PERCUSSION
The EFM Young Artists Orchestra Program brings together gifted percussion students from around the world, featuring two exceptional ensembles that perform full-length, ticketed concerts throughout the summer.
Rehearsing six days a week, these young musicians immerse themselves in challenging repertoire designed to push their artistic and technical limits. A distinctive feature of the program is its weekly seat rotation, allowing participants to experience different orchestral roles and develop a deeper, more versatile musicianship.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS
Timpani:
One solo/etude
Choose 1 of the following excerpts:
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
- Mozart: Overture to The Magic Flute
- Holst: The Planets
- Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis
Snare:
One solo/etude
Choose 1 of the following excerpts:
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade – Mvt. 3
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade – Mvt. 4
- Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol
- Delecluse: Douze Etudes, No. 1
- Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije – Mvmt. 1
Mallet Percussion
One solo/etude
Choose 1 of the following excerpts:
- Mozart: The Magic Flute (Bells)
- Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Xylophone)
- Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Glockenspiel)
- Kabalevsky: Overture “Colas Breugnon” (Xylophone)
- Saint-Saëns: Fossiles No. 12 (Xylophone)
PERCUSSION FACULTY
- Meagan Gillis
- John Shaw
- Alison Chorn
