Hello fluters! This is the information for the upcoming placement auditions to be held in early September. Sign up sheets will be posted on the ensemble board at the base of the stairs in the music building (known as ‘Maclaurin B wing’). Please note that ALL required music is free and available at the IMSLP website (http://imslp.org).

Please prepare first flute parts only to:
1. Beethoven Symphony #1 first mvt only.
http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.1,_Op.21_(Beethoven,_Ludwig_van)
2. Brahms Serenade #1 first mvt. only.
http://imslp.org/wiki/Serenade_No.1,_Op.11_(Brahms,_Johannes)
3. The entire flute solo from the “Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben” aria in J. S. Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion. Please note that you do NOT need to prepare the entire work (it is a really big one)!!
See http://imslp.org/wiki/Matthäuspassion,_BWV_244_(Bach,_Johann_Sebastian)
4.Tchaikovsky Symphony #5, Third mvt only http://imslp.org/wiki/Symphony_No.5,_Op.64_(Tchaikovsky,_Pyotr)
5. Please also prepare on piccolo (overture ONLY):
http://imslp.org/wiki/Il_barbiere_di_Siviglia_(Rossini,_Gioacchino)

All required music is available and free for download at the IMSLP website: http://imslp.org

Please note: Exact solo passages will be identified by the day of the actual audition in September. You will use your own parts (with your markings) for the audition. The committee will be behind a screen, and the audition will be held in the recital hall.
It is essential that you listen very carefully to all three works in order to understand and represent the flute parts as effectively as possible. You will want to try to convey the unique style of each work.
Strive for:
Accuracy (rhythms, dynamics, tempi and notes).
Stylistic appropriateness (again, listen to the work and strive to understand how the flute part fits into the larger fabric)
Musical expressiveness.
Looking forward to hearing all of you in September!