B melodic minor, Db major. Free choice of bowings, but please use the whole bow

Email dmyssyk@vcu.edu to ask questions about VCU Symphony.