CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRINCIPAL FLUTE REPERTOIRE LIST

2015

I. Solo Works: A. Mozart – Flute Concerto No. 1, G Major, K. 313 B. Ibert – Flute Concerto, 2nd and 3rd movements II. Excerpts required of each player:

A. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben B. Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 C. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica, Finale, Letter B solo D. Bizet: Menuet from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 E. Brahms: Symphony No. 1, 4th movement solo F. Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Finale solo, bar 89 to 105 G. Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun, opening and #2 to #3 H. Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis, 3rd movement, 7 after B to end (provided) I. Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde, VI. Der Abschied J. Mahler: Symphony No. 9, 1st movement, bar 377 to end K. Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 1 bar before P to end L. Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, Classical, 2nd and 4th movements (provided) M. Ravel: Alborada del gracioso N. Ravel: Bolero, solo (provided) O. Ravel: Daphis et Chloé, Suite No. 2 P. Strauss, R: Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils, Letter D to I Q. Strauss, R. – Till Eulenspeigel, #6 to #8, and #33 to #35 R. Stravinsky – Petrouchka (1947), opening to downbeat of #7 and #60 to #61 (provided) S. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, 3rd movement Scherzo, Meno mosso to Tempo I

III. Sight Reading: Excerpts from the standard repertoire to be determined at the audition Note: All audition candidates are responsible for obtaining audition repertoire from standard excerpt books or purchasable music, with the exception of the provided excerpts, available by rental only.