This page contains the 2010 audition information.
2011 audtion information will be available after the 2010 summer season.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS & FAQ's
Founded in 1960, the the National Repertory Orchestra is a preeminent intensive fellowship that equips young musicians for orchestral music careers while providing the highest-level of musical experience for all stakeholders. We are Nurturing the Future of Music. For those selected from the 2010 auditions, the NRO provides a tuition-free orchestral internship that affords its members the opportunity to perform an extensive repertoire during the eight-week season. Coaching, master classes, career development seminars and chamber music supplement the orchestral experience. Orchestra members are provided a modest food allowance as well as room and board in historic Breckenridge, Colorado.
FESTIVAL DATES
The dates of the 2010 Festival are June 19 - August 6
AUDITION TIME NOTIFICATION
Audition times will be emailed to you approximately 2 weeks prior to your audition date. While we try our best to honor requested audition times please understand that this is not always possible. If you have an extenuating circumstance and must audition during a specific time frame please contact the NRO office before registering. The NRO has a strict no refund policy.
APPLICATION
Please fill out the online application or mail in the printable version to register for the 2010 auditions.
There is an application fee of $65 for those registering by December 31 and of $75 for those registering after December 31. An Additional fee will be charged for walk-ins.
Applications without proper payment of the application fee will NOT be processed.
You will be notified of your audition time by E-Mail, or phone if time is short.
Application fee is NON-REFUNDABLE
WALK-INS
Walk-in auditions are accepted based on space available and the facilty's security policy. Please note that you must have proper payment and a completed application in order to audition. An additional fee will be charged for walk-ins. It is highly recommended that you contact that NRO Office if you plan to do a walk-in because walk-ins are not permitted at all locations.
ELIGIBILITY
All orchestra musicians must be 18 through 28 years of age by June 13, 2010. Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussionists are only eligible to participate in the National Repertory Orchestra for one summer season. String players may participate in two summer seasons.
AUDITION PROCESS
Absolutely NO AUDITION TAPES will be accepted. When audition times are available, walk-ins will be accepted with presentation of the application fee. An application may be completed at that time.
All auditions will be heard in person.
No accompaniment is to be used.
Audition requirements are located on the excerpt page.
TIMPANI AND PERCUSSION AUDITIONS
Musicians may only audition on Timpani OR Percussion. Timpani and percussion auditions are held ONLY in Bloomington, Chicago, Cleveland, Houston and New York City. Please look carefully at the audition schedule to choose an appropriate site. Timpani, Xylophone, Marimba, Bells and Snare will be provided for the audition.
HARP AUDITIONS
The NRO does not provide a harp for auditions. Accepted harpist must provide and transport his/her harp to Breckenridge. If harpist is unable to transport his/her harp to off site rehearsals and concerts while in Breckenridge he/she must provide a hard travel case in order for the NRO crew to transport it.
PIANO AUDITIONS
If you plan to audition on piano please email Karen Munnelly at karen@nromusic.com before registo ensure that piano auditions are possible at the facility you are interested in auditioning at
Program Highlights
Solo Performances
As part of the NRO's program Music Director Carl Topilow features NRO musicians in solo performances with the orchestra throughout the season.
Chamber Music
NRO members are afforded the opportunity to perform and coach in programs of chamber music both at the Riverwalk Center and in other venues in and around Breckenridge.
Audition Opportunities
Representatives from various orchestras regularly visit Breckenridge during the summer offering the opportunity for NRO musicians to audition.
Master Classes
The NRO plans to again offer master classes, workshops and guest conductors to complement its intense orchestral internship. NRO musicians work with outstanding instrumentalists and conductors, all of whose efforts significantly enhance the experience and make it more meaningful.
Past master class musicians have hailed from:
- Cleveland Orchestra
- Colorado Symphony
- Dallas Symphony
- Houston Symphony
- New York Philharmonic
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Philadelphia Orchestra
The NRO Career Perspective Program
In addition to providing an intense and rigorous rehearsal and performance schedule for its participants, the NRO has made substantial efforts to provide important additional educational experience. A generous foundation grant has made possible the inclusion of master classes, mock auditions and other pertinent activities in the NRO experience. Efforts have been made to provide sessions that deal with the "whole musician", and specifically with the issues of career strategies and perspectives. Toward this end, the NRO has initiated a series of presentations that deal with categories ranging from the philosophical to "nuts and bolts" survival information. The offerings will include but are not limited, but not be limited to:
- Musician health and injury prevention
- Financial planning for musicians
- The changing role of the musician in American orchestras
- Musician as an effective advocate/educator in outreach situations
- Preparing for the successful audition and contract negotiation
These presentations utilize the expertise of special guests as well as the professionals already involved with the NRO.
