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Audition Information

2021 – 2022 5th Annual Concert Year

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Eligibility

To be eligible to audition for All Shore Orchestra, you must reside in Middlesex, Monmouth, or Ocean county and be in 9th-12th grade OR 6th-8th grade for the Intermediate orchestra. In addition, you must be sponsored by your orchestra director or your private instructor.

Before you decide to audition, you must make sure that you are able to attend all rehearsals and performances. Please review the calendar to see rehearsal and concert dates. Illness is the only acceptable absence. Any other absence will result in expulsion from the group.

Requirements

Each student will be judged on the following criteria:

  1. Scales
  2. Solo
  3. Sight reading (to be supplied at the audition)

 

Scales (for both ensembles)

Articulation and tempo requirements are as follows:

  • 50 bpm minimum
  • Scales do not need to be memorized

The grid below shows the required scales for each instrument. NOTE: downloadable scale sheets are provided below.

Instrument Scale and Number Octaves
Ab Eb Bb F C G D A E
Violin (download) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Viola (download) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Cello (download) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Bass* (download) 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2

*no octave drops

Solos

The required solos for the December 4th, 2021 auditions are as follows… (links to sheet music can be found below!) 

All Shore Intermediate Orchestra (6th-8th grade)

Instrument Title Composer Movement / Section Media
Violin Sonata No. 3 in F major  Handel  2nd movement/1st page Sheet music
Viola Sonata in C major  Handel  1st & 2nd movements / 1st page Sheet music
Cello Sonata No. 6 in G major  Marcello  4th movement / All Sheet music
Bass Divertimento in C major  Haydn  1st movement / All Sheet music

All Shore Orchestra (9th-12th grade)

Instrument Title Composer Movement / Section Media
Violin Concertino in a minor  Reiding  1st movement/1st page Sheet music
Viola Concerto in G major  Telemann  2nd movements / 1st page Sheet music
Cello Sonata in e minor  Marcello  1st & 2nd movement / All Sheet music
Bass L’Elephant  Saint-Saens  All Sheet music
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