National High School Honors Application Repertoire

DEADLINE FOR NHSHO HAS CHANGED! Applications must be turned into the State Chairman by

***JUNE 15, 2009!***

It is not required that each audition is accompanied. It is up to each applicant whether the audition tape includes accompaniment.

Violin
Concerto in E Minor by Felix Mendelssohn: Three minutes from first movement; Three minute solo of your choice

Viola
Concerto in C Minor by Johann Christian Bach: Three minutes from first movement; Three minute solo of your choice

Cello
Concerto in C Major by Franz Joseph Haydn: Three minutes from first movement; Three minute solo of your choice

String Bass
Concerto in A Major by Dragonetti: Three minutes from first movement; Three minute solo of your choice

Flute/Piccolo*
Concerto in G by Mozart/Rampal (International): First movement

Oboe/English Horn*
Sonatina by Jacob (Oxford)

Clarinet
Concerto No. 1 by von Weber (Carl Fischer): First movement

Bassoon
Concert Piece by Phillips (Carl Fischer)

Horn
Concerto No. 1 by R. Strauss (International): First movement

Trumpet
Sonata by Kennan (Wamer Brothers): Movements 1 & 2

Trombone
Concerto for Trombone by Gordon Jacob: Movements 1 & 2

Tuba
Serenade No. 12 by Persichetti (Elkan Vogel)

Harp**
Concerto in B-flat by Handel (HaI Leonard): Movements 1 & 2 (50502290)

Piano**
Prelude & Fugue in C Minor, from The Well Tempered Clavier by J. S. Bach

Percussion
All percussionists are required to play the traps excerpts listed below.
You may audition for one or more of the major instrument categories below. Those auditioning for Timpani, Snare Drum and Mallets must also include the excerpts from the Trap category (triangle, tambourine and cymbals). You may also audition for the Traps category only.
All solos and excerpts from below are to be placed on one tape or CD.
One fee will cover all percussion categories.

Timpani Requirement

• Timpani solo of your choice, which best represents your playing ability.
• Crescendo/decrescendo rolls on the 29” and 26” drums.
• Excerpts: Symphony No. IV by Tchaikovsky, First movement- Letter T (3 before allegro con anima) to letter V
• Traps excerpts (see traps excerpt category below)

Snare Drum Requirements

• Snare drum solo (not rudimental) of your choice, which best represents your playing ability.
• Short rudimental etude of your choice, which best represents your playing ability.
• Excerpts: Scheherazade by Rimsky Korsakov, Third movement letter D to E and G to J; Fourth movement letter P to R
• Traps excerpts (see traps excerpt category below)

Mallets Requirements

• Mallet solo of your choice, which best represents your playing ability
• Excerpts (pick at least one)
• Bells: Magic Flute by Mozart, Finale to Act I
• Xylophone: Porgy and Bess by Gershwin, Introduction/ Allegro con Brio (“Catfish Row”)
• Vibraphone: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story by Bernstein, measures 582 to 629 (“Cool”)
• Traps excerpts (see trap excerpts category below)

Traps Requirements

• Multi-percussion solo of your choice, which best represents your playing ability.
• Excerpts (include all excerpts listed below)
• Tambourine: Carnival Overture by Dvorak, letter Q to S and letter T to the end
• Cymbals: Night on Bald Mountain by Moussorgsky, letter S to T; Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky, letter E to 12 after E and pick- up to letter T to 5 after T
• Triangle: Symphony No. IV by Brahms, Third movement, letter I to the end.

* The music selected frequently requires a double of one of these instruments and occasionally requires their use throughout the compositions (oboe/English horn, clarinet/E-flat clarinet or saxophone, and flute/piccolo). If qualified to do so, please audition with the second instrument on the same tape, mark the tape, and announce your intention on the tape. If you prefer to play the color instrument, indicate that as well on your application form and on the tape.

** Occasionally music selected by the conductor does not include piano or harp. These two categories of applications do not count as part of the maximum number of applications from each state allowed. Please note: if the music selected by the conductor does not call for harp or piano, your application fee will be refunded.