2010 Partial Repertoire List
- Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra
- Holst - "Jupiter" from The Planets
- Daugherty - Metropolis Symphony
- Berlioz - Symphony Fantasique
- Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
- Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (1919)
- Hayden - Symphony No. 8 in G Major
- Vivaldi - The Four Seasons
- Shostakovich - Symphony No. 1
- Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, Op. 100
2010 Guest Conductors
- Leonard Slatkin
- Douglas Boyd
- Kristjan Jarvi
2010 Audition Schedule
All applicants must audition at one of the following sites.
The NRO does not accept taped auditions
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ANN ARBOR, MI
February 20, 2010
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ATLANTA, GA
January 23, 2010
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BALTIMORE, MD
Peabody Conservatory: February 1, 2010
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BLOOMINGTON, IN
Indiana University: January 26 and 28, 2010 (NO timpani/percussion)
Indiana University: January 30, 2010 (timpani/percussion ONLY)
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BOSTON, MA
New England Conservatory: January 25 and January 26, 2010
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CHICAGO, IL
Northwestern University: February 5, 2010
Roosevelt University: February 6, 2010
(Feb 6 will include timpani/percussion)
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CLEVELAND, OH
Cleveland Institute of Music: February 16,
February 17, February 18 and February 19, 2010
(Feb 18 will include timpani/percussion)
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DALLAS, TX
Southern Methodist University: February 6 and 7, 2010
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DENVER, CO
University of Denver: January 30, 2010
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HOUSTON, TX
Rice University: February 20, 2010 (NO timpani/percussion)
Rice University: February 21, 2010 (timpani/percussion ONLY)
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LOS ANGELES, CA
University of Southern California: January 30, 2010
University of Southern California: January 31, 2010
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NEW YORK, NY
Nola Studios: February 12, 2010
Manhattan School of Music: February 13, 2010
Ayers Percussion: February 14, 2010 (Percussion Only)
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PHOENIX, AZ
January 23, 2010
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PITTSBURGH, PA
Duquesne Unversity: January 30, 2010 (winds & brass only)
Carnegie Mellon University: February 3, 2010 (strings only)
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ROCHESTER, NY
Eastman School of Music: February 21, 2010
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA
San Francisco Conservatory: February 1 and February 3, 2010
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PLEASE NOTE THAT SOME SITES HAVE SEVERAL DAYS OF AUDITIONS SCHEDULED. DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ONE DAY COULD BE CANCELLED IF THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS IS LOWER THAN EXPECTED. IF YOU HAVE A SPECIFIC DATE OR TIME REQUEST PLEASE CONTACT karen@nromusic.com BEFORE REGISTERING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL ACCEPTED MUSICIANS ASIDE FROM PERCUSSIONISTS AND PIANISTS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AND TRANSPORT THEIR OWN INSTRUMENT TO BRECKENRIDGE. ANY HARPIST WHO IS UNABLE TO TRANSPORT HIS/HER HARP TO OFF SITE REHEARSALS AND CONCERTS WHILE IN BRECKENRIDGE MUST PROVIDE A HARD TRAVEL CASE IN ORDER FOR THE NRO CREW TO TRANSPORT IT.
