Please find the specific excerpts for each instrument below. Seating auditions will take place during the first rehearsal of the Soundwaves Symphony on Monday, September 15th and will be taken from excerpts in Finlandia.

Musicians interested in auditioning for Principal or Concertmaster (i.e. “first chair”) in each instrument section will need to prepare an additional excerpt from Conga del Fuego Nuevo.

Flutes

• All Flutes

  • Finlandia: Flute 1,

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Flute 1,

Oboes

• All Oboes

  • Finlandia: Oboe 1, rehearsal F to G and I to L

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Oboe 1,

Clarinets

• All Clarinets

  • Finlandia: Clarinet 1,

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Clarinet 1,

Bassoons

• All Bassoons

  • Finlandia: Bassoon 1, measures 95 through 116 and rehearsal K through M

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Bassoon 1, measure 88 - 106

Trumpets

• All Trumpets

  • Finlandia: Trumpet 1,

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Trumpet 1,

Horns

• All Horns

  • Finlandia: Horn 1, rehearsal F - G

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego: Horn 1, measure 106-134

Trombones

• All Trombones

  • Finlandia: Trombone 1,

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Trombone 1,

Tuba

• Finlandia: Tuba,

• Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Tuba,

Percussion

• Finlandia: Timpani, measures 95-115

• Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Percussion 1, measures 45-58

Violins

• All Violins

  • Finlandia: Violin 1, measure 107 until the downbeat of 118.

  • Finlandia: Violin 1, rehearsal L until rehearsal M

• Principal or Concertmaster only

  • Conga del Fuego: Violin 1, beginning to measure 28; measure 181 until Tempo Primo

  • 3-octave G minor scale, 1 quarter per note at 120 bpm

Violas

• All Violas

  • Finlandia: Viola, measure 107 until the downbeat of 118.

  • Finlandia: Viola, rehearsal L until rehearsal M

• Principal only

  • Conga del Fuego: Viola, beginning to measure 28; measure 115 - 130

  • 3-octave C major scale, 1 quarter per note at 120 bpm

Cellos

• All Cellos

  • Finlandia: Cello, measure 156 - 178;

  • Finlandia: Cello, measure 179-201

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego Nuovo: Cello, measures 118 - 130; 135 - 164

  • 3-octave C major scale, 1 quarter per note at 120 bpm

Basses

• All Basses

  • Finlandia: Bass, measure 95 - 116; rehearsal L through M

• Principal audition only

  • Conga del Fuego Nuevo: Bass, measure 106-114; measures 134-164