Tutti Bass x 2

Audition Booklet, August 2023

Candidates can choose to apply with either of the two following options:

• Video - Video submission followed by an in-person audition for those invited to trial

• In-person only – One in-person audition of approx. 20 minutes

For candidates who would like to apply through the video route

Candidates will need to register on MusicalChairs and apply via the 'Apply via musicalchairs’ button to
complete a short information form about you and to submit an audio/visual recording the complete audition
booklet in one video (please download the excerpt booklet from MusicalChairs). Excerpts should be recorded
in the order the are presented in the booklet. In addition to the orchestral excerpts in this booklet, you are also
required to play any movement of any concerto and a contrasting piece. Although preferable, pieces need not
be accompanied.

The visual element will be removed before the panel view these to retain candidates’ anonymity. The video
should be made in one continuous take.

For candidates applying through this route, please note that if invited to trial you will be required to also
undertake a live audition during a trial patch.

For candidates who would like to apply through the in-person route

Candidates will need to register on MusicalChairs and apply via the 'Apply via musicalchairs’ button to
complete a short information form about you. You do not need to submit a video at this point and can submit
your application without any media attached. After the closing date, you will be invited to an in-person
audition of approx. 20 minutes. This audition will be screened and will be in two rounds both taking place
within the same time slot.

In Round 1 you will be required to play the movement of any concerto and the Beethoven 5 and Mozart 40
excerpts. Round 2 will be a contrasting piece and any of the other excerpts. An accompanist will be provided
for you, please do not bring your own accompanist.

You may also be required to perform sight reading. This will be presented to candidates during their audition.
Assessment criteria

• Musicianship (to include musical understanding of works performed, approaches to style, phrasing,
and harmony)

• Technical accomplishment (to include intonation, rhythmic stability and accuracy, and clarity of
articulation)

If you have any access requirements for the audition, or require the materials in an alternative format, please
email Eleanor Hall, Orchestra Administrator: eleanor.hall@bbc.co.uk

Orchestral Excerpts

1. J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No.2 Badinerie (complete – no repeats)

2. M.A Walpurgis Talestri Overture III. Allegro (3/8) (bar 36 - end)

3. W.A Mozart Symphony No.40 in G minor

a. 1st movement bar 114 – 134
b. 1st movement bar 191 – 221
c. 4th movement bar 49 – 65

4. L.v. Beethoven Symphony No.5 in C minor

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a. 3 movement bar 1 – 108
b. 3rd movement bar 128 - 218

5. J. Brahms Symphony No.1 1st movement: Letter E to 1st time bar

6. G. Mahler Symphony No.3 1st movement: Fig.43 to 3 bars after Fig.45

7. R. Strauss Ein Heldenleben Fig.9 to 1 bar before Fig.13

8. L. Boulanger Psalm 130 Fig.9 to 2nd bar of Fig.10

9. M. Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand 2 bars before Fig.1 to 5 after Fig.2
(play top line only)

10. C.T. Perkinson Sinfonietta No.1

a. 3rd movement bar 87 – 99
b. 3rd movement bar 116 – 130
1. J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No.2 Badinerie (complete – no repeats)
2. Maria Anotnia Walpurgis Talestri Overture III. Allegro (3/8) (bar 36 - end)
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.40 in G minor a) 1st movement bar 114 – 134

Tempo = Molto Allegro

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.40 in G minor b) 1st movement bar 191 – 221

Tempo = Molto Allegro

3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.40 in G minor c) 4th movement bar. 49 – 65
4. Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.5 in C minor a) 3rd movement bar 1 – 108
4. Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.5 in C minor b) 3rd movement bar 128 – 218
 5. Johannes Brahms Symphony No.1 in C minor 1st movement - Letter E to 1st time bar

Tempo = Allegro

6. Gustav Mahler Symphony No.3 1st movement: Fig.43 to 3 bars after Fig.45
7. Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben Fig.9 to 1 bar before Fig.13 (top line)

Tempo = Lebhaft bewegt

8. Lili Boulanger Psalm 130 Fig.9 to 2nd bar of Fig.10
9. Maurice Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand 2 bars before Fig.1 to 5 after Fig.2
(play top line only)
 10. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Sinfonietta No.1 a) 3rd movement bar 87 – 99

Tempo = Allegro furioso

10. Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Sinfonietta No.1 b) 3rd movement bar 116 – 130

Tempo = Allegro furioso