2011 All–OMEA Orchestra Information
Co-Chairs for 2011 OMEA All-State Orchestra are Kristin Geist and Peter Markes
Information for the 2010 auditions and the 2011 Orchestra
Below: The 2010 All-State Orchestra in rehearsal
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INFORMATION FOR AUDITIONS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE 2011 ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA
All-State Orchestra 2011
Audition Information and Materials
Orchestra auditions for next year’s All-State Orchestra are set for Saturday December 4, 2010, at Westmoore High School. In case of inclement weather, the auditions will be held on Saturday December 18, 2010 at Westmoore High School. Should the alternate date be used, all students must audition on that date. No alternate arrangements will be allowed, nor is this date optional.
All-OMEA Audition Application Deadlines:
September 24, 2010 ($15.00)
October 1, 2010 (triple fee, $45)
October 2, 2010 (emergency entry fee, $100)
Applications will be available on this website.
AUDITION MATERIAL: The string audition material will contain scale(s), an etude, orchestral excerpts, and sight-reading.
SCALE: Prepare all major scales, memorized, 3 octaves, slur two quarter notes (quarter note = 90) in the following format: Each note is played once ascending and once descending with the top note not repeated. See example below. Note: Double bass will play only two-octave scales. The use or nonuse of vibrato on the scale will not add or subtract points.
Violin, Viola, Cello: ascending: CDEFGABCDEFGABCDEFGABC
descending: BAGFEDCBAGFEDCBAGFEDC
Bass: ascending: CDEFGABCDEFGABC
descending: BAGFEDCBAGFEDC
ETUDE: Prepare the etude listed below for your instrument.
Violin: Kreutzer 42 Studies or Caprices, by Kreutzer/Singer, published by Schirmer L230, #27 pp. 42-43, quarter note = 108.
Viola: 41 Caprices, Opus 22, by Campagnole/Primrose, published by International 1627, #29, pp. 34, quarter note = 72.
Cello: 170 Foundation Studies, Volume II, by Schroeder, published by Carl Fischer 02470, #92, pp. 20-21, quarter note = 138.
Double Bass: 30 Etudes for String Bass, by Franz Simandl, published by Carl Fischer O2941, #15, pp. 17, eighth note = 100 throughout AND #25, pp. 27, quarter note = 120.
EXCERPTS: Audition excerpts from the OMEA All-State music will be distributed to directors at the OMEA Fall In-service in October. Excerpts will be mailed on the following Monday to all directors not in attendance at this meeting.
SIGHT-READING: Sight-reading will be required at the audition. Each student will be given a 30 second study period during which they may shadow bow or finger their instrument but may not make any noise. The student may have points deducted or be disqualified for excessive finger tapping.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: The student must follow the scale pattern indicated above. In addition the student must follow the printed fingerings and bowings indicated in the specific edition of the etude(s). If the student uses an alternate scale pattern, etude fingerings or bowings during the audition, the judges will deduct points.
Students DO NOT need to purchase original parts for excerpts. Students DO need an original etude book at the audition, but they may play off of the distributed copies of excerpts.
Directors: Please note that all directors who have students participating in the auditions are required to be at the audition and to be available to assist judges, monitors, or in other capacities as needed. If you know of any string specialists new to our state who would be willing to help with the auditions, please email Kristin Geist at kristin.geist@edmondschools.net.
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