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JamesMadisonUniversityEnsembleAuditions-Spring2019
Clarinet
DearJMUClarinetists,
EnclosedpleasefindthemusicforSpring2019EnsembleAuditions.ThisauditionwilldetermineyourplacementintheJMUBandsandOrchestras.ClarinetauditionsarescheduledforSunday,January6th,at2:15-4:15pm,room1115.Auditionswillbebehindthescreen,“blind.”
Itisessentialthatlisteningtoallexcerpts(recordingsorvideosoffullorchestra/windensemble)becomesapartofyourpreparation.Pleasecarefullystudyterms,tempi,rhythms,articulations,dynamicsandphrasing,inadditiontopracticingtechnicalaspects.Pleaserememberthatpracticingfundamentals(tonecolor,stability,intonation,clarityofresponse,scales,endurance,etc.)andapplyingthemtoexcerptsiscrucialforyourbestplayingquality.
IfyoudonothaveaccesstoAclarinet,pleaseplayallexcerptsonB-flatclarinet,evenifindicated“InA.”YouDONOThavetoTRANSPOSEtheparts.IfyouhaveanAclarinetavailable,pleaseplayexcerptsdesignatedforAclarinetonthisinstrument.
Listofexcerpts:1. Tchaikovsky-NutcrackerSuite,III.WaltzofFlurries,solo.2. Rachmaninoff-2ndPianoConcerto,2ndmvt.Solo.3. Graham-Harrison’sDream,sectionsolo(openingand265,thesametheme).4. Strauss-TillEulespiegel’sMarryPranks,reh.30-33.
Pleasefeelfreetocontactmewithanyquestionsregardingthematerials.Bestwishestoyourpreparationandaudition.TheensembledirectorsandIarelookingforwardtohearingyou!
Sincerely,
Dr.SarunasJankauskasAssistantProfessorofClarinetJamesMadisonUniversityjankausx@jmu.edu
1. P.Tchaikovsky-NutcrackerSuiteOp.71a,III.ValsedesFleurs.Mm.45-69(skip6measuresofrests;donotplayafterB).Waltztempo.InA.
2. S.Rachmaninoff-PianoConcertoNo.2,mvt.II.
Measure4afterreh.17to4after18.Tempo:Adagiosostenuto,quarternote=52.InA.
3. P.Graham-Harrison’sDream.Mm.265-278.InB-flat.
4. R.Strauss-TillEulenspiegel’sMarryPranks.6measuresafterreh.30toreh.33.Temporange:dottedquarter=84-108.InB-flat.