CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PRINCIPAL FLUTE
REPERTOIRE LIST
2015
I. Solo Works:
A.
B.

Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1, G Major, K. 313

Ibert Flute Concerto, 2nd and 3rd movements

II. Excerpts required of each player:

A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
J.
K.
L.
M.
N.
O.
P.
Q.
R.
S.

Bach: St. Matthew Passion, Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3, Eroica, Finale, Letter B solo
Bizet: Menuet from LArlesienne Suite No. 2
Brahms: Symphony No. 1, 4th movement solo
Brahms: Symphony No. 4, Finale solo, bar 89 to 105
Debussy: Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun, opening and #2 to #3
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis, 3rd movement, 7 after B to end (provided)
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde, VI. Der Abschied
Mahler: Symphony No. 9, 1st movement, bar 377 to end
Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Nights Dream, 1 bar before P to end
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, Classical, 2nd and 4th movements (provided)
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Ravel: Bolero, solo (provided)
Ravel: Daphis et Chlo, Suite No. 2
Strauss, R: Salome, Dance of the Seven Veils, Letter D to I
Strauss, R. Till Eulenspeigel, #6 to #8, and #33 to #35
Stravinsky Petrouchka (1947), opening to downbeat of #7 and #60 to #61 (provided)
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 3rd movement Scherzo, Meno mosso to Tempo I

III. Sight Reading: Excerpts from the standard repertoire to be determined at the audition
Note: All audition candidates are responsible for obtaining audition repertoire from standard excerpt books
or purchasable music, with the exception of the provided excerpts, available by rental only.