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USC Symphony Orchestra auditions
Auditions take place at USC School of Music, Room 012.
- Monday, August 19, 2013
Horn: 7:30 – 8:05 p.m.
Trumpet: 8:10 – 8:45 p.m.
Trombone: 8:50 – 9:20 p.m.
Tuba: 9:25 –9:40 p.m. - Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Viola: 9:00 –10:05 a.m.
Cello: 10:15 – 11:25 a.m.
Bass: 11:30 – 12:15 a.m.
Violin: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Flutes: 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Oboe: 8:05 – 8:35 p.m.
Clarinet: 8:40 – 9:15 p.m.
Bassoon: 9:20 – 9:45 p.m.
Students must sign up for an audition time. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the USC Symphony Orchestra board in the basement of the School of Music, approximately one week before classes begin.
- Winds - Contact your applied teacher for audition information.
- Brass - Contact your applied teacher for audition information.
- Percussion - Contact your applied teacher for audition information.
- Strings - 1. Orchestral repertoire: Prepare excerpts from Brahms' Symphony No. 2.
All violins should prepare the first violin part. String parts may be downloaded from the Petrucci Library.
2. Solo repertoire: None required.
A letter from Neil Casey, assistant director of orchestras.
For more information about orchestra auditions
Neil Casey, assistant director of orchestras
conductor, Opera at USC
music director, USC Campus Orchestra
(803) 777-0536