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Honors Orchestra Auditions

All Dates Are Subject to Change

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Honors Auditions Solos
​ASTA All State (Middle and High School):
Visit this website for info.

CMS All County (Middle and High School):
 Will be updated soon
Please go to this website for more info

​Junior Western Region (Middle School, 5-8)
Audition: Feb 18th @ Burns Middle School
Clinic: April 28th-29th 


Senior Western Region (High School, 9-12)
Audition: Jan 14th @ Hough High School
Clinic: Feb: 24th-26th
Middle School Audition Requirements
• Scales
• Sightreading
• Required Solo

2020-2021 Middle School Solo: Air Varie
Viola Practice Tempo
Viola Performance Tempo
Bass Practice Tempo
Bass Performance Tempo
Violin Practice Tempo
Violin Performance Tempo
Cello Practice Tempo
Cello Performance Tempo

2021-2022 Middle School Solo: Petite Bourree
Violin Practice Tempo
Violin Performance Tempo
Viola Practice Tempo
Viola Performance Tempo
Cello Practice Tempo
Cello Performance Tempo
Bass Practice Tempo
Bass Performance Tempo
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​2022-2023 Middle School Solo: Breval Sonatina
Violin Practice Tempo, m. 21 to end
Violin Performance Tempo
Another Violin Performance Tempo
Viola Practice Tempo
Viola Performance Tempo
Cello Practice Tempo, m. 21-end
Cello Performance Tempo
Bass Practice Tempo
Bass Performance Tempo​

2023-2024 Middle School Solo: Mozart Allegro
Violin Practice Tempo
Violin Performance Tempo
Viola Practice Tempo
Viola Performance Tempo
Cello Practice Tempo
Cello Performance Tempo
Bass Practice Tempo
Bass Performance Tempo
High School Audition Requirements
• 3 octave scales

• Sightreading
• Required Solo

2020-2021 High School Solos:
Bach A minor Concerto
Example 2, slower tempo
​Bloch Processional
Bloch Processional Example 2
Vivaldi Cello Sonata Bb Major
Vivaldi Cello Example 2
Vivaldi No. 5 for Bass
Vivaldi No. 5 Example 2

2021-2022 Western Region Solos Links:
Viotti Violin Concerto
Telemann Viola Concerto, Mvmt. 2 (audio only)
Telemann Viola Concert. Mvmt. 1 and 2 (audio AND video)
Simandle Bass Etude
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2022-2023 High School Solos:
Violin: Handel Sonata No. 4, Allegro
Violin: Example 2
Viola Courante
Courante, Example 2 on Cello
Courante, Example 3, YoYo Ma on Cello
Viola Menuet (on Cello)
Cello Vivaldi Sonata in A minor

2023-2024 High School Solos:
Violin Sietz No. 4 1st Movement
Violin Sietz Concerto No. 4, 1st movement
Viola Stamitz, 3rd movement
Viola Stamitz Concerto, 3rd movement
Cello Suite No. 3
​Cello Unaccompanied Suite No. 3, Bourree 1 and 2
Cello Bourree 1
Bass Marcello Sonata
Bass Marcello Sonata
Bass Marcello Sonata Example 2

MS. Violin Scales
HS Violin Scales
ms. Viola Scales
HS Viola Scales
ms. Cello Scales
HS Cello Scales
ms. Bass Scales
hs bass scales
Errors in Mozart allegro

Audition Announcment Letters

NC All State Orchestra
CMS Honors Orchestra
Jr. Western Region Orchestra Info

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