Virginia String Teachers Association (VASTA) will host a Senior Regional Orchestra Prep Day on Saturday, Sep 9th, 10:30 a.m. to noon, at George Mason University. Click here for more information, and here to register (deadline is Sep 7).

Audition Requirements

Scales: All major & melodic minor scales up to three flats and three sharps; 3 octaves for violin, viola, cello, 2 octaves for string bass.

Sight Reading.

Repertoire: Excerpts posted below.

VIOLIN

Brahms – Symphony No. 2 (mvt. 1)

Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 (mvt 3)

Weber - Euryanthe Overture

VIOLA

Mozart – Cosi Fan Tutte Overture

Brahms – Symphony No. 4 (mvt. 3)

Wagner – Tannhauser Overture

Smetena – Bartered Bride Overture

CELLO

Mendelssohn – Mid Summers Night Dream

Von Suppe – Poet and Peasant Solo

Tchaikovsky – Symphony #4

Haydn – Symphony #101 “The Clock”

BASS

Beethoven – Symphony #5

Mozart – Symphony #41

Brahms – Symphony #3