Flute/Piccolo Audition Excerpts

2017-2018 In addition to the following excerpts, all players should prepare:

1. Scales up to four sharps and four flats

2. A Solo Piece (or excerpt from a piece) of your choice. This solo should be representative

of your overall musical and technical ability. Solos and excerpts should be no more than

2 minutes in length.

3. Sight Reading: Don’t neglect practicing sight reading pieces you are unfamiliar with to

help prepare for this part of the audition.

For full information, see the Audition Requirements which can be found at

www.cincinnatisymphony.org/csyo

Students are not required, but are encouraged to

audition on both Flute and Piccolo.

Bizet Flute Prelude to Act III: Beginning to m 23

Beethoven Flute Leonore Overture 3: mm. 1-36 AND mm.

328-360

Rossini Flute William Tell, Overture: 15 measures

before [F] to 18 measures before [H]

Beethoven Piccolo Symphony 9, Movement IV: mm. 343-431

Excerpt #1 Bizet - Carmen Prelude to Act III: Beginning to m. 23

Excerpt #2 Beethoven – Lenore Overture No. 3 mm. 328-360 (in 2/4 time signature)

Excerpt #3 Rossini – William Tell Overture: 15 measures before [F] to 18 measures before [H]

Piccolo Beethoven – Symphony 9 Movement IV: mm. 343-431