MSO Oboe and English Horn Audition Excerpt Requirements
Oboe
1. Brahms - Symphony No. 2, 2nd mvmt. (Oboe 1) Beginning to 4 before C
2. Dvorak - Symphony No. 8, 2nd mvmt. C to D
3. Haydn - Symphony No. 96, 3rd mvmt. (Menuetto) Complete
4. Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet. 8 after H to downbeat of J
5. Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvmt. Beginning to downbeat of measure 21
English Horn
1. Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture. Solo 14 before reh. 1 to reh. 4
2. Dvorak - Symphony No. 9, 2nd mvmt. Solo beginning to reh. 1
3. Rossini - William Tell Overture. Andante Solo.
4. Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela. C through 5 after E
Oboe Excerpts
English Horn Excerpts