The fellow will perform in all rehearsals and concerts of the Festival Orchestra during the five-week Eastern Festival of Music. The fellow's primary responsibility will be playing contrabassoon in the Festival Orchestra and bassoon in the Repertory Orchestra. Additionally, there may be bassoon parts assigned for the Festival Orchestra.
In this fellowship, you’ll collaborate with exceptional musicians and will be guided by our renowned artist-faculty. You will also have opportunities to perform chamber music with artist-faculty in concert.
Audition requirements
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The following excerpts below must be recorded in one continuous take.
Mozart: Concerto for Bassoon, 1st movement, exposition
Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture
2nd bassoon, measures 139-171
Brahms: Violin Concerto
movement 2, 2nd bassoon part
Beginning to 32
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
movement 2, 2nd bassoon
Beginning to 25
Measures 165-181
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The following excerpts below must be recorded in one continuous take.
J.S. Bach: Suite No. 1 for solo Violoncello
Minuets I & II (no repeats; no da capo)
Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye
movement IV complete (omit the 10 bar rest before number 4)
Ravel: Piano Concerto for the left hand
Measures 2 - 8
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Movement 2, measure 65 to 9 after 68 (shorten the 11 bar rest)
R. Strauss: Tod und Verklärung
Allegro molto agitato to 3 measures before letter 40
Additional Details
Bassoon Faculty