2010 Audition Excerpts
VIOLIN
Solo of choice
STRAUSS - Don Juan
Beginning to 9 measures before Letter D
BRAHMS - Symphony No. 3
1st movement - measure 3 to Letter B
PLEASE PLAY ONE OF THE TWO LISTED BELOW, EITHER RIMSKY -KORSAKOV OR STRAUSS
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Scheherazade
Two of the cadenzas, any movement
OR
STRAUSS – Ein Heldenleben
3 measures after #30 to #32
VIOLA
Solo of choice
BERLIOZ - Roman Carnival Overture
Measures 36 to 53 (#1 to #3)
BRAHMS - Haydn Variations
Variation V
STRAUSS - Don Quixote, solo part
6 measures after #29 to 2 measures before #34
CELLO
Solo of choice
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony #1
4th movement - #36 to #39 (without mute)
MENDELSSOHN - Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Letter N to Letter O
DEBUSSY - La Mer
2 measures before #9 to 6 measures after #9 (top line of divisi)
BASS
First movement or solo section of one these concertos: Bottesini, Koussevitsky, Dittersdorf, or Vanhal
GINASTERA - Variaciones Concertantes
Bass variation
MOZART - Symphony #39
1st movement - measure 87 to letter C
4th movement - measure 115 to letter C
HAYDN - Symphony #31
4th movement solo, variation 7, with repeats
FLUTE
MOZART - Flute Concerto in G or D - 1st and 2nd movements, including 1st movement cadenza
RAVEL - Daphnis and Chloe, Suite #2
#176 to #179
STRAVINSKY - Firebird Suite, Variation of the Firebird
BARTOK - Concerto for Orchestra
4th movement cadenza
PICCOLO (optional) - one excerpt of choice, replacing Bartok
OBOE
MOZART - Oboe Concerto 1st movement, including cadenza
ROSSINI - La Scala di Seta
Adagio and Allegro solos
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony #1
3rd movement - Beginning to #1
ST. SAENS - Bacchanal from Samson and Delilah
opening cadenza
ENGLISH HORN (optional) - one excerpt of choice, replacing St. Saens
CLARINET
MOZART - Clarinet Concerto, 1st movement exposition
KODALY - Dances from Galanta
Measures 31 to 65
STRAVINSKY – Firebird Suite
Variation of the Firebird
PUCCINI – Tosca
Act 3 Solo
BASS CLARINET (optional) - one excerpt of choice, replacing Puccini
BASSOON
MOZART - Bassoon Concerto
1st movement - first 37 measures of the solo, cadenza
2nd movement - first 14 measures of the solo part
3rd movement - measures 59-80
RAVEL – Boléro
#2 to #3
MOZART - Symphony #35
4th movement - measures 9-37
DONIZETTI - Una Furtiva Lagrima
Measures 2 to 9
CONTRABASSOON (optional) - play one excerpt of choice, replacing Donizetti
HORN
STRAUSS - Horn Concerto #1
1st movement
ROSSINI - Semiramide Overture
Andantino for 20 measures
STRAUSS - Ein Heldenleben opening
BEETHOVEN - Symphony #3
4th movement - Letter F to Letter G
TRUMPET
HAYDN - Trumpet Concerto
1st movement with cadenza
STRAVINSKY - Petrouchka
Ballerina’s Dance
COPLAND - An Outdoor Overture
Measures 16 to 34
RAVEL - Piano Concerto in G
1st movement - #2 to #3, #36 to the end
TROMBONE
DAVID - Concertino, 1st movement
RAVEL - Bolero solo
TOMASI - Fanfares Liturgiques
2nd movement: Evangile: cadenza
ROSSINI - William Tell Overture (storm scene)
BASS TROMBONE
BACH - Sarabande from Suite #5 (no repeats)
KODALY - Hary Janos Suite
The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon - 5 measures after #5 to 10 measures after #6
RESPIGHI – Fountains of Rome
#12 to 2 measures after #14; 4 measures before #15 to Largamente
ROSSINI - William Tell Overture (storm scene)
TUBA
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS - Tuba Concerto, 1st movement, including cadenza
BERLIOZ - Benvenuto Cellini Overture
#16 to 5 measures after #19
GERSHWIN - An American in Paris
#67 to #68
RESPIGHI - Fountains of Rome
#11 to #14; 13 measures after #14 to Largamente
HARP
HANDEL - Harp Concerto, 1st movement, no repeats
DONIZETTI - Lucia di Lammermoor (without cadenza)
BRITTEN - Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Harp Variation
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV - Capriccio Espagnol
5th movement - letter S for 12 measures
TIMPANI
DELECLOUSE - Etudes for Timpani
Etude #9 (entire)
SHOSTAKOVICH – Symphony No. 1
4th movement - #35 to #36
BARBER - Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
#28 to #32
BEETHOVEN - additional excerpts from the symphonies as requested at audition
PERCUSSION
Unaccompanied Bach – one movement of choice, no repeats
XYLOPHONE
GERSHWIN - Porgy and Bess
Opening
BELLS
MOZART - Magic Flute
Act 1 finale
SNARE DRUM
RAVEL - Alborada del Gracioso
#26 to #27; #32 to the end
ONE EXCERPT OF CHOICE, ANY INSTRUMENT
KEYBOARD
Solo concerto or sonata of choice
SHOSTAKOVICH - Symphony #1
2nd movement - 2 measures before #18 to #22
STRAVINSKY - Petrouchka
#82 to #91, #102 to #108 (numbers refer to the 1947 version)
